by Doug Mayo | Sep 5, 2014
The old adage of the “Dog Days of August” certainly held true in 2014. Much of the Panhandle experienced high temperatures and below average rainfall for the month. Several coastal regions received more than eight inches of rain, while the most of the...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 8, 2014
July was another typical summer month with wide variation in rainfall totals across the Panhandle. The graphic above shows the National Weather Service’s estimates for rainfall totals for July 2014. Portions of Escambia, Santa Rosa,and Walton Counties received...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 11, 2014
The National Weather Service rainfall estimates in the graphic above show the wide variation in rainfall that fell in June 2014. Over 10 inches fell in Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Counties, while portions of Jackson, Washington, Gadsden, and Jefferson Counties got less...
by Nicholas Dufault | Jun 13, 2014
In recent years, we have heard about the benefits of early season fungicide sprays for the products Proline® and Abound®. These sprays typically occur between 20 and 40 days after planting which is more or less the current status of many peanut fields in Florida. So,...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 6, 2014
May was a month with a tremendous variation in rainfall across the Florida Panhandle. The graphic above shows the National Weather Service’s rainfall estimates for May 2014. Northeastern Santa Rosa County had more than 10″ of rain in May, but in portions...
by John Doyle Atkins | May 22, 2014
It is mid May, prime peanut planting time, and the planters are finally rolling in Santa Rosa County! The farming community received 21.85 inches of rain between April 1 and May 16, based on data gathered at the weather station based at UF/IFAS, West Florida Research...
