Friday Feature:  1942 Hemp for Victory

Friday Feature: 1942 Hemp for Victory

At the recent 850 Hemp Summit in Marianna, organizers encouraged participants to watch a historic short film that highlights the versatility of industrial hemp.  This week’s featured video is Hemp for Victory, produced by USDA to promote Hemp farming in the US...
Cotton Marketing News:  Cotton Showing More Positive Patterns

Cotton Marketing News: Cotton Showing More Positive Patterns

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Since the summer lows around the 58-cent level, cotton prices (Dec19 futures) have managed to fight through all the negatives and unknowns and trended back up—to the 65-66 cents range.  Prices have gained about...
USDA Establishes Domestic Hemp Production Program

USDA Establishes Domestic Hemp Production Program

Source: USDA Press Release 10-29-19 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced, on October 29, the establishment of the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program. This program, as required by the 2018 Farm Bill, creates a consistent regulatory framework around...
Friday Feature: Scouting Crop Fields with Drones

Friday Feature: Scouting Crop Fields with Drones

This week’s featured video was produced by Matthew Sligar, who has created a YouTube channel called Rice Farming TV.  Matthew enjoys sharing interesting things he does on his California rice farming operation.  This video shows how he uses a new type of drone to...
Preparing for Cool-season Cover Crops

Preparing for Cool-season Cover Crops

Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS (Soil fertility/water quality) & Ann Blount, UF/IFAS (Forage breeding/genetics) Now is the time to purchase your cool-season cover crop seed! Cover crops are used to protect bare soil over the winter months and for grazing in planted...