by Doug Mayo | Jan 19, 2018
New crop Dec18 futures now stand at over 75 cents. The reasons for much better prices seem fairly obvious, but what has been somewhat surprising is the strength of the uptrend. Prices have now improved 5 to 6 cents or about 8 to 9% since the most recent “plateau” at...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 12, 2018
This week’s featured video was produced by American Robotics to introduce ScoutTM, a fully-automated drone system for farmers. Scout features season-long automated crop scouting that is autonomous, or pre-programmed for launch, flight, imaging, landing,...
by Xavier Martini | Jan 5, 2018
Xavier Martini, Pete Andersen, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center In May 2017, Asian citrus psyllids (Diaphorina citri) were found in the experimental citrus grove at the Suwannee Valley Extension Center in Live Oak. The trees were quickly treated...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 1, 2017
Back in May, when most of the 2017 cotton crop still remained to be planted, USDA released its first supply and demand projections for the 2017 crop marketing year. That first projection for total World use was 115.75 million bales. That was back in May. The most...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 17, 2017
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...
by Kalyn Waters | Nov 17, 2017
Black Cherry is common across the southern half of the United States. Mature trees span from 50 to 90 feet tall with an oval silhouette shape, and low branches that normally droop to the ground. This native tree is commonly used for landscaping but can also be found...