by Doug Mayo | Nov 30, 2012
Dennis Hancock, UGA Forage Extension Specialist How Late is Too Late? I’ve been getting a lot of calls about late planting of winter annual forages. Because of how extremely dry we are, many question the logic of planting when there is not enough moisture for...
by Les Harrison | Nov 21, 2012
Showers began in April for Florida’s growers in the Big Bend region. With the exception of Tropical Storm Debbie, the showers were steady, and if not generous, they were ample. Early autumn saw the frequency of showers slowdown and the rain amounts dwindle. It...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 2, 2012
Marianna FAWN Summary October was the first month since March where high temperatures stayed below 90 degrees. Below average rainfall aided crop and hay harvest, but was not favorable for the planting of cool season crops. For the year, Jackson County is still...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 19, 2012
David Zierden, Florida State Climatologist El Niño fails to materialize in the Pacific Ocean Following two consecutive years of La Niña (colder than normal sea surface temperatures along the equator in the eastern and central Pacific), ocean temperatures began to warm...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 12, 2012
Livestock feed prices have risen sharply due to the drought reduced corn crop in the Midwest. What had been fairly reasonable by-product feeds several years ago, have risen to the point that many ranchers are strongly considering increasing the acreage of cool...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 14, 2012
From January through July, the Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN) Station in Marianna had recorded 34 inches of rain, which was exactly the same as the historic average for the first 7 months of the year. The 14.35 inches of rain that fell in August set an...
