2026 Rural and Family Lands Protection Program – Application Deadline January 23
On December 15th, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced the opening of an application cycle for landowners to apply to the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. The program partners with farmers and ranchers through rural lands...
Northwest Florida Beef Cattle Conference & Trade Show – February 11
Ranchers and their employees are invited to attend the 41st annual, Northwest Florida Beef Conference and Trade Show, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. Registration and the Trade Show will open at 7:30 AM central time, and the educational program will start at 8:15 AM...
Friday Feature: The Sears Catalog – How Rural America Shopped before the Internet
This week's featured video was produced by Heavy Steel Marvels to share the story of how Sears & Roebuck Catalog orders revolutionized rural America. Farm families in the late 1800s and much of the 1900s had very limited access to purchasing machinery,...
What Lies Beneath: The Surprising Find on a Florida Farm
Agents at UF/IFAS Extension offices are routinely asked to identify plants and animals or work out problems in the field. Sometimes we know the answer with as little as a verbal description or a quick photo preview on a cell phone; but sometimes we get...
Where Did That Weed Come From? The Importance of Weed Management Practices and Timings
Ed Borgato, UF/IFAS Weed Scientist, West Florida Research and Education Center – Jay The Critical Window: Why Timing is Everything in Weed Control Even a single seed that slips into a field can trigger a cascade of control challenges over the years. When a...
November 2025 Weather Summary & Winter Outlook
Rainfall November was yet another very dry month in the Panhandle. You can see in the map to the left above that almost the entire state of Florida received less than 1.2" (except area in green) in November. There was also a large area of Northeast Florida that had...
Sustainable U.S. Peanuts Kicks Off 2025 Crop Enrollment
Source: American Peanut Council Building on record-breaking grower participation last crop year, the American Peanut Council’s Sustainable U.S. Peanuts (SUSP) announced the start of 2025 crop enrollment on November 24. Now in its fifth year, SUSP has grown from a bold...
Grant Opportunity Available to Attend American Forage & Grassland Council Conference, Ashville – January 12-15
The American Forage and Grassland Council (AFGC) hosts an annual conference bringing together industry, education/extension, and producers to share insights, research, best practices, and more. The 2026 AFGC annual conference will be held in Asheville, NC January...
Friday Feature: The History of Beekeeping
This week's featured video was published by Lance Geiger, better known as, "The History Guy" to share the history of beekeeping. Humans have interacted with bees to collect honey for thousands of years. In the beginning, man harvested honey from wild bees in trees. ...
Considerations for Horse Owners Responding to Recent EHV-1 Outbreak
Amanda Masholie, Sustainable Ag & Small Farms Agent, UF/ IFAS Walton County Extension, Jennifer Bearden, Agriculture Agent, UF/ IFAS Okaloosa County Extension, Kaylan M. Waters, Agriculture Agent, UF/ IFAS Holmes County Extension, Dr. Sally De Notta DVM, DACVIM,...