by Hannah Baker | May 31, 2024
USDA releases the Crop Production report each month, and hay stocks (hay on farm) are included in the May and December reports. The May 2024 Crop Production report shows that hay stocks in the United States are up 46% year-over-year. However, hay stocks in May of 2023...
by Doug Mayo | May 31, 2024
This week’s featured video was published by Chris Chase, who is a storm chaser, to explain how meteorologists utilize radar for monitoring the movement and severity of storms. If you are a farmer or outdoor enthusiast of any type, you have likely utilized a...
by Doug Mayo | May 17, 2024
Rainfall April was another drier than average month for the Western Panhandle Counties, but was really wet east of the Apalachicola River. This has been an ongoing trend from last year, where rainfall is very uneven in the Panhandle The map to the left above, shows...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 26, 2024
How did El Niño effect the Cool-Season of 2023-24? At the end of 2023, there was much discussion of a strong El Niño and the affect it might have on the climate this cool-season (November-March) in Florida. We certainly had more rain than last winter, but it was...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 8, 2024
Over 1 million acres of Texas have burned up from wildfires over the past week. This week’s featured video was published by CNN to share the story of one rancher affected by the Smokehouse Creek Fire near Canadian, Texas. In the video, the ranch manager shared...
by Abbey Smith | Feb 23, 2024
The 2024 Tri-State Fruit & Vegetable Annual Conference was held on Wednesday, January 31. There were 6 educational presentations and a tradeshow with 14 booths with representatives who provide knowledge, products, and services to our growers in the...