by Doug Mayo | Nov 13, 2020
Dr. Pete Vergot, Northwest District Director & Doug Mayo, Jackson County Extension Director On Friday, November 6, 2020, Shepherd “Shep” Eubanks lost his battle with cancer at the age of 58. He spent 32 years working for UF/IFAS Extension in Columbia,...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Sep 18, 2020
When one thinks of the Florida Panhandle, I’m guessing cotton isn’t the first thing that comes to mind, but maybe it should be! With over 100,000 acres in cultivation annually (2017 USDA Census of Agriculture), a crop worth $52.5 million, cotton dominates cultivated...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 31, 2020
This week’s featured video comes from the US National Archives to highlight the transition to cooperative milk processing in the 1950s. The video follows milk from the farm to consumer in Georgia. The video is just under 14 minutes long, so if you get to the...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 13, 2020
This week’s featured video comes from the National Archives of a video produced by USDA’s Bureau of Nutrition and Home Economics to showcase a set of plans that were developed in 1949 for a U-shaped, Step Saving Kitchen design for farmhouses. After...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 31, 2020
This week’s featured video was published by Planters Peanuts. The company released the following video on social media this past week to preview the upcoming Supper Bowl Commercial that ends Mr Peanut’s 104 -years of advertising campaign for peanut snack...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 15, 2019
At the recent 850 Hemp Summit in Marianna, organizers encouraged participants to watch a historic short film that highlights the versatility of industrial hemp. This week’s featured video is Hemp for Victory, produced by USDA to promote Hemp farming in the US...
