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...
by Josh Freeman | Sep 15, 2017
As if the fall season wasn’t challenging enough from a pest and disease perspective, throw in a hurricane and it gets much worse. Luckily, the storm missed most of the Panhandle. Tomato and cucurbit producing areas in Gadsden and Jackson counties likely saw the...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 15, 2017
Source: Florida Farm Bureau The resiliency of Florida’s farmers and ranchers is on full display in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. They are working to restore food and fiber production for this state and the nation, despite the widespread destruction of crops,...
