Survey Request – Barriers to Healthcare Among Farmers

Survey Request – Barriers to Healthcare Among Farmers

A graduate student at the University of Georgia has been working with farmers and other members of the agricultural community over the past four years to better understand the barriers farmers face when trying to engage with healthcare. The goal of this work is to...
August 2025 Peanut Insect Update:  Where Are the Caterpillars?

August 2025 Peanut Insect Update: Where Are the Caterpillars?

  Dr. Mark Abney, UGA Extension Crop Entomologist At the risk of jinxing the whole dang thing, the question I have gotten most in recent days from peanut farmers, county agents, and consultants has been, “Where are the caterpillars?” The short answer is that I...
Nervous Cattle Markets Struggle with Market Fundamentals

Nervous Cattle Markets Struggle with Market Fundamentals

Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Feeder cattle prices continue to push to unimaginable highs leaving producers and traders increasingly nervous.  Last week, in Oklahoma auctions, 500-pound, M/L #1 steers brought...
August 2025 Corn and Peanut Market Update

August 2025 Corn and Peanut Market Update

Kevin Athearn, Regional Specialized Extension Agent for Agribusiness, NFREC Suwanee Valley This article describes recent price trends and market fundamentals for grain corn and peanuts. – Grain Corn The local grain corn price for August delivery is typically...