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Highlights and Presentations from the 2015 Beef Conference

by Doug Mayo
February 27, 2015

More than 160 cattle ranchers, allied industry representatives, extension agents and specialists came together to make the 30th annual Northwest Florida Beef Conference one of the best ever. The boost in attendance from previous years was, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Beef Cattle, Beef Conference & Trade Show, Educational Training, Forage, Forage & Pasture, Hay, Livestock, Panhandle Agriculture, Pasture, Production Meeting
perilla mint

Scout Pastures for Toxic Perilla Mint this Fall

by Doug Mayo
September 19, 2014

Perilla mint (perilla frutescnes) aka Beefstakeplant is a toxic weed that typically grows in shady, to partially shaded areas, damp spots, woodland edges, and fence-lines of pastures in the Southeast. Positive identification of this ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Beef Cattle, Dairy, Forage & Pasture, Goats, Horse, Livestock, Panhandle Agriculture, Pasture, Pasture Management, Perilla Mint, Pest Alert, Pest Management, Sheep, Toxic Plants, Weeds

Panhandle Farm Facts from the 2012 Census of Agriculture

by Doug Mayo
May 22, 2014

Every five years the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) sends out in-depth surveys to farmers called the Census of Agriculture, with numerous questions about specific farming operations. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: 2012 Ag Census, Agriculture Awareness, Beef Cattle, Corn, Cotton, Crops, Economics, General Agriculture, Goats, Horse, Livestock, Panhandle Agriculture, Peanut, Small Grain, Soybean

Ranchers Should Prepare Livestock for Hard Freeze January 6th – 8th

by Doug Mayo
January 6, 2014

[warning]The National Weather Service is forecasting wind chills below freezing for 48 hours from Monday night through Wednesday, with possible single digit wind chills on Monday and Tuesday nights.[/warning] The following is the NWS forecast ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Beef Cattle, Beekeeping, Dairy, Extreme Cold Weather Preparedness, Horse, Livestock, Livestock Cold Protection, Panhandle Agriculture, Weather

South Dakota Blizzard Devastates Ranchers

by Doug Mayo
October 18, 2013

On October 4th and 5th, as Panhandle residents watched the Weather Channel concerned about Tropical Storm Karen, you may have seen some footage that discussed the two to four feet of snow that fell in the Black Hills of South Dakota. What ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Ag In The News, Beef Cattle, Community Service Project, Livestock, October 2013, Panhandle Agriculture, South Dakota Blizzard, Weather, Winter Storm Atlas