by Doug Mayo | Jan 5, 2018
2017 Annual Weather Summary There was considerable variation in the annual rainfall across the Panhandle in 2017. The graphic above shows National Weather Service’s estimated annual rainfall for the Florida Panhandle Counties. Areas in purple received more than...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 20, 2017
Clyde Fraisse, AgroClimate Project Director While ENSO-Neutral conditions are still present in the Pacific Ocean, a La Niña Watch was issued by the NOAA Climate Prediction Center (CPC) on October 9, 2017. The chances for a La Nina to develop this Fall are...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 13, 2017
Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced on October 4, 2017 that the preliminary agricultural damages caused by Hurricane Irma in Florida total more than $2.5 billion. In an initial...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 6, 2017
September was an unusually dry month across much of the Panhandle, considering we were all watching Tropical Storm Irma so closely. You can see the red streaks where the outer-bands of Irma swung around on the eastern part of the region. Leon, Liberty, Gadsden,...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 22, 2017
Farmers and ranchers throughout Florida are working tirelessly to restore food and fiber production for our state and the nation after Hurricane Irma wreaked destruction on much of the state. The total economic loss for agriculture is expected to be in the billions....
by Doug Mayo | Sep 22, 2017
Last week the featured video highlighted the terrible damage to the Citrus Industry in Southwest Florida caused by Hurricane Irma. The damage from this storm was immense, but people all over the state are banding together to help people in need. This week’s...
