by Doug Mayo | Apr 22, 2016
A lifetime farmer got to the stage in life that he was no longer able to physically work the land anymore. He could not bring himself to sell the farm he loved, so he rented out his land to a neighboring farm. He kept one tractor and the land around his house and...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 15, 2016
The foreman of a large cattle ranch in Florida died after 35 years of employment. The ranch he worked for had supplied his home and a truck to drive, so after he passed his most valuable possessions were his personal Remuda of 17 horses that he had broken and trained...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 8, 2016
The August 2016 Feeder Cattle futures contract declined by $1.30 cwt. during March. Based on this futures price decrease, August Feeder Cattle revenues decreased by approximately $9.75/hd. ($1.30/cwt. * 7.5 cwt.) on a 750-pound feeder steer which amounts to $650.00...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 8, 2016
US cotton growers say they intend to plant 9.56 million acres this year. We’ve likely all seen or heard the numbers by now so there’s little reason to plow that ground again. Prior to USDA’s Prospective Plantings report yesterday, there were at least two other...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 8, 2016
Just when it seemed El Niño had lost it’s grip, the deluges started again at the end of March. Many farmers were planting watermelons and corn, or preparing land for cotton and peanuts in mid-March, but heavy rains at the end of the month and in early April...
