by Doug Mayo | Dec 13, 2019
This week’s featured video was published as a segment on PBS News Hour to show how tobacco farmers in North Carolina are experimenting with growing hemp flowers for CBD oil. This video raises some key concerns about this new industry. With legalization in...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 22, 2019
Rainfall Like the rest of 2019, October was not a typical month. In contrast to the previous months, October was wetter than normal. Historically, October is the driest month of the year, but not in 2019. October rainfall ranged from 3-8″ across the...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 22, 2019
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Market math can sometimes be confusing. Case in point—December futures have lost 2.37 cents this week. I read a story today lamenting the decline. December closed today at just under 62 cents (61.84). Well,...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 15, 2019
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 Victory, produced by USDA to promote Hemp farming in the US...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 8, 2019
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Since the summer lows around the 58-cent level, cotton prices (Dec19 futures) have managed to fight through all the negatives and unknowns and trended back up—to the 65-66 cents range. Prices have gained about...
