2024 Florida Bull Test Sale – Bull Selection Cheat Sheets
Sorting through all of the data in a sale catalog can be a daunting task. The VRDEC (Visual Representation of Data for Evaluation and Comparison) Bull Selection Tool tables below are intended to make the task a little easier. The tables feature the sale lots offered...
Winter Storm Damage to Your Honeybee Operation? Federal Disaster Assistance Program Could Help
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the 2018 Farm Bill, made producer funds available for emergency assistance (ELAP). This program provides financial assistance to eligible producers of livestock, honeybees and farm-raised fish for losses due to...
2023 Weather Summary and 1st Quarter 2024 Outlook
Rainfall That calendar has turned from 2023 to 2024, so it is time to summarize the weather year. Early in 2023, there was optimism for a good growing season, but for much of the Panhandle it was not a good year because of the excessive heat and lower than average...
Join Our Cow-Calf Parasite & Infectious Diseases Study for Free!
Are you interested in evaluating your herd gastrointestinal (GI) parasite treatment? - Do you know what type of GI parasites are affecting your herd? - What product is more effective for controlling GI parasites in your herd? - Does your herd have protection against...
Friday Feature: John Deere Loader Dynamic Weighing System
This week's featured video was published by John Deere to highlight new innovation for tractors with loader attachments. They have developed the technology to weigh round bales of hay, feed, or other products as you load the hay spear or bucket. According to John...
The Granberry Farm: Sustainably Managing a Cattle Ranch in the Chipola River Basin
Aaron and Alice Granberry and their grandson, Aaron Granberry III manage a cattle ranch near Marianna, Florida. The Granberrys have implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) to increase sustainability and protect groundwater quality on their farm. These BMPs...
Poor Food Plot Performance – 3 Simple Solutions to Common Problems
For many of us in the Florida Panhandle, managing land for and hunting deer are two of the pastimes that we’ll spend the most time and money on each year. I greatly enjoy spending time in the woods and value the opportunity to fill the freezer with high-quality...
Farmers and Ranchers Can Now Apply for Florida Farm TEAM Sales Tax Exempt Cards
Source: FDACS December 19, 2023 Press Release and Florida Farm Tax Exempt Agricultural Materials (TEAM) Card website Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced that farmers and ranchers can apply for the Florida Farm Tax Exempt Agricultural...
2023 Average Farmland Rent and Farm-Worker Wages
Discussions about money can be awkward in almost every type of relationship, but even more so between landowners and farmers, or employers and employees. As we begin 2024, many farmers and landowners have begun discussions about renewing leases and farmland...
Shouldn’t the Farm Safety Net Target those Feeding the Country?
Source: Southern Ag Today - Joe Outlaw and Bart Fischer, Texas A&M Food Policy Center In remarks during a March 16, 2023, hearing before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Secretary Vilsack testified that while “our policies have...