Contract Grazing: A Flexible Option for Row Crop Producers

Contract Grazing: A Flexible Option for Row Crop Producers

Max Runge, Southern Ag Today  November 3, 2025 – “Contract Grazing: A Flexible Option for Row Crop Producers,”  Row crop producers across the country are feeling the financial squeeze. High input costs and low commodity prices are tightening profit margins, and...
Potential Winter Cover Crops and Best Management Practices

Potential Winter Cover Crops and Best Management Practices

Introduction As the Florida Panhandle transitions into fall, farmers are finishing up summer crops and preparing for the winter months. This is an ideal time to plant cover crops, which serve as a critical tool for soil conservation, nutrient management, and improving...
Peanut Crop Insurance: What’s Available and What’s New

Peanut Crop Insurance: What’s Available and What’s New

Kalli, Susmitha, Yangxuan Liu, University of Georgia, Hunter D. Biram, University of Arkansas, and Fayu Chong, Virginia Tech. “Peanut Crop Insurance: What’s Available and What’s New Under the OBBB Act.” Southern Ag Today – October 27, 2025. The One Big Beautiful...
Cotton Marketing News: Prices and Strategies

Cotton Marketing News: Prices and Strategies

Don Shurley, UGA Emeritus Cotton Economist The government shutdown has paused or scaled down some USDA functions, but not all.  The October supply/demand (WASDE) report was not released, weekly exports data is not available, weekly crop progress and conditions data is...