Winter Care for Florida Horses – To Blanket or Not to Blanket?
- Saundra TenBroeck, UF/IFAS Equine Specialist Like many other horse related topics, the question: “Should I blanket my horse?” warrants the answer “It depends”. Though Florida does not have the sustained extreme cold temperatures seen in northern climates, we...
Pecan Orchard Establishment FAQs
Whether you are starting an orchard or planting a few pecan trees to diversify your small farm, there are a number of things you should consider first such as recommended cultivars (cultivated varieties), tree spacing, and nutrition. Although there are a lot of...
2020 Average Farm Land Rental Rates and Farm Worker Wages
- Some of the most challenging conversations, in almost any relationship, are the ones about money. This is certainly true as farmers and landowners negotiate lease agreements, or managers and workers negotiate wages for the year ahead. As with all statistics, just...
Florida Bull Test Sale – Performance Data Analysis
The VRDEC (Visual Representation of Data for Evaluation and Comparison) Bull Selection Tools below show the sale lots in the Florida Bull Test Sale (Saturday 1/16/21). Each breed of bull included in the sale is shown on a separate VRDEC Tool. The VRDEC tools provide a...
Friday Feature: Florida’s Cracker Horse
This week's featured video was published by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) to share the history of the Florida Cracker Horse. While much has been shared about the fact that cattle were first introduced to North America in Florida...
The Best of Florida from the 2020 Southeastern Hay Contest
Can we produce good hay in Florida? Apparently, we can, and very good hay!
Considering Starting a Small Farm or Alternative Ag Business? Do Your Homework First
- Stephen Greer, Santa Rosa County County Extension Director Thinking about starting a small farm enterprise or diversifying your existing operation? Starting a new venture of this kind is very exciting, but it can also be very challenging. The challenges are much...
2020 Weather Summary & 1st Quarter Outlook
Rainfall 2020 was a year most people are happy to move on from for many reasons, but for much of the Panhandle weather was a major negative factor. The primary concern was heavy rainfall late in the growing season from Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, on top of an...
Cotton Marketing News: Market Optimism May Also Fuel Uncertainties
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics - 2020 is now in the rear view mirror. We gladly say good riddance, as 2020 was not a good year for many and for many reasons. 2021 brings hope of better outcomes. Old-crop March futures have now reached the...
2020 Panhandle Ag e-News Reader’s Choice Awards
The Panhandle Ag Extension Team would like to thank our subscribers and social media followers for your interest and support of Panhandle Ag e-News in 2020. Keep sharing those emails, posts, and tweets to help us spread the word, so more producers sign up for this...