2019 Average Farm Rent & Labor Rates

2019 Average Farm Rent & Labor Rates

Some of the most challenging conversations, in almost any relationship, are the ones about money.  This is certainly true as farmers and landowners negotiate lease agreements, or managers and workers negotiate salaries for the year ahead. It can be pretty challenging...
Friday Feature:  Still Harvesting Wheat at 100

Friday Feature: Still Harvesting Wheat at 100

This week’s featured video was published by Oklahoma State’s SunUp TV to share the story of a 100 year old farmer, K.B. Williams, who graduated high school during the dust bowl, and drove the combine one more time during the 2019 wheat harvest.  Driving...
Cotton Marketing News:  Increasing Hope and Optimism

Cotton Marketing News: Increasing Hope and Optimism

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Slowly, the cotton market appears to be pulling out of the doldrums.  The signs and signals are improving and, if actually realized, the timing certainly could not be better.  Prices advanced to a high of almost...
Cover Crops: A Low Cost Alternative to Irrigation

Cover Crops: A Low Cost Alternative to Irrigation

Irrigation is expensive. And there are a lot of non-irrigated or “dryland” acres across the Panhandle. 2019 was characterized by persistent drought stress for much of the season (see below). So in a dry year like 2019, what are you supposed to do to manage...