by Doug Mayo | Jan 17, 2025
Jimmy Carter was born October 1, 1924, and was raised just outside of Plains, Georgia, and died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024. Carter served as the 39th President from 1977-1981. To pay tribute to Jimmy Carter’s life, the Georgia Peanut Commission...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 10, 2025
This week’s featured video is a 1968 16mm film that shares the history and challenges of farming in the U.S. from the end of the Civil War to the early 1900s. Farmers in the late 1800s had some significant obstacles to overcome with almost no unified voice. ...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 15, 2024
Santa Rosa Farm Bureau members, Brandt & Samantha Hendricks were recognized as Florida Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer and Rancher Achievement in Agriculture Winners at the recent state conference. According to Florida Farm Bureau, “Brandt and Samantha...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 25, 2024
We did not publish an issue of Panhandle Ag e-News last week, because so many of our team were serving at the Sunbelt Ag Expo, in Moultrie, Georgia . We had a great time talking with thousands of people about UF/IFAS and what it means to the people of our state. ...
by external | Aug 15, 2024
Source: Menard, R. James, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. Changes in Average Age of Producers in Southern States, 2017 and 2022. Southern Ag Today 4(32.5). August 9, 2024 USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service’s (NASS) Census of...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 9, 2024
This week’s featured video was an episode of Red Stegall’s Somewhere West of Wall Street, which aired on RFD TV before being uploaded to YouTube. This video shares the rich history of Fort Worth, Texas, also known as “Cow Town.” After the...
