by Hannah Baker | Oct 3, 2025
Lower Temperatures & Higher Calf Prices Fall is officially here! At the time of writing this in late September, temperatures were starting to cool off in the mornings and evenings as we head into the fall months. This means that warm season perennials will begin...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Jul 11, 2025
If you’ve spent much time at all paying attention to what’s growing in Panhandle crop fields, you may have noticed a decrease in planted cotton acres. In normal years, the crop acreage in our area is split roughly evenly between cotton and peanuts, with soybean and...
by Amanda Masholie | May 22, 2025
Amanda Masholie, Sustainable Ag & Small Farms Agent-Walton County As a highly adapted grazing animal, horses encounter challenges when high quality forages are not the foundation of their diet. Many horses kept in confinement develop behavioral issues such as...
by Robbie Jones | Apr 11, 2025
To say the least, we had an eventful winter across the Panhandle. Who would have thought in their lifetime we would see more snow than many northern states, 5 inches of snow in many places across the Panhandle, and snow on the Gulf Beaches! As warm weather is upon us...
by Robbie Jones | Nov 1, 2024
While it may still be quite warm outside, it’s November. Summer is gone and with it our opportunity to efficiently manage this year’s crop of summer pasture weeds. That, however, is not the case for winter weeds. Now is the time to begin scouting and...
by Abbey Smith | Feb 23, 2024
The 2024 Tri-State Fruit & Vegetable Annual Conference was held on Wednesday, January 31. There were 6 educational presentations and a tradeshow with 14 booths with representatives who provide knowledge, products, and services to our growers in the...