Friday Feature:  Planting Cotton with Jim McArthur

Friday Feature: Planting Cotton with Jim McArthur

This week we check back in with Jim MacArthur in Jackson County through his YouTube channel called “Field Rows”.  He recently shared a video he created to show how McArthur Farms plants their cotton fields. Climb in the cab with Jim and see how this is...
Stand Issues – Should You Replant Your Peanut Field?

Stand Issues – Should You Replant Your Peanut Field?

Mike Mulvaney, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, & Scott Tubbs, UGA Coastal Plain Experiment Station It’s the time of year when producers often face decisions involving replanting peanut. This is always a tough call, there are many factors to...
Snails Causing Issues in Panhandle Citrus Groves

Snails Causing Issues in Panhandle Citrus Groves

– In recent years, snails have become a burden in the Panhandle, particularly for row crops such as corn, cotton, soybeans, and peanuts. Snails haven’t appeared to cause damage to plants, but have mainly been a problem at harvest time due to the sheer numbers of...
Cotton Marketing News:  Short-Term Rally Fails To Hold

Cotton Marketing News: Short-Term Rally Fails To Hold

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Old crop July futures has now lost 3.75 cents since the recent “peak” at over 57 cents on April 30.  New crop December futures has declined 3.5 cents after reaching almost 59 cents on April 30. It now appears we...
Panhandle Crop Update – What’s Popping with Corn?

Panhandle Crop Update – What’s Popping with Corn?

Although many businesses and sectors of our economy have been shut down since mid-March, the agricultural industry has still been hard at work. (#Stillfarming)  Throughout the month of March, corn fields were planted across the Panhandle. They are currently one of our...