by external | May 8, 2020
– U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza announced on May 4, 2020 that agricultural businesses are now eligible for SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance programs. SBA’s EIDL portal will reopen today as a result of...
by external | May 1, 2020
Every year, farmers must decide what to plant. There are many factors to consider when making this decision. For the 2020 season, these decisions are compounded by a dramatic decline in market prices and, because of these low prices, net returns are expected to be...
by external | Apr 24, 2020
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics – The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump on March 27th. This legislation provides over $2 trillion in economic...
by external | Apr 17, 2020
UF/IFAS Extension has been hearing from agriculture and aquaculture producers throughout the state about ways the pandemic is affecting your daily work and livelihoods. In this unprecedented and challenging time, the value of your work has never been more evident. It...
by external | Apr 3, 2020
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics – The destruction of markets and prices due to the impacts of the coronavirus are unprecedented. In 40 years as an economist and analyst—30 years of that in cotton, I’ve not seen anything like this....
by Chris Prevatt | Mar 13, 2020
– As the U.S. cattle industry turns the corner of this cattle cycle producers have begun asking the question, “How much should I pay for a bred replacement heifer this year?” This is indeed a tough question to answer because cow-calf producers and their...
