Cotton Marketing News:  Current Cotton Outlook

Cotton Marketing News: Current Cotton Outlook

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Source:  Text from presentation on the Here We Grow podcast,, Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, Episode #29, forthcoming, taped Aug 7, 2024. There’s no doubt and everyone knows that cotton prices have been...
Florida Cattle Market Update: The Cull Cow Market

Florida Cattle Market Update: The Cull Cow Market

Prices for feeder cattle have well exceeded year ago levels, and that has been a hot topic over the last year. But what about the cull cow market? Steer and heifer prices are important to follow, but cull cows also play an important role in both the cattle market and...
Cotton Marketing News:  Cotton Price Taking Baby Steps Forward

Cotton Marketing News: Cotton Price Taking Baby Steps Forward

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Prices (December 24 futures) are attempting a rally.  Since the string of closing prices below 72¢, price has gained roughly 2¢ and is now testing what could be a little resistance at the 74¢ area. – If we...
Building Farm Equity

Building Farm Equity

  Kevin Burkett, Clemson Agribusiness Program Team:  Southern Ag Today – June 5, 2024 It may seem that barely covering expenses with little positive net farm income means a business is “treading water.” Ideally, a farm would generate revenue that exceed...
Cotton Marketing News:  Has Cotton’s Downturn Bottomed Out?

Cotton Marketing News: Has Cotton’s Downturn Bottomed Out?

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Nothing is worse than to have land, money, and other resources already committed to production and watching the market (and the value of expected production) decline.  Farming is a biological process and takes...