by bobhoch | Mar 24, 2023
Bob Hochmuth, Regional Specialized Extension Agent- Vegetable Crops – Published March 19, 2023 Welcome to the 2023 growing season, weekly issue of the UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Watermelon Crop Update. These updates are summarized by Bob Hochmuth,...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 27, 2023
Farmers and ranchers, people who work outdoors, and people who enjoy outdoor recreation all constantly seek information about weather. All of these people are regular users of TV weather forecasts and apps on smart phones that provide daily updates of the most...
by Cheryl Mackowiak | Jan 13, 2023
Cheryl Mackowiak, Soil Scientist, UF/IFAS North Florid Research and Education Center What do you get when you follow a mild la Niña fall with a subfreezing, multi-day cold snap in Florida? You get Climate Chaos with a lot of winter forage damage and unhappy livestock....
by Doug Mayo | Jan 13, 2023
Rainfall 2022 was a unique weather year in the Panhandle. After several wetter than normal years, the end of 2022 got significantly drier than it has been in recent years. The map above shows the comparison of actual rainfall estimates with historic average in...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 9, 2022
Rainfall November was yet another dry month for much of the Panhandle. Tropical Storm Nicole and a few cold fronts brought some drought relief to Northwest Florida, but not enough to end the current drought. In the map above to the left you can see that only a small...
by Robbie Jones | Nov 18, 2022
These past few months have been very dry. Perfect weather for harvesting cotton, but not so great for planting cool-season crops. Many have been waiting for the weather to break to get sufficient soil moisture to plant. I have received a number of calls about...