Cotton Marketing News:  Reports Continue to Feed Optimism

Cotton Marketing News: Reports Continue to Feed Optimism

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics   Today’s monthly USDA numbers were a bit of a surprise and the weekly export report was good.  As a result, December futures gained over 2 cents today—pushing us to over 93 cents.  Don’t be surprised if the...
Cotton Marketing News:  Cotton Prices Post a “Triple Top”

Cotton Marketing News: Cotton Prices Post a “Triple Top”

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics – If you feel like you are “behind” in your pricing/price protection and have been waiting for opportunity to get caught up, here you go.  We mentioned a couple of weeks ago that prices (December futures)...
Farming & UF/IFAS Runs in the Blount Family

Farming & UF/IFAS Runs in the Blount Family

  Kirsten Romaguera, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications   Ann Blount calls herself a “weekend farmer.” The Blount family’s 300-acre farm in Gadsden County can trace its roots back to 1908, evolving from shade tobacco to sweet potato fields, and...