by Stephen Greer | Apr 17, 2020
Stephen Greer, County Extension Director, UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa County Agroforestry comes in many forms where trees, the primary crop, are managed in combination with other crops and/or animals to create a more diverse agriculture community with the potential...
by Michael Goodchild | Mar 27, 2020
Mike Goodchild, Walton County Extension Director & Forestry Agent Have we reached the peak of pine bark beetle infestations? That is a tough question to answer, but I hope so? This past summer and fall thousands of pine trees succumbed to bark beetles. With...
by Shep Eubanks | Mar 20, 2020
– The above picture of a strutting Eastern Wild Turkey is a sight that many hunters look forward to seeing every spring here in the Panhandle of Florida. In order to manage wild turkeys and their habitat, it is good to understand some basic facts about their...
by external | Nov 15, 2019
Source: FDACS News Release Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced on November 8, 2019 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has allocated $380.7 million in federal block grant funding for Florida farmers devastated by Hurricane Michael, including direct...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Oct 25, 2019
With the first timber planting season post Hurricane Michael beginning in just a few months, Northwest Florida timber farmers should begin the process of aggressively prepping sites for reforestation. While the majority of site prep work that has been focused on...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 18, 2019
This week’s featured video was produced by De Broughton, UF/IFAS Regional Crop Agent, to highlight modern farming and natural resource conservation in the Suwannee River Valley of North Central Florida. The video showcases the partnership between farmers and...
