by Doug Mayo | Mar 16, 2018
When deer hunting, I am often guilty of waiting and waiting and waiting on something better—often even turning down the opportunity to take a doe, in hopes that something bigger comes along. I too often end up waiting too long and all the deer just disappear and I...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 23, 2018
Don Shurley and Adam N. Rabinowitz, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia A Little History You will recall that under provisions of the 2014 farm bill, landowners were given the opportunity to make a one-time election to keep existing...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 16, 2018
Don Shurley and Adam Rabinowitz, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia Effective with the 2018 crop, “seed cotton” is now a covered commodity under Title I of the 2014 farm bill and eligible for Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments. ...
by Michael Mulvaney | Feb 9, 2018
It’s only February, but it will be April before you know it. That means it is time to start planning for peanut and cotton planting season. Variety selection Peanut If you’re a peanut grower, you’re placing your orders for GA-06G now. Which is great – it’s a cultivar...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 9, 2018
On January 31, 2018 the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released their annual January 1 Cattle Inventory Report. The total U.S. cattle inventory was estimated to be 94.4 million head, which was a 1% increase as compared to 93.7...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 19, 2018
New crop Dec18 futures now stand at over 75 cents. The reasons for much better prices seem fairly obvious, but what has been somewhat surprising is the strength of the uptrend. Prices have now improved 5 to 6 cents or about 8 to 9% since the most recent “plateau” at...