Don Shurley, Cotton Economist, UGA Emeritus Professor
Last week’s USDA monthly crop production and supply and demand estimates contained some good news and some bad news. Overall, I’d have to consider the report somewhat bearish.
The market (new crop December futures prices) has been in a “downward-sideways” mode since mid-May and has …
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Gant Mourer, Beef Value Enhancement Specialist Oklahoma State University
Respiratory disease in cattle, also known as BRD, shipping fever or pneumonia may cost the U.S. cattle industry over $2 billion annually (Powell 2013). Management techniques can offset much of this cost, and having a good vaccination program can maintain the health of a calf …
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National Forage Week is Sunday June 18 through Saturday June 24, 2017. This week’s featured video, produced by the American Forage and Grassland Council, highlights some of the positive impacts of forage production in the U.S. If you are a forage producer, please share this video using your social media accounts to …
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Arun Jani, and Michael Mulvaney, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center Integrating summer cover crops into rotations
Corn harvest is around the corner. What will you do with the land after harvest? You can leave it fallow, or you can plant late summer cover crop to provide benefits for future crops including …
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Cassava, also called yuca (not to be confused with the ornamental plant Yucca), tapioca, or manioc in other regions of the world, is a tropical root crop native to South America. Cassava belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, which is known for plants with milky sap and includes plants like poinsettias and spurge. The cassava root is …
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UF/IFAS Beef Cattle & Forage Specialists, and County Extension Agents serving the Florida Panhandle worked to develop a basic management calendar for cattle producers. The purpose of this calendar is to provide reminders for management techniques with similar timing to those used at the North Florida Research and Education Center’s Beef Research Unit, Marianna, Florida. …
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The Jackson County Extension Office will host a soil moisture sensor workshop on June 21, 2017. The address is 2741 Penn Ave, Marianna FL 32448. The workshop will feature both indoor and outdoor components where participants will learn about three types of soil moisture sensors that can be valuable tools to improve irrigation …
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May rainfall brought welcomed drought relief to much of the Florida Panhandle. The National Weather Service estimates for May rainfall across the Florida Panhandle ranged from 3-10″, with most of the region in the 4-8″ range. Only the coastal portion of Franklin County had less than 3″, while portions of Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Leon …
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Grain farmers should make plans to attend the Southwest Alabama Stored Grains Workshop that will be held July 18, 2017 at Shelly Farms in Atmore, Alabama. This will be a hands on workshop on grain drying, automated bin management systems, and stored grain integrated pest management (IPM).
Registration is free, but please PRE-REGISTER by contacting Kim Wilkins, …
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Growing America has started a nice feature for their weekly newsletter readers of sharing farm stories though videos. This week’s featured video highlights the story of Scott Tennant, Colquitt, GA, who is an agricultural pilot, more commonly known as a crop duster. Crop dusters provide a valuable service to farmers in this …
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