Seven Elements Your Farmer’s Market Website Should Include to Attract Consumers
Source: Southern Ag Today, written by James Barnes, Mississippi State Extension Economist In today’s digital age, where 87 percent of consumers turn to Google to discover and assess local businesses (Paget, 2023), it’s evident that such an online presence as a...
2023 Panhandle Ag e-News Reader’s Choice Awards
The Panhandle Ag Extension Team would like to thank our email subscribers and social media followers for your interest and support of Panhandle Ag e-News in 2023. Keep sharing those emails, posts, and tweets to help us spread the word, so more farmers and ranchers...
Friday Feature: Rocking K Cattle Company – Ranchers and Environmental Stewards of a Nature Preserve
This week's featured video was published by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) to highlight Rocking K Cattle Company as a 2023 Ag Environmental Leadership Award winner. Kelly Fulford, Odessa, Florida, owns and operates a very unique...
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...