2024 Annual Weather Summary and 1st Quarter 2025 Outlook

2024 Annual Weather Summary and 1st Quarter 2025 Outlook

Rainfall 2024 will be remembered by most farmers and ranchers as a dry growing season, but rainfall totals for the whole year were highly variable.  The map above to the left shows NOAA’s estimate of annual rainfall in 2024 across Florida.  Multiple hurricanes...
La Nina Impacts Still Expected in Latest Seasonal Outlook

La Nina Impacts Still Expected in Latest Seasonal Outlook

Pam Knox, Director of the UGA Weather Network and Agricultural Climatologist The latest seasonal outlooks for temperature, precipitation, and seasonal drought were issued December 19. They still show the likely impact of the La Nina that is expected to be declared any...
Harvest Time – Recapping the 2024 Cropping Season

Harvest Time – Recapping the 2024 Cropping Season

Another year has almost come and gone for Central Panhandle (Jackson, Calhoun, Washington, and Holmes County) farmers.  Peanuts and cotton planted back in April and May have reached maturity and have mostly been harvested.  So, with the end of the season upon us,...
Considerations for Your Chicken Coop During Cooler Weather

Considerations for Your Chicken Coop During Cooler Weather

While it has been unseasonably hot this fall, it is finally starting to cool off! While most livestock prefer the cooler weather, our feather friends need special considerations during the colder season. Fortunately, with a few easy steps, keeping your chickens...
What to Do if Sinkholes Open on Your Property

What to Do if Sinkholes Open on Your Property

  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...
October 2024 Weather Summary and Winter Outlook

October 2024 Weather Summary and Winter Outlook

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...