by Ray Bodrey | Jan 12, 2024
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the 2018 Farm Bill, made producer funds available for emergency assistance (ELAP). This program provides financial assistance to eligible producers of livestock, honeybees and farm-raised fish for losses due to...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 12, 2024
Rainfall That calendar has turned from 2023 to 2024, so it is time to summarize the weather year. Early in 2023, there was optimism for a good growing season, but for much of the Panhandle it was not a good year because of the excessive heat and lower than average...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 15, 2023
Rainfall November was another dry month for the Central Time Zone counties in the Panhandle, but the Big Bend counties had more normal rainfall for the month. The map to the left above shows NOAA’s estimated rainfall totals for November. Taylor County was the...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 17, 2023
Rainfall October was another dry month for much of Florida. NOAA provides maps with estimates of rainfall for the month as well as a comparison to average precipitation. The map to the left above shows the range of rainfall for the state. In the Panhandle,...
by Abbey Payne | Oct 27, 2023
Because of the extended hard freeze event in December of 2022, citrus farmers in the Panhandle will have a greatly reduced citrus harvest this year. It is very hard to prepare in advance for stressful weather like freezing temperatures, but if you equip yourself with...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 6, 2023
Rainfall September was another dry month in the Florida Panhandle. Looking at the map to the left above you see the rainfall ranges estimated by NOAA. There were isolated areas that got ample rainfall in September, ranging from 9.5-11″ (purple) to 6.5-8″...