by Doug Mayo | Mar 6, 2020
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) recognized Blackbeard’s Ranch in Myakka, Florida, as the winner of the 2019 Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP). The award was presented at the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in San...
by Libbie Johnson | Feb 28, 2020
Throughout the Southeast, anyone driving in the countryside will come across beautiful green fields planted with cover crops in cash crop fields or in pastures used for livestock grazing. Often, a single species is planted, but some growers uses mixes in their...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Feb 28, 2020
As hunting season winds down in the Panhandle, it’s time to start thinking about how to improve wildlife habitat, and the associated hunting activities on your property. One of the simplest and most effective ways to improve your hunting area is to add fall and...
by David Wright | Feb 21, 2020
– Planting Date Optimum corn planting time in North Florida is different for irrigated versus non-irrigated corn. Irrigated corn should be planted in the month of March, and preferably early March, as the highest yields are normally attained from these dates. ...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 21, 2020
– I have received a number of calls recently with questions about pasture planting. There are a number of reasons to plant or re-plant pastures, whether you are converting crop or timber land to pasture, renovating a field that had been overtaken by weeds, or...
by Mark Mauldin | Feb 21, 2020
Recently FWC (Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission) announced rule changes relating to spotted seatrout. The text was taken directly from FWC press releases; details not pertinent to NW Florida were removed. Several rule changes for spotted seatrout...