by Ian Stone | Jul 29, 2022
Ian Stone, Forestry/Natural Resources Agent-Walton County Selecting a consulting forester is a major decision for landowners with both small and large private forest management enterprises. Consulting foresters provide technical forestry assistance in all...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 10, 2022
Last week we shared the Noble Foundation’s 1/128 sprayer calibration video for standard boom sprayers. This week’s featured video is a Do-It-Yourself Video produced by the Noble Foundation for calibrating a boomless sprayer. Boomless sprayers have become...
by Stephen Greer | Apr 29, 2022
With wet growing seasons and multiple significant storms in the past several years bringing down many trees and/or limbs, it is quite likely that unmanaged forest lands throughout the Panhandle have a high fuel load for potential forest fires. These high fuel...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Oct 15, 2021
Three years ago this week, on October 10, 2018, Calhoun County, Florida received a direct hit from Category 5 Hurricane Michael. This was one of the most powerful storms to make landfall in US history. All of Calhoun County experienced severe damage, but its vast...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Sep 3, 2021
Over the last decade or so, the Panhandle has been overrun, and I don’t just mean by the summer beach traffic. Rather, by an aggressive, exotic perennial grass that quickly displaces all native species. Cogongrass is not useful as a forage for wildlife or livestock,...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 13, 2021
Alabama Extension recently published a five-part video series that discusses common forestry terms and measurements. Understanding common terms can help landowners make management decisions based on their particular goals. The video of the series I chose to highlight...