2025 Southeastern Hay Contest Sets New Records
Celebrating Excellence in Forage Quality Across the Southeast Adapted from the SE Hay Contest Press Release The 21st edition of the Southeastern Hay Contest (SEHC) marked another record year, with 540 entries submitted from 10 of the 13 Southeastern States. This...
Demand Outlook for a Record U.S. Corn Crop
Will Maples, Mississippi Extension, “Demand Outlook for a Record U.S. Corn Crop.” Southern Ag Today. October 22, 2025 Throughout this growing season, much of the conversation has centered around expectations for a historically large U.S. corn crop. In its September...
Farm Credit of Northwest Florida Announces the 2026 AgVocator Scholarship Program – Application Deadline January 31
Farm Credit of Northwest Florida is proud to announce the opening of its 2026 AgVocator Scholarship Program, reaffirming its commitment to investing in the future of agriculture and rural communities in Northwest Florida. This year, one exceptional student will be...
Friday Feature: Ford Farms Featured on Local News Story about Peanuts
This week's featured video was a news story produced by Emmeline Ivy for WJHG News Channel 7, in Panama City. Larry Ford, Marianna, and his grandson Daniel Stoutamire share what peanut farming means for their family. Ivy captured the story during peanut...
Dr. Saundra TenBroeck is Looking Forward to Looking Back after 40 Years of Service
Saundra TenBroeck, State Extension Horse Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences In 1984, with Roger West as department chair, the Department of Animal Sciences launched a two-year search for someone to give departmental leadership to youth livestock programs. He...
Direct Marketing: How Panhandle Produce Growers Are Adapting
As fruit and vegetable growers in the Florida Panhandle contend with rising input costs, supply chain volatility, and shifting consumer demand, many are turning to direct marketing strategies as a way to stabilize income and strengthen local customer relationships....
La Niña is Back Again
Pam Knox, Director of the UGA Weather Network and Agricultural Climatologist In September, the cooler-than-normal ocean temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean expanded and La Nina conditions were officially declared in an October 9 ENSO briefing, by...
Peanut Maturity Update – 10/9/25
The aGDD Tracker below shows the number of adjusted Growing Degree Days (aGDDs) accumulated by 72 fictional fields (8 locations x 9 planting dates) as of 9/25/25. Real temperature and rainfall data from each location is used as well as common soil types for the...
Florida Calves in the Feedlot: What Extension Agents Learned in West Texas
The South Florida Beef Forage Program (SFBFP) is a group of livestock extension agents that facilitate numerous programs throughout the year for cattle producers. Many of these programs focus on teaching the practical and economic importance of implementing management...
September 2025 Weather Summary and Last Quarter Outlook
Rainfall (or lack thereof) September 2025 was a harsh month in the Florida Panhandle. The maps above show the estimated rainfall in September compared with historic average for the month. While the area that had been so dry in South Florida finally got considerable...