Join UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County Family & Consumer Sciences, and the Jackson County Master Gardener Volunteer Program on Saturday, August 10 at the Jackson County Extension Office for ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Profitable commodity crop or livestock production has become more challenging since the COVID19 Pandemic. Production costs have increased more significantly than market prices for most of the commodity options produced in the Panhandle. The ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Water is one of the most valuable natural resources and with the ever growing concern of climate change and the hot dry conditions Northwest Florida has already experienced this summer, every drop counts. One way you could combat ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Today is National Learn-About Composting Day! According to the USDA, food waste in the United States is estimated to be 30-40 percent of the country's food supply. This adds up to approximately 133 billion pounds of food waste per year. In our ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension
On Tuesday, April 9th, Jackson County Farm Bureau held their annual banquet at Rivertown Community Church. Over 300 members came out to celebrate the success of the organization over the past year. The highlight of the event ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistic Service (NASS) published their January 2024 Cattle Report on January 31st. As was expected, the US January 1, 2024 all cattle inventory dropped another 2%, as compared to January 1, 2023. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock
This week’s featured video was published by SunUp TV, which is Oklahoma’s weekly agriculture show shared through Public Television. This video was the portion of their broadcast called, Cow-Calf Corner. In the video, Dr. Mark Johnson, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Row crop farmers have an annual challenge of deciding which crops to grow in their rotation and how to utilize the land in their care this year. There is a great decision tool, provided by the University of Georgia, that is updated on an annual ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops
Welcome to 2024! The last three years have been especially challenging for cattle ranchers. In 2020, the world stopped due to a strange new disease, COVID19, that forced restaurants to temporarily close, conferences to ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Discussions about money can be awkward in almost every type of relationship, but even more so between landowners and farmers, or employers and employees. As we begin 2024, many farmers and landowners have begun discussions ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management