Cotton Marketing News: Will 2026 > 2025?
Don Shurley, UGA Emeritus Cotton Economist In 2026, provisions of an improved ARC/PLC income safety net and higher loan rates in the OBBBA will fully kick in. Payments from the 2025 crop year will be received in October 2026. Producers will receive Bridge Payments. ...
A Balanced Approach to Managing Florida Panhandle Forested Lands for Wildlife
As home to approximately 80% of State’s forested lands the Panhandle of Florida is a significant timber region. Forested lands cover millions of acres in the region. These lands play a critical role not only in wood production, but also in sustaining the state’s...
2025 Average Farmland Rental Rates, Lease Agreements, and Worker Wages Summary
Discussions about money can be awkward in almost every type of relationship, but even more so between landowners and farmers, or employers and workers. As we prepare for 2026, many farmers and landowners have begun discussions about farmland lease agreements....
Surprise! January WASDE Report Moves Corn and Soybeans Lower – Cotton Flat
Adam Rabinowitz, Alabama Extension Crop Economist – Southern Ag Today -January 14, 2026 On Monday, January 12, 2026, the USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report was released with some unexpected projections. A record corn crop is even...
Small Farm Start Up School is Coming to the Panhandle – April 14
Small Farm Start-Up-School is coming to the Panhandle! Some partial scholarships available.