Expected Beef Yield from Fed Cattle

Expected Beef Yield from Fed Cattle

Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist Cattle producers who finish their own calves or consumers who purchase a finished steer often face the question,  “How much beef they will take home after the harvest and...
2025 Florida NRCS Program Application Deadline – October 3

2025 Florida NRCS Program Application Deadline – October 3

  The deadline for Florida NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service) applications, specifically for Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), is October 3, 2025, for the Fiscal Year 2026 funding cycle. While...
2025 Planted Peanut Acres Hits 34 Year High

2025 Planted Peanut Acres Hits 34 Year High

Wendiam Sawadgo – Southern Ag Today -7/21/25 Farmers across the United States planted an estimated 1.9 million acres of peanuts in 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Acreage report released on June 30th. If realized, this would mark a...
Cotton Marketing News:  Prices Continue Rangebound

Cotton Marketing News: Prices Continue Rangebound

Don Shurley, UGA Emeritus Cotton Economist   Cotton prices (December 2025 futures) continue in the mostly 67¢ to 71¢ range.  Thus far, nothing has been able to push prices higher for the past 7 months.  We’ve had a few dips below this range, but prices recovered...
Bob Hochmuth Inducted into National County Agent Hall of Fame

Bob Hochmuth Inducted into National County Agent Hall of Fame

Megan Winslow, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications Bob Hochmuth, Live Oak, Florida, grew up on a 1,000-acre vegetable farm on Maryland’s eastern shore. As a child, he watched his father and two uncles manage the farm, and the three men were always...