by Doug Mayo | Mar 23, 2018
This week’s featured video was produced by a member of the Panhandle Ag Extension Team. Matt Lollar, Horticulture Agent, Jackson County Extension, developed this video to show how those small cucumbers, that are so popular as pickles, are grown and harvested. ...
by Matt Lollar | Feb 9, 2018
Greenhouse vegetable production can help diversify your farm. Florida possesses a competitive advantage during winter months, because of much lower heating costs compared to other states and Canada. A major disadvantage, however, to producing greenhouse vegetables...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 9, 2018
This week’s featured video was produced by the UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC) to showcase the teamwork of farmers, UF/IFAS faculty and staff, FFA Chapters, Boy Scouts, food banks, and numerous community partners and sponsors that work...
by Matt Lollar | Feb 2, 2018
Thank you to all those who attended the Tri-State Cucurbit Workshop held in Jackson County on January 25, 2018! There was a great turnout with participants from Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. Thank you to our presenters: Dr. Mathews Paret; Dr. Melanie Kalischuck; Dr....
by Matt Lollar | Jan 26, 2018
Join us for the Panhandle Fruit & Vegetable Conference on February 19 & 20 in Pensacola! Registration includes a farm tour, dinner after the tour, breakfast & lunch the next day, and excellent educational sessions. The complete agenda is now available. ...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 20, 2017
This week’s featured video shares the unique history of domestication of five familiar fruits and vegetables. The video produced by Business Insider shows how farmers and scientists have been modifying genes for thousands of years through natural breeding and...
