by Doug Mayo | Apr 29, 2016
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced on April 20, 2016 that the Florida Forest Service is now accepting applications for the Cogongrass Treatment Cost-Share Program. Applications for the program will be accepted through July 29, 2016....
by Michael Goodchild | Apr 1, 2016
Controlling competing vegetation and brown spot disease are two of the main reasons prescribe burns are recommended for young longleaf plantations: Longleaf pine seedling do not compete well with vegetation, and will stay in the grass stage for years, if vegetation is...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 30, 2015
A growing number of Panhandle landowners have limited experience when it comes to managing and marketing timber. In many cases it is an heir, or a next generation land owner who actually manages the timber sales for the family farm. Be aware that there are...
by Shep Eubanks | Oct 16, 2015
Every fall, about the time deer hunters begin hanging their tree stands for bow season I get calls wanting to know what this wicked weed is that is growing in the woods. Many of our North Florida cattlemen are well familiar with Tropical Soda Apple (TSA) in pastures,...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 14, 2015
Source FL Forestry News: Official Newsletter of the Florida Forestry Service . Since the 1930s, natural resource managers have relied...
by Doug Mayo | May 15, 2015
Applications From Private Forest Landowners Will Be Accepted June 6-July 18 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Florida Forest Service is now accepting applications for...