by external | Oct 29, 2021
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics I don’t want to bore you with numbers, but understanding at least a few numbers helps to try to decipher this market. Where we have been and where we might be going? Let’s first understand the history and...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 29, 2021
There was a wide range of new and innovative machinery and equipment on display at the recent Sunbelt Ag Expo. One that generated a good deal of excitement was John Deere’s brand new CP 770 six-row Cotton Picker. According to John Deere, “the all-new...
by Ethan Carter | Oct 1, 2021
Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, David Wright, UF/IFAS Agronomist, & Mark Mauldin, Washington County Extension Ag Agent It’s that time of year again, cotton defoliation is hot on the heels of peanut harvest. Many farmers are in the middle of...
by Libbie Johnson | Oct 1, 2021
The 2021 growing season has not been a good one for cotton producers in the Western Panhandle of Florida. An overabundance of rain, lack of sunshine, and poor overall conditions has led to cotton looking less than stellar. Though plants look good when whizzing by at...
by external | Oct 1, 2021
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Looking back 6 months, the move to 80-85 was the first pricing action for some growers. It was considered a good price risk management opportunity. Then prices (December futures) moved further to 90 cents. ...
by external | Aug 27, 2021
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Most of the time, but not always, prices tend to trend down as we move closer to harvest. It’s called seasonality, and for that reason, farmers like to price some portion of their crop prior to harvest. ...
