by Doug Mayo | Jul 28, 2017
Fifth-generation Florida dairy farmer, Ed Henderson owns the 6,800 head Shenandoah Dairy Farm near Live Oak, Florida. He also loves to play jazz music with his trombone and stumbled across something very interesting; His Holstein heifers love his music too! This...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 21, 2017
This week’s featured video has nothing to do with Florida farming or ranching, but I thought it was worth sharing because it showcases a farming innovation for a very different climate than the Southeast. Recently more than 1,000 County Ag Agents from across...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 14, 2017
This week’s featured video was produced by Growing America. In this video David Bridges, President of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College summarizes the value of American Agriculture and the need to share this information with young people to encourage them to...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 7, 2017
This week’s featured video was developed by the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation. They have launched a campaign called The Peanut Program Works to provide support for the Price Loss Coverage or PLC Program implemented with the 2014 Farm Bill, as lawmakers...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 30, 2017
Thanks to Nick Simmons, Escambia County Extension for sending in this week’s featured video. This video highlights an innovation developed by Hue Fussell, a farmer in Ambrose, GA who invented “The Cow Sprayer.” The Cow Sprayer automatically applies...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 23, 2017
Last week we kicked off National Forage Week with a promotional video, so it seemed only fitting to end the celebration with an innovation for grazing management. Intensive mob grazing, or strip grazing of annual pastures requires a good deal of time and management,...
