Benefits of Manure Fertilizers and Analysis

Benefits of Manure Fertilizers and Analysis

Manure from livestock has been used by farmers and gardeners since the beginning of farming, with evidence of the benefits of manure are documented dating back nearly 8,000 years.  Manure can help improve soil, but there are a couple common misconceptions about its...
March 2025 Florida Cattle Market Update

March 2025 Florida Cattle Market Update

The Importance of Record-Keeping in a Good Year Prices for steers, heifers, replacements, and cull cows in Florida are 9%, 7%, 22%, and 16% higher year over year. As more heifers are retained and culling slows, the value of female and feeder cattle will continue to...
Florida Pesticide Certification Exam Changes in 2025

Florida Pesticide Certification Exam Changes in 2025

UF/IFAS has been the primary provider for pesticide certification exam locations through the county extension network for many years. However, in 2025, due to technological updates to Windows, internet networks, and the computers UF/IFAS have been using for testing,...
Cotton Marketing News – Prices Rebound from Recent Awful Lows

Cotton Marketing News – Prices Rebound from Recent Awful Lows

Don Shurley, UGA Emeritus Cotton Economist Since recent lows at the 66¢ level, prices (new crop December 2025 futures) have now rebounded to the previously established 68.5 to 70¢ range.  For the past three months, there has been a level of “resistance” at 70¢ that...
Join the National Volunteer Rain Reporter Network

Join the National Volunteer Rain Reporter Network

  I have been a Volunteer Precipitation Reporter for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRahs) since November 2018, with the station ID of FL-JK-6 (Florida – Jackson County – station #6 highlighted in the map above).  Every...