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Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the US Extension Service
4-H Corn Club youth showing a County Extension Agent that he had properly cultivated his corn. 1919. Photo Credit: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/36694...
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Highlights from the 2012 US Ag Census
The USDA National Agriculture Statistic Service (NASS) released the first preliminary report from the 2012 Census of Agriculture. When the 2007 report first came out the big news was that the number...
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Tung Trees – Historic Crop; Toxic Legacy
The bright blossoms of the tung oil tree come from the center of new growth. Photo by Jed Dillard The highway from Monticello to Tallahassee (US 90) is famous for its summer blooming crape myrtle trees...
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Antique Tractor Drive and Pull November 20 & 21
As a part of their Farm-City Festival, the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring an antique tractor drive and pull November 20 & 21 in Marianna, Florida. The purpose of the festival is...
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Jackson County Farm City Festival November 18 & 19
Farm City Week is celebrated all across America the week before Thanksgiving. In Jackson County, the Chamber of Commerce, Farm Bureau, Cattlemen’s Association, UF/IFAS Extension Service, and Farm...
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A Salute to Rural Veterans
I think we can all agree that political events in the United States over the last few weeks will be remembered in great detail in our history books. While much of the country remains divided along...
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Great Florida Cattle Drive Film Screening May 18
Chipola College in Marianna, Florida will host a movie screening of the PBS documentary film, “The Great Florida Cattle Drive: Unbroken Circles,” Thursday, May 18, at 6 p.m., at their Dr. Gene Prough...
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Featured Video: Documentary of the History of Soil Conservation in the U.S.
This week’s featured video is a documentary produced by the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). This 20 minute documentary highlights the history of the NRCS and the father of soil...
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Three Decades of Consolidation in U.S. Agriculture
Source: USDA Three Decades of Consolidation in U.S. Agriculture A report summary from the USDA Economic Research Service, James M. MacDonald, Robert A. Hoppe, and Doris Newton What Is the Issue? Farm...
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Friday Feature: Farmers Struggle to Recover After Hurricane Michael
This week’s featured video was produced by the Weather Channel to share the stories of Bud Baggett, Jackson County Crop Farmer, and a Georgia Pecan Grower, who are still trying to pick up the pieces of...
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This week’s featured video was published to social media by Classic Tractor Fever to share a portion of an archived Library of Congress video about ranch life on the Ninety Six Ranch in Paradise...
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The Great Florida Cattle Drive of 2021 will Celebrate 500 Years of Florida...
2016 Great Florida Cattle Drive – Celebrating 500 Years of Cattle & Horses in Florida The Florida Cow Culture Preservation Committee invites Florida cattle producers to once again be a partner in a...
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Friday Feature: 1942 Hemp for Victory
At the recent 850 Hemp Summit in Marianna, organizers encouraged participants to watch a historic short film that highlights the versatility of industrial hemp. This week’s featured video is Hemp for...
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Friday Feature: A Trip Through Old Florida in 1933
This week’s featured video was produced by Patrick Smith Online to share the story of author Patrick Smith’s three-week vacation as a boy with his family in 1933 along the west and east coast of...
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Friday Funny Feature: RIP Mr. Peanut
This week’s featured video was published by Planters Peanuts. The company released the following video on social media this past week to preview the upcoming Supper Bowl Commercial that ends Mr...
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Friday Feature: Walton County Antique Tractor Collector
This week’s featured video was sent in by Pete Vergot, UF/IFAS District Director. The video was from a news story produced by WJHG News Channel 7 out of Panama City. James Sheppard of Ponce de Leon...
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Friday Feature: 1949 Step-Saving U-Kitchen Design for Farm Houses
This week’s featured video comes from the National Archives of a video produced by USDA’s Bureau of Nutrition and Home Economics to showcase a set of plans that were developed in 1949 for a U-shaped,...
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Friday Feature: Milk the Co-op Way – Dairy Processing in 1953
This week’s featured video comes from the US National Archives to highlight the transition to cooperative milk processing in the 1950s. The video follows milk from the farm to consumer in Georgia....
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Panhandle Cotton: An Important Crop for a Sustainable Future
When one thinks of the Florida Panhandle, I’m guessing cotton isn’t the first thing that comes to mind, but maybe it should be! With over 100,000 acres in cultivation annually (2017 USDA Census of...
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A Tribute to the Life of County Agent Shep Eubanks
Dr. Pete Vergot, Northwest District Director & Doug Mayo, Jackson County Extension Director On Friday, November 6, 2020, Shepherd “Shep” Eubanks lost his battle with cancer at the age of 58. He...
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