by external | May 30, 2025
Megan Winslow, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications May is peak watermelon season in North Florida, and farmers are busy tending to their crops as they anticipate harvesting around Memorial Day. Rather than painstakingly twisting water valves,...
by Robbie Jones | Apr 11, 2025
To say the least, we had an eventful winter across the Panhandle. Who would have thought in their lifetime we would see more snow than many northern states, 5 inches of snow in many places across the Panhandle, and snow on the Gulf Beaches! As warm weather is upon us...
by Hardeep Singh | Mar 1, 2024
Are you a farmer, crop consultant or industry professional passionate about sustainable agriculture and eager to showcase your skills in cotton production? Then the Florida Stakeholder Engagement Program (STEP) Cotton Competition, sponsored by the University of...
by Abbey Smith | Oct 27, 2023
Because of the extended hard freeze event in December of 2022, citrus farmers in the Panhandle will have a greatly reduced citrus harvest this year. It is very hard to prepare in advance for stressful weather like freezing temperatures, but if you equip yourself with...
by Doug Mayo | May 7, 2021
Doug Mayo, UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County, and Justin Bryan, FDACS Office of Ag Water Policy Williams & Sons Farms in Two Egg, Florida, was founded in the 1950s by Lucious Williams, who is the first of three generations of Jackson County farm families. ...
