Western Panhandle Farmers Need to Prepare for Storms in the Gulf
-- Farmers in the Panhandle are certainly familiar with watching hurricanes move through the Gulf and keeping a close eye on forecast paths. As of 2:00 PM Friday, there are two storms expected to pass through the Gulf this weekend and make landfall next week. It is...
Managing Weeds in Your New Pasture: Barnyard Grass versus Brunswick Grass
In a newly established bahiagrass field, understanding and controlling weeds can be a formidable task, but is extremely necessary to obtain the best pasture. Recently, a cattleman expressed concern about a grass weed that was really filling out his newly established...
Natural Resource Management Webinar Series – 1st & 3rd Wednesdays
The Panhandle Outdoors team of natural resources agents is presenting a series of interactive webinars - Panhandle Outdoors Live Online. The series will address a wide variety of topics (listed below), many of which should be of interest to the readers of Panhandle Ag...
Friday Feature: Wisconsin Livestock Traceability Program
Livestock traceability has remained a controversial issue across the US, but especially in Florida. The debate stems from producers not wanting added costs to their operations, and also having concerns about data privacy. Government agencies want to be able to...
SE Alabama & SW Georgia SAFE Cattle Marketing Association Sale Results
For the past 26 years in Southeast Alabama, and 17 years in Southwest Georgia, cattle producers have formed associations to market cattle through board sales. Don't let the names throw you off, however, as nine Florida ranches participated in the SE AL sale this...
July 2020 Weather Summary and August Outlook
- Rainfall July rainfall was certainly not even across the Panhandle, but it did bring drought relief to the western counties. In the map on the left side is the estimated rainfall received in July 2020. The map on the right is the departure from normal. The entire...
USDA Adds Commodities to Coronavirus Assistance Program and Extends Deadline to September 11
- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced, on August 11, that additional commodities are covered by the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) in response to public comments and data. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is...
Cotton Marketing News: Surprising August Report – Cotton Falls
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics - This week's USDA numbers were an unfavorable surprise to the market. Prices fell as a result. Production numbers were based on conditions as of August 1. The numbers do not reflect events, good or bad, after...
Friday Feature: Derecho Brings Disaster to Iowa Farms
This week's featured video is a sad story produced by the Weather Channel as a follow up to Monday's derecho that wreaked havoc through the Midwest. This story is something Panhandle farmers can certainly relate to following hurricanes, but this storm rolled through...
Peanut Production Resources on the New Florida Peanut Team Website
Late last year and through early 2020, University of Florida faculty involved with peanut related research and extension efforts met to form the Florida Peanut Team. Among the goals of the team are to provide research-based solutions to peanut farmers and to provide...