by Doug Mayo | Aug 11, 2017
More than 80% of workers on livestock farms have accidentally stuck themselves with needles used for vaccine and drug administration. Accidental needlestick injuries are usually minor, but can be serious with skin infections, allergic reactions, and deep tissue...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 4, 2017
This week’s featured video was produced by Erin Freel to promote TKM Bengard Farms, Belle Glade. This video highlights the four generations of the Basor family that produces 15 different types of lettuce and other produce in the rich, fertile muck soils just...
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...
