Cotton Marketing News: Market Improves But Future Unknown as Planting Approaches

by admin | Apr 12, 2019

Since my previous comments last month, “Cotton Continues to Need Clarity”, not much has changed.  There is still no word or advance in trade talks, and the March 30th Prospective Plantings report, in my opinion, threw more uncertainty on the market.  The market has...

Paraquat Certified Applicator Training Required to Prevent Poisonings

by Ethan Carter | Mar 22, 2019

Authored by Ethan Carter (Regional Crop IPM Extension Agent) and Fred Fishel (UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office) Paraquat (often referred to by the brand name Gramoxone) is a widely used, restricted use pesticide in the United States. Paraquat products are highly...

2019 Panhandle Row Crop Short Course Highlights & Links for Presentations

by Ethan Carter | Mar 15, 2019

The 2019 Panhandle Row Crop Short Course was Thursday, March 7, 2019.  Extension Specialists from Florida and Georgia spoke to attendees providing production recommendations and various management tips for row crops farmers. Continuing education units (CEUs) were...

Cotton Marketing News: Cotton Continues to Need Clarity

by admin | Mar 15, 2019

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics A week or so ago, as I left early one morning for work, the fog was so bad you literally could not see how to drive.  Literally, every foot down the road, at not more than 20 mph, was an unknown and an accident...

Friday Feature: Farmers Struggle to Recover After Hurricane Michael

by Doug Mayo | Mar 15, 2019

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 their devastated operations five months after Hurricane...

Considerations Before Contracting for Chipped or Shredded Wood Debris Application on Agricultural Land

by Michael Mulvaney | Mar 1, 2019

Michael J. Mulvaney,WFREC Cropping Systems Specialsits,  Cheryl Mackowiak, NFREC Soil Specialist, David Wright, NFREC Agonomy Specialist,  Barry Tillman, NFREC Peanut Breeder, Pat Minogue, NFREC Forestry Specialist The path of Hurricane Michael left an estimated 2.8...