by external | Feb 6, 2026
Bart Fischer and Joe Outlaw, Southern Ag Today, February 5, 2026 While farmers have been dealing with inflation in input costs since the onset of COVID-19, relatively high commodity prices (in large measure resulting from the war in Ukraine) helped blunt the pain...
by external | Nov 21, 2025
Source: Southern Ag Today, November 202,2025, Bart Fischer, Co-Director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center, and Joe Outlaw, Extension Economist, Texas A&M. We think we can all agree on one thing: we’re all sick of talking about the state of the farm...
by Hardeep Singh | Nov 7, 2025
Introduction As the Florida Panhandle transitions into fall, farmers are finishing up summer crops and preparing for the winter months. This is an ideal time to plant cover crops, which serve as a critical tool for soil conservation, nutrient management, and improving...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 31, 2025
This week’s featured video was produced by Bloomberg Television. In this video, David Westin traveled to Iowa to meet with farmers, and industry executives to discuss the current state of row crop agriculture. What he learned was very concerning. The U.S....
by external | Jun 6, 2025
Ed Borgato, UF/IFAS Weed Scientist, West Florida Research and Education Center – Jay A suitable variety planted in the appropriate window, with fertilizer applied in the appropriate timing, at the required rate for desired yield, plus weeds, insects, and diseases...
by Ethan Carter | Feb 21, 2025
Brett Bultemeier, Lauren Diepenbrock, and Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Extension Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate insecticide used primarily to control foliage and soil-borne insect pests. The status and availability of Chlorpyrifos has had numerous, and at times,...
