Cotton Marketing News: Prices and Strategies

Cotton Marketing News: Prices and Strategies

Don Shurley, UGA Emeritus Cotton Economist The government shutdown has paused or scaled down some USDA functions, but not all.  The October supply/demand (WASDE) report was not released, weekly exports data is not available, weekly crop progress and conditions data is...
2025 End-of-Season Florida Peanut Disease Notes

2025 End-of-Season Florida Peanut Disease Notes

Nicholas Dufault, Barry Tillman, and Marco Goyzueta, UF/IFAS Extension Peanut Team With the 2025 peanut season concluding, it’s a good time to review this year’s plant disease issues and prepare for the next. Last year, the focus was on soilborne diseases like white...
Demand Outlook for a Record U.S. Corn Crop

Demand Outlook for a Record U.S. Corn Crop

Will Maples, Mississippi Extension, “Demand Outlook for a Record U.S. Corn Crop.” Southern Ag Today. October 22, 2025 Throughout this growing season, much of the conversation has centered around expectations for a historically large U.S. corn crop. In its September...
Peanut Maturity Update – 10/9/25

Peanut Maturity Update – 10/9/25

  The aGDD Tracker below shows the number of adjusted Growing Degree Days (aGDDs) accumulated by 72 fictional fields (8 locations x 9 planting dates) as of 9/25/25. Real temperature and rainfall data from each location is used as well as common soil types for the...