Managing costs has always been a key management focus for cow-calf operations. Higher market prices provide some pressure release, but we all know this won’t last for years and years. Efficiency is still paramount to profitability in the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Ranchers and their employees are invited to attend the 41st annual, Northwest Florida Beef Conference and Trade Show, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. Registration and the Trade Show will open at 7:30 AM central time, and the educational ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Livestock
The 2025 Farm City Banquet was held on Tuesday, November 18th, at Rivertown Community Church. The 52nd annual celebration was organized by the Jackson County Agriculture Coalition, which is not a formal entity, but simply a cooperative effort ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Livestock
4-H Chick Chain is a program designed to help youth learn how to raise baby chicks into mature production pullets. Youth learn responsibility, ethical treatment of animals, biosecurity, record keeping and communication skills. The Northwest ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Jackson County Fl 2025-26 year begins September 1st, 2025. We have several Clubs available and open to kids 5 thru 18 years of age. After the success of our 2025 Summer Day Camps, we are looking forward to a year of awesome clubs. We will have ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Is your child interested in learning more about chickens? If so, our 4-H Chicken Summer Camp will be a great introduction to the wide world of chicken care, judging, and showing. This camp will introduce topics such as chicken anatomy, how ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Livestock
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
Source: Proceedings of the 2024 NFREC Beef & Forage Field Day, Doug Mayo, UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County, and David Thomas, NFREC Beef Unit Manager Most ranches in the Southeast have the goal of producing or buying 4-6 round bales of ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock
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
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