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Doug Mayo
Doug Mayo is the Livestock & Forages Agent, and Extension Director for UF/IFAS Extension in Jackson County. Mayo's primary expertise is with beef cattle, forage, and pasture management, but he can also assist with information on other livestock species, as well as recreational fish ponds. 850-482-9620 - demayo@ufl.edu - @UFCowman
Posts by Doug Mayo:
- 2024 Jackson County Farm City Award Recap
- Minimizing Round Bale Hay Waste
- Perennial Peanut Hay – An Alternative Crop Worth Serious Consideration to Diversify Farms in North Florida
- Perennial Peanut Hay – An Alternative Crop Worth Serious Consideration to Diversify Farms in North Florida
- Summer Day Camp Opportunities for Kids
- Steve Welch Family Recognized as Farm Bureau's 2024 Outstanding Farm Family of the Year in Jackson County
- January 2024 US Cattle Inventory Down 2%
- Featured video: What’s a Good Bull Worth in 2024?
- 2024 UGA Crop Comparison Tool and Crop Specific Budgets
- Boosting the Profitability of Your Cow Herd through Efficient Reproduction
- 2023 Average Farmland Rent and Farm-Worker Wages
- 2024 Northwest Florida Beef Cattle Conference & Trade Show – February 14
- 2023 Farm City Banquet Awards Stories
- Florida Farm TEAM Card for Agriculture Sales Tax Exemption
- Livestock Antibiotics Now Require a Veterinarian Prescription
- US Cattle Inventory Down 3% – Anticipated Impact on Cow-Calf Producers in 2023
- Deciding What to Do on the Farm in 2023? Consider Diversification
- 2022 Weather Summary and 1st Quarter Outlook
- 2022 Average Farmland Rent and Farm-Worker Wages
- Jackson County Extension Office Change in Hours of Operation
- 2022 Farm-City Awards Recap
- Grazing Management – Making the Most of the Available Forage
- Che Trejo wins 2022 UF Top Rancher Challenge at FCA Convention
- Beef Herd Essential Management: Herd Health Protocols
- Gator Nation Giving Day 2022
- Genetic Testing of Beef Cattle for Parentage, Inherited Traits, and Enhanced EPDs
- An Army of Worms are Munching through Hay Fields across the South
- Managing Cattle Herd Profitability with Rising Input Costs
- Forage Legume Webinar Series Recordings & Resources
- Satsuma Tree Fertilization
- 2020 Farm City Award Recipients
- Answers to Common Questions about Raised Bed Gardening
- Gardening in Small Places
- 7 Steps to Successful Pasture Establishment
- Friday Feature: Cindale Dairy & Creamery
- Cindale Farms Honored as Jackson County Agricultural Innovators
- Scout Pastures for Toxic Perilla Mint this Fall
- Winter Storm "Rocky" brings Drought Relief
- Northwest Florida Beef Conference February 21
- New County Row Crops Agent
- Upcoming Regional Watermelon, Beef, Horse, & Row Crop Educational Events
- Weekly Cattle Market & Feedstuff Electronic News Service
- Seasonal Drought Outlook 1-17-13
- New Fact Sheets available on EDIS
- Florida Bull Test Sale 1-19-13
- 2012 Weather Summary Posted
- Jackson Blue Spring TMDL's
- 2012 Panhandle Weather Summary
- Webinar: Biology and Management of Bermudagrass Stem Maggot
- CEUs and Pesticide Exams
- US Forest Service 2012 Tax Tips for Forest Landowners
- A Tribute to Doyle Conner
- ABA Introduction to Beekeeping Short Course
- January - November Panhandle Weather Summary
- Tips to Prepare for Bull Buying Season
- 2012 NASS Survey Summary of Farm Lease Rates
- Effect of Delayed Planting on Winter Forages
- Agricultural Best Management Practices - What’s Stopping You?
- Extension Peanut Butter Drive a Success
- Extension Peanut Butter Drive a Success
- Jordans honored as Outstanding Farm Family
- Johnny & Blane Laramore honored as Cattlemen of the Year
- Clay Mixon honored as Conservationist of the Year
- Guy Anglin honored as Tree Farmer of the Year
- Davis Farms honored as Peanut Farmers of the Year
- Harvey Harrell honored as Cotton Farmer of the Year
- Larry Ford Wins High Corn Yield Award
- Jimmy Alday wins Hay Farmer of the Year
- Larry Ford honored as Ag Innovator of the Year
- Shelby Calloway awarded Farm City Day Scholarship
- New UF/IFAS Agricultural Publications
- Laramore Brothers Named Cattlemen of the Year
- 2012 January - October FAWN Weather Summary
- 3rd Quarter Timber Market Report
- Forest Stewardship Internet Video Workshop: The “Green Value” of Your Woods
- SE Fall Climate Outlook: Neutral
- UF/IFAS Extension collecting peanut butter donations for local food pantries
- Cool Season Forage Options for Winter Livestock Feeding
- Water Use Permitting Changes in Northwest Florida Listening Session and Workshop
- New UF/IFAS Publication: High-Residue Cover Crops
- New UF/IFAS Publications of Interest to Horse Owners
- Apply Now for 2013 Conservation Assistance from NRCS
- Ag Census Data Helps Rural Communities; 2012 Surveys Coming Soon
- Japanese Peanut Buyers tour Ford Farms
- Mysterious 6 Legged Calf born in Jackson County Explained
- Livestock Carcass Composting
- Mysterious 6 Legged Calf born near Grand Ridge
- Florida Peanut Disease Update September 2012
- UF/IFAS Seminar on Wild Game Processing: From Field to Table
- January - August Weather Summary
- Panhandle FAWN Station Weather Summary
- Larry Ford honored as the Northwest Florida Agricultural Innovator of the Year by UF/IFAS Extension and Farm Credit of Northwest Florida
- An Economic Evaluation of Estrous Synchronization and Fixed-Time Artificial Insemination in Suckled Beef Cows
- Got Cogongrass? FL Forest Service has a Cost-share program to help with Control
- January through July Marianna FAWN Station Weather Summary
- Mike, Steve, & John Jordan named 2012 Outstanding Farm Family for Jackson County
- January - July FAWN Weather Summary
- Kudzu Bugs Invade Southeast
- Jackson County Weather Summary
- Marianna FAWN Weather Station Summary June 2012
- Celebrating 150 Years of Land Grant Universities on July 2
- UF/IFAS Extension Surveying Bermuda & Bahia Pasture Decline
- Armyworms on the March in Hay Fields
- Making Short-term Investments in Efficiency in the Good Times
- Smallest US cattle inventory since 1952 means higher cattle prices.
- Drought Continues in Jackson County
- Smallest cattle herd since 1952 means higher cattle prices.
- Drought Continues as shown by 2012 FAWN Weather Summary
- Are your horses immunized against EEE & WNV?
- Pollinator Conservation Short Course June 21
- Florida Small Farms & Alternative Enterprise Conference July 27-29
- Forest Stewardship Workshop: Grow Timber Revenue June 19
- Panhandle Farmers Can Compete for the Title of Best Forage Producer at the Southeast Hay Contest
- Florida Forest Service Pine Beetle Prevention Program Sign-up Going On Now
- Pine Beetle Prevention Program Sign-Up
- SE Hay Contest & Jackson Hay Farmer of the Year Entry
- January-April UF IFAS FAWN Marianna Weather Station Summary
- January - April Marianna UF/IFAS FAWN Weather Station Summary
- New UF Publication: North Florida Gardening Calendar (link enclosed)
- Revised UF Publication on Controlling Invasive Exotic Plants in North Florida Forests
- BSE Report from USDA
- Panhandle Timber Market Report
- New BQA Video Series on Cattle Handling
- Drought Forecast April 5-June 30, 2012
- 1st Quarter Weather Summary NFREC Marianna
- 1st Quarter NFREC Marianna Weather Summary
- The How and Why of Herbicide Incorporation
- Drought Forecast Suggests Early Peanut Planting this Year
- Tax Information for Timber Operations
- Welcome to UF/IFAS Extension's Panhandle Ag News
- New UF/IFAS Fact Sheet on Lantana Control in Pastures
- New UF/IFAS Fact Sheet for Diagnosing Herbicide Injury to Cotton
- AL/FL Peanut Trade Show – February 9
- 2011 UGA Peanut Variety Test Results from Tifton
- UGA 2-year, 4-location Irrigated Cotton Variety Test Summary
- Bermudagrass Stem Maggot: A New Pest in North Florida
- Nominate Jackson School District for Monsanto Grant
- Management Changes make Small Grains worth Reconsidering
- Watermelon/Curcurbit Meeting February 7 Chipley
- Row Crop Short Course March 1
- Timber Marketing Seminar
- Holmes Restricted Pesticide CEU Training in Holmes County
- NW FL Beef Conference & Trade Show
- New Publication on Bracken Fern Control in Pastures
- Florida Bull Test Sale
- Palmer Pigweed Control in Row Crops Seminar
- 2011 Marianna UF/IFAS FAWN Station Weather Summary
- Jackson County Extension Service
- Improving Herd Efficiency
- Tending to Business
- Poplar
- UF researchers design folate-packed tomato
- UF research: Termite digestion findings could lead to new strategies for ethanol production, pest control
- Less is more for label readers, UF research shows
- Raghavan Charudattan appointed chairman of UF’s plant pathology department
- New UF partnerships help solve growth management issues in Florida
- Blueberries
- Dorota Haman appointed chairwoman of UF’s agricultural and biological engineering department
- New potato variety could help Florida farmers beat crop losses, says UF expert
- Farrier Class
- Cherry Tree
- Chestnuts
- Genetic modification turns plant virus into delivery vehicle for green-friendly insecticide, say UF researchers
- UF researchers find new chink in a ‘superbug’s’ armor
- UF horticultural sciences chairman receives prestigious honor for international work
- UF launches one of the nation’s first organic agriculture degree programs
- UF to enhance extension demonstration and research programs at Hastings facility
- UF introduces three new peanuts: Florida-07, York and McCloud
- New, Free Booklet Can Help You Protect Trees from Storms