Friday Feature: Malone Pecan Festival Tractorcade
Farm City Week has been celebrated in Jackson County, Florida for the past 52 years. This year's planned activities kicked off at the Malone Pecan Festival that was held on Saturday, November 15, 2025. The festival starts with a parade through downtown Malone. New...
Pierce’s Disease-Resistant Wine Grape Breakthrough Offers Hope for a Florida Wine Renaissance
Eva Sailly, UF/IFAS Horticulture Department Communications Specialist In a milestone for Florida agriculture, researchers have grown and harvested wine grapes that are resistant to the main bacterial disease that has long prevented the state from establishing a...
October 2025 Weather Summary and Winter Outlook
Rainfall October is generally one of the direst months of the year, but this year it just added to an already dry fall. The two maps above compare 2025 October rainfall to normal. The map to the left shows the estimated rainfall for the state ranging from 6-8"...
Contract Grazing: A Flexible Option for Row Crop Producers
Max Runge, Southern Ag Today November 3, 2025 - “Contract Grazing: A Flexible Option for Row Crop Producers,” Row crop producers across the country are feeling the financial squeeze. High input costs and low commodity prices are tightening profit margins, and the...
Big Doe Contest Returns for 2025: A Growing Thanksgiving Tradition
Over Thanksgiving weekend, hunters across Holmes and surrounding counites will once again take part in a growing holiday tradition — the UF/IFAS Extension Big Doe Contest. Now in its fifth year, the contest brings families together in the woods to celebrate...
Friday Feature: The Untold Story Behind the Beef for Dinner Tune
This week's featured video is a little unique for the types of videos I normally highlight each week, but there is a connection to agriculture that makes it interesting. The video was created and published by Sean Dietrich, aka "Sean of the South," who is a renowned...
Potential Winter Cover Crops and Best Management Practices
Introduction As the Florida Panhandle transitions into fall, farmers are finishing up summer crops and preparing for the winter months. This is an ideal time to plant cover crops, which serve as a critical tool for soil conservation, nutrient management, and improving...
October 2025 Florida Cattle Market Update
Remembering the Fundamentals Amidst Chaos The last few weeks of October brought no shortage of headlines for the cattle industry — from concerns over beef prices being “too high” and increasing imports from Argentina. The ongoing government shutdown disrupted market...
A Reminder That All Three Parts of the Producer Safety Net Matter
Joe Outlaw, and Bart Fischer, Texas A&M. “A Reminder That All Three Parts of the Producer Safety Net Matter.” Southern Ag Today - November 6, 2025. Over the past few months, we have been asked by producers on multiple occasions. "Since the Agriculture Risk...
2026 Tri-State Fruit & Vegetable Conference – January 29
Fruit and vegetable growers across the Florida Panhandle, as well as Southern Alabama and Georgia, are invited to attend the 2026 Tri-State Fruit & Vegetable Annual Conference. This conference will be held Thursday, January 29th, 2026, at the UF/IFAS Extension...