by Doug Mayo | Nov 16, 2018
October 10, 2018 will be a date that farmers and ranchers in the Central Panhandle of Florida will never forget as long as they live. Hurricane Michael landed in Bay County with 155 mph winds (Category 5 = 157 mph), the most powerful winds since Hurricane Andrew in...
by Evan Anderson | Nov 16, 2018
Our recent storm was traumatic in a lot of ways, and not only for humans. Many animals found their homes destroyed by the weather, which may unfortunately make cleanup and recovery even more difficult for everybody. While cooler temperatures in the fall and winter...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 9, 2018
Over the past month every business in the impact zone of Hurricane Michael has felt the anguish of anticipating large expenses that no one had budgeted for. There are a wide range of disaster programs to support both small businesses and farming operations. One of...
by Kalyn Waters | Nov 9, 2018
Following the USDA-FSA (United States Department of Agriculture-Farm Service Agency) meetings that were held across the Panhandle in response to Hurricane Michael, one word was a common factor program qualification: DOCUMENTATION! In fact, most times it was said...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 9, 2018
Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) The Florida Forest Service updated requirements for open burning, effective January 7, 2019, in the following counties impacted by Hurricane Michael: Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf,...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 9, 2018
Rainfall For the Central Panhandle, October 2018 will never be forgotten by the people that lived through Hurricane Michael. Overall though, October was a dry month outside of the path of the storm. The graphic above shows that 8-10+” fell where the eye of...
