Best Management Practices (BMPs) for water quality enhancement and conservation are essential to the long-term sustainability of agriculture and natural resources in Northwest Florida. BMPs allow producers to gain knowledge and understand how ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
The 2025 Tri-State Fruit & Vegetable Conference was held on Tuesday, January 28. There were 5 educational presentations and a tradeshow with 11 booths. Speakers included UF/IFAS Extension faculty, UGA Extension, and Alabama Cooperative ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Rainfall 2024 will be remembered by most farmers and ranchers as a dry growing season, but rainfall totals for the whole year were highly variable. The map above to the left shows NOAA’s estimate of annual rainfall in ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Livestock, Natural Resources
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
The 2023 Farm City Banquet was held on Tuesday, November 14th, at Rivertown Community Church. The annual celebration is organized by the Jackson County Agriculture Coalition, which is not a formal entity, but simply a cooperative effort of ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
On July 1, 2023, Senate Bill 1164 / House Bill 1279 became law as Florida Chapter 2023-154. This bill covered a range of items that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) will regulate. One key ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease
The holiday season is over, family and friends have gone back home, the holiday decorations have been put away. College football crowned a new champion and a new farming year has begun. Planting season is coming fast, but January ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Livestock
Rainfall 2022 was a unique weather year in the Panhandle. After several wetter than normal years, the end of 2022 got significantly drier than it has been in recent years. The map above shows the comparison of actual ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, LivestockDiscussions 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 close out 2022, many farmers and landowners have begun discussions about renewing ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock
A Farm-City Celebration has been held annually in Jackson County for the past 48 years. Last year the recognition was virtual via a social media video, but this year’s celebration was a public breakfast once again. The Jackson County Chamber ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Forests, Horticulture, Livestock