by Andrea Albertin | Nov 15, 2024
Sinkholes are a relatively common feature of our landscape in Florida. They form when surface sediments collapse into cavities found within limestone bedrock, resulting in a depression or hole at the surface. Cavities are created in the bedrock when slightly...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 8, 2024
Rainfall After such a wet September, October 2024 was really dry. The map on the left shows that much of the Panhandle had very limited, if any, rainfall. The areas in dark red had less than 0.1″ or none at all, the large area of crimson red had less than...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 25, 2024
Rainfall September was a wild weather month in the Florida Panhandle. Hurricane Francine hit Louisiana but brought outer bands of heavy rain to the Western and Central Panhandle, and then later in the month Hurricane Helene hit the Big Bend Region with outer bands...
by Abbey Payne | Oct 11, 2024
The cold hardy citrus industry in the Big Bend and Eastern Panhandle of Florida took a direct hit from Hurricane Helene. Many farmers experienced fruit drop, broken tree limbs, and overall damaged trees. The more recent Hurricane Milton serves as a reminder about the...
by external | Oct 11, 2024
Source: FDACS News Release Florida farmers impacted by Hurricane Helene can apply for interest-free loans to repair, replace infrastructure. Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced that Florida farmers, ranchers, and growers impacted by Hurricane...
by external | Sep 20, 2024
Megan Winslow, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications Hurricane Debby formed as a tropical depression on August 3, 2024 near Cuba, before moving into the Gulf of Mexico and strengthening into a tropical storm.. It gradually intensified, attaining Category...
