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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:
- 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
- 2021 Jackson County Farm-City Awards
- 2021 UF/IFAS Peanut Field Day Highlight Video
- Genetic Testing of Beef Cattle for Parentage, Inherited Traits, and Enhanced EPDs
- Featured Video: 500 Years of Cattle in Florida
- 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
- Jackson County COVID19 Business Support Grant Program
- Gardening in Small Places
- Controlling Azalea Caterpillars on Azaleas & Blueberry Bushes
- Ideas for Your Garden from Master Gardener Les Furr
- Jackson County Extension Service Enters Phase 1 of County Re-Opening Plan
- Home Grown Food: Blueberries & Satsuma Citrus
- Jackson County Implements Limited Public Access Policy to Jackson County Agricultural Office Complex
- Master Gardener Annual Plant Sale - Cancelled due to COVID19
- 2019 Weather Summary and 2020 Outlook
- 7 Steps to Successful Pasture Establishment
- 2019 Jackson County Farm-City Awards
- National Corn Yield Contest
- Farmers Can Benefit from Participating in the NOAA Volunteer Rainfall Reporting Network
- Featured Video: McArthur Farms Peanut Harvest
- US Cattle Herd Expansion Continued in 2018. What Affect Will this Have on Cattle Prices in 2019?
- 2019 Beef Conference Summary with Links to Presentations
- Hurricane Michael Agricultural Damage Assessment and Economic Impacts
- Bahiagrass Pasture Fertilization – Is it Worth the Money?
- Controlling Pocket Gophers in Hay Fields
- Video: Cool-Season Forage Plot Tour with Ann Blount
- Highlights, Presentations, and Decision Aids from the 2018 Northwest Florida Beef Conference
- MARC Updates Across-Breed EPD Table
- Useful Smartphone Apps for Cattle Ranchers
- Video: Variable Rate Feeding & a Cow Joke
- Three Florida Farms Recognized through the SE Hay Contest
- October Cattle & Forage Management Reminders
- Highlights & Proceedings from the UF/IFAS Beef & Forage Field Day
- Hurricane Preparation for Your Farm
- Call 811 Before You Dig or Farm Near Buried Utility and Pipelines
- August Cattle & Forage Management Reminders
- Potassium Deficiency in Hay Fields can Enhance Disease Issues
- July Cattle and Forage Management Reminders
- June Cattle & Forage Management Reminders
- What are the Requirements to Sell Eggs and Dressed Poultry from Florida Small Farms?
- April Weather Summary & May Outlook
- Friday Feature: Cindale Dairy & Creamery
- Pregnancy Testing Cattle to Save Money
- May Cattle & Forage Management Reminders
- Friday Feature: White Angus developed at the University of Florida
- Farms are Dangerous Places for Kids to Work and Play
- Friday Feature: Portable Chainsaw Sawmill
- March Weather Summary & Planting Season Outlook
- Friday Feature: Remote Control Boat for Pond Herbicide Application
- April Cattle & Forage Management Reminders
- Friday Feature: Baxter Black's Duck & Run Olympics
- Quarantine Lifted, Screwworms Eradicated from Florida Keys
- Friday Feature: Video Tour of a Beef Packing Plant with Temple Grandin
- Friday Feature: Destructive Wildfires in the Plains
- Friday Feature: Cordless Fence Staple Gun
- March Cattle & Forage Management Reminders
- February Weather Summary and Spring Outlook
- Friday Feature: Ear Tags that Identify Sick Cattle
- Friday Feature: Florida Ranchers Working Together to Supply Local Beef
- Reducing Beef Herd Costs in a Deflated Market
- 2017 Beef Conference Presentations and Highlights
- Friday Feature: Robotic Dairies
- February Cattle & Forage Management Reminders
- Friday Feature: Beyond the Fencerows with Zippy Duval
- US Cattle Herd still Expanding
- January Weather Summary and Spring Outlook
- Friday Feature: Grain Bin Entrapment
- Friday Feature: Way Out West in Florida
- Friday Feature: Autonomous (Self-Driving) Tractors
- Friday Feature: The Riding Cow
- January Cattle and Forage Management Reminders
- Panhandle Ag e-News 2016 Reader's Choice Awards
- December Weather Summary and January Outlook
- Friday Funny: Cowboy Ropes Bike Thief at Walmart
- November Weather Summary and Winter Outlook
- December Cattle & Forage Management Reminders
- Friday Funny: How Dry is It?
- Highlight Video of the 2016 Farm City Festival
- 2016 Jackson County Farm City Awards
- Friday Funny: The Deer Hunters' Debate
- Friday Funny: The Nosy Store Manager
- October Weather Summary and Three Month Outlook
- Friday Funny: The Pistol Packin' Widow
- November Cattle & Forage Management Reminders
- Friday Funny: Respect for Your Elders
- Improving Ranch Efficiency through Record Analysis
- Three Panhandle Farms Recognized through the 2016 SE Hay Contest
- Friday Funny: Two Wrongs Don't Make a Marriage Right
- Friday Funny: You Might be a Farmer
- USDA Confirms Screwworms in the Florida Keys
- September Weather Summary and Fall Planting Forecast
- Friday Funny: The Donkey's Revenge
- Friday Funny: Antique Tractor For Sale
- Friday Funny: Market Reports
- Florida Farmland Value Holding Fairly Steady
- Friday Funny: Poor Coordination
- August Weather Summary, Hurricane Hermine, & September Outlook
- September Cattle & Forage Management Reminders
- Friday Funny: Football Rivalry Insults
- Friday Funny: 40th Anniversary Reminiscing
- Friday Funny: The Cattleman's Secret for Longevity
- Ergot: A Fungal Disease in Argentine Bahiagrass Found in Jackson County
- Friday Funny: English is a Crazy Language
- July Weather Summary and Harvest Weather Outlook
- Friday Funny: The Cow Salesman
- Corn Harvest Underway in Jackson County
- Friday Funny: The Eternal Ride
- Friday Funny: The Ornery Farmer
- June Panhandle Weather Summary
- Friday Funny: Florist Foul-up
- Friday Funny: Patronizing Nurse
- Friday Funny: No Resurrection
- Friday Funny: Skin Transplant
- Friday Funny: Unclear Instructions
- May and T.S. Colin Weather Summary and Summer Outlook
- Friday Funny: Gender Neutral Restrooms
- Improving the Efficiency of Your Hay Production
- Friday Funny: Tractor for Sale
- Friday Funny: Newlywed Tech Support
- Friday Funny: The Ranch Hand Interview
- April 2016 Weather Summary and 3 Month Outlook
- Friday Funny: The Lifesaving Lie
- Friday Funny: Top 20 Cow One-liners
- Friday Funny: Hearing Test
- The Cheapest Method to Control Pasture Weeds
- Highlights and Proceedings from the 2016 Beef & Forage Field Day
- Friday Funny: Couple Sex
- Friday Funny: Cowboy Math
- 1st Quarter 2016 Weather Summary and Planting Season Outlook
- Friday Funny: The Marriage Retreat
- Friday Funny: The Millennial Voter
- Friday Funny: The Cross-eyed Cow Dog
- Population Growing but US Farm Acreage Declining
- February Weather Summary and Spring Forecast
- Friday Funny: The Frozen Carburetor
- Friday Funny: The Guard Mule
- 2016 Beef Conference Highlights with Links to Presentations
- Friday Funny: The Shingles
- Friday Funny: Valentine's Surprise
- USDA 2016 US Cattle Inventory Report
- January Panhandle Weather Summary & February Outlook
- Friday Funny: Marriage Counseling and BBQ Piñatas
- UGA Decision Aids can Help Farmers Decide What Crops to Plant in 2016
- Friday Funny: The Motorcycle Accident Praise Report
- Friday Funny: The Artistic Cowboy
- Friday Funny: The Pig with a Wooden Leg
- Stockpiled Grazing Can Reduce Winter Feeding Costs
- Panhandle December 2015 Weather Summary
- Friday Funny: The Famous Cardiologist's Funeral
- Friday Funnies: The DEA Officer & Santa's Delay
- Seasons Greetings
- 2015 November Weather Summary and December Outlook
- Friday Funny: The Shaving Ball
- 2015 Farm City Festival Highlights
- Friday Funny: Cold Water Clean
- Friday Funny: A Terrible Condition
- October Panhandle Weather Summary
- Friday Funny: A New Perspective on Calf Pulling
- Things to Consider Before Selling Your Timber
- Friday Funny: The Widow's Get-a-way Weekend
- Two Panhandle Farms Recognized through the 2015 Southeast Hay Contest
- Friday Funny: Estate Planning
- Friday Funny: The Backseat Driver
- Sunshine Returns so Harvest is Underway Again in Jackson County
- Friday Funny: The New Preacher
- August and September Panhandle Weather Summary
- Friday Funny: The Literate Boater
- Friday Funny: Blind Sporting Goods Clerk
- Steve & Seth Basford Honored as Jackson County Agricultural Innovators
- Friday Funny: Putting the Cat Out
- Friday Funny: Two Year Old Tea
- Jackson Cattlemen's Tour Highlights
- Friday Funny: Gathering Pecans in the Cemetery
- Corn Harvest is Winding Down in Jackson County
- Friday Funny: Farm Funnies
- The "Bud Box" and Double Alley Design for Cattle Pens
- June & July 2015 Weather Summary
- Friday Funny: The Pet Store Rabbit
- Friday Funny: The Farmer and the Pond Crashers
- Friday Funny: The Crafty Principal & the Lipstick Mirror
- Friday Funny: The New Brahman Bull
- Friday Funny: Chicken Crossing
- May 2015 Panhandle Weather Summary
- Increasing Income from Calves Sold at your Local Livestock Market
- Heavy Rains in April brought Drought Relief but also Planting Delays
- Spiderwort Spreading and Could Become a Hay Field Pest
- 1st Quarter Weather Summary Shows How Dry the Panhandle has Become
- 2014 USDA Honey Production Report
- Protect Beef Quality with Proper Cattle Hauling Practices
- January & February Weather Summary and Spring Forecast
- Highlights and Presentations from the 2015 Beef Conference
- 2014 NASS Farm Land Rent & Labor Survey Summary
- 2014 Weather Summary and 1st Quarter Outlook
- November 2014 Panhandle Weather Summary
- 2014 Farm City Festival Highlights
- Suggested Timing of Herbicide Applications for Perennial Peanut
- October Panhandle Weather Summary
- Cindale Farms Honored as Jackson County Agricultural Innovators
- 4-H in the News from PYE and Ag Adventure
- Jackon Library Offers A Land Remembered Tribute November 18
- Understanding Your Forage Test Report
- September 2014 Weather Summary
- Cattle Reproduction Technology Demonstration
- Scout Pastures for Toxic Perilla Mint this Fall
- August 2014 Weather Summary
- Consider Investments in Efficiency with Extra Cattle Income
- July 2014 Panhandle Weather Summary
- Tips for Controlling Armyworms in Hay Fields
- Area Ranchers Enjoy Jackson Cattlemen's Tour
- June Panhandle Weather Summary
- May 2014 Panhandle Weather Summary
- Panhandle Farm Facts from the 2012 Census of Agriculture
- April 2014 Panhandle Weather Summary
- Jackson County Agriculture Weather Damage Report
- USDA Microloans Available for Small Farms
- Panhandle Ag Team hosts Florida Forage Workers Training
- 1st Quarter Panhandle Weather Summary
- Cost Share Funds for BMP's
- What is the Best Grass for Pastures in the Panhandle?
- Panhandle February 14 Weather Summary
- Highlights from the 2012 US Ag Census
- Farm Bill Seminar for Peanut Producers - February 19
- Cattle Rations Short on Energy this Winter
- Panhandle Weather Update January 14
- Panhandle Crop Meeting - March 6
- Northwest Florida Beef Conference February 12
- Complying with the New Florida Cattle ID Rule
- Ranchers Should Prepare Livestock for Hard Freeze January 6th - 8th
- 2013 NASS Farm Land Rent Survey Summary
- 2013 Panhandle FAWN Weather Summary
- New UF/IFAS Fact Sheets added to EDIS in December
- Panahandle Ag 2013 Reader's Choice Awards
- November 2013 Weather Summary
- Happy Thanksgiving
- NOAA Predicting Drier and Warmer Conditions this Winter
- Conrads honored as Outstanding Farm Family
- Pittman Honored as Cattleman of the Year
- Registers Honored as Conservationists of the Year
- Simonson Honored as Tree Farmer of the Year
- Alford Honored as Peanut Farmer of the Year
- DeFelix Honored as Cotton Farmer of the Year
- Bishop Recognized for Top Corn Yield
- Bar L Ranch Recognized for Top Quality Hay
- Larmore Honored as Agricultural Innovator
- Ballard & Speros Honored as Innovative Small Farmers
- Thomas selected for Farm/City Scholarship
- October 13 Weather Summary and Winter Forecast
- Pesticide Training and Exam Dec. 12
- 4-H'ers in the News at PYE
- South Dakota Blizzard Devastates Ranchers
- September 2013 Panhandle Weather Summary
- Cool Season Forage Planting Decisions
- New UF EDIS Fact Sheets for Horticulture Crops
- Make Sure EEE and WNV Horse Vaccinations are Up to Date
- Panhandle August Weather Update
- Managing Cattle "Shrink" at Shipping to Increase Profits
- USDA Planted Crop Acreage Report for the Southeast
- USDA Releases Farm Land Value Report
- 35th annual UF Peanut Field Day a Success Despite Rain
- News Interview: Wet Cotton and Peanut Fields developing Fungal Diseases
- Weather Preventing Hay Harvest
- Florida Rural and Family Lands Protection Program
- Early July Rains Drench Panhandle
- Celebrate with Family and Friends this 4th of July
- New EDIS Fact Sheets added in Spring 2013
- Bermudagrass Stem Maggot ID and Management
- June Brings Welcome Rain
- Panhandle Fresh Looking for More Farmers
- Certified Pile Burner Course July 24
- New Florida Cattle Identification Rule Workshop June 4
- Peanut Proud Oklahoma Tornado Victim Relief
- Paraquat Tank Mix Compatibility Issues
- Blood Sample Pregnancy Testing for Cattle
- 1st Quarter 2013 Florida Timber Market Summary
- Water Use Permitting in Northwest Florida Rule Making Workshop
- New Fact Sheets available on EDIS
- North Florida First-Quarter Weather Summary
- 2013 Florida Beef Research Report
- Southern Alabama Beef Series
- 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