by Andrea Albertin | Apr 22, 2022
The majority of rural residents in the Florida Panhandle rely on groundwater from private wells for home consumption. Groundwater is also the major source of water used in agricultural production. While public water systems are regulated federally to ensure...
by Evan Anderson | Mar 18, 2022
With warming weather comes weed problems, and the field is not the only place they can pop up. Farm ponds, whether used for irrigation, livestock, or just recreation, can often grow numerous pesky weeds that impact the use of these water bodies. A few lily pads might...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 11, 2022
Rainfall La Niña certainly kicked in this fall and winter and effected rainfall, with high pressure pushing cold fronts well north of the Panhandle. The map to the left shows the December 2021 through February 2022 estimated rainfall across Florida. That maps looks...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 28, 2022
This week’s featured video was produced by American Farm Bureau to share the stories of three farm families who love the land and are doing everything they know to do to preserve their farm for future generations. Sustainability has become a buzzword in...
by David Wright | Jan 7, 2022
Growing up on a farm in Middle Tennessee allowed me to see firsthand why terraces, conservation tillage and cover crops were so important for preventing erosion. Most farms had burley tobacco bases of 0.5 to 2 acres and pasture (usually fescue and clover). Corn was...
by Kacey Aukema | Jan 7, 2022
Soil health broadly refers to the quality of a soil in terms of chemical, physical, and biological characteristics. It includes conventional soil fertility considerations and adds to it a more holistic view of the soil by considering more dimensions of a soil...
