Join the National Volunteer Rain Reporter Network

Join the National Volunteer Rain Reporter Network

  I have been a Volunteer Precipitation Reporter for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRahs) since November 2018, with the station ID of FL-JK-6 (Florida – Jackson County – station #6 highlighted in the map above).  Every...
2025 Florida Bull Test Sale Sets Average Price Record

2025 Florida Bull Test Sale Sets Average Price Record

Nicolas DiLorenzo and Tessa Hallford, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center-Marianna   The Impact of The Bull Test in The Region The Florida Bull Test is designed to provide performance-tested bulls for the Southern U.S., with the overall goal of...
2024 Panhandle Peanut Butter Challenge Results

2024 Panhandle Peanut Butter Challenge Results

Forty of Florida’s 67 counties, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), and the University of Florida’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) participated in the Peanut Butter Challenge in 2024.  In total, 30,831 jars​ (39,898...
Friday Feature:  The American Farmer Tribute

Friday Feature: The American Farmer Tribute

Farm City Week is celebrated across America the week before Thanksgiving. Farm City Week celebrates the bounty agriculture provides our local economy and citizens.  The point is to celebrate the innovations in farming technology and the 2% of the U.S. population that...
Featured Video:  Mind Your Melon Farmer Wellness Study

Featured Video: Mind Your Melon Farmer Wellness Study

This week’s featured video was produced by the Mind Your Melon project to promote an ongoing study on the mental health of farmers, farm workers, and agricultural industry professionals in Florida.  The following is a short summary that explains the project and...
Bridging the Gap: Empowering Youth with Ag-Tech Skills

Bridging the Gap: Empowering Youth with Ag-Tech Skills

Ian Small, Tre Easterly, Valerie Stansly, and Sheeja George As agriculture increasingly integrates advanced technology, the gap in skills needed to support and innovate within the industry is widening. To address this challenge, a United States Department of...