by Andrea Albertin | Jan 12, 2018
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Office of Energy is currently offering free energy evaluations, along with cost-share funds to increase on-farm energy efficiency for agricultural producers in Florida. This includes all types of...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 1, 2017
Back in May, when most of the 2017 cotton crop still remained to be planted, USDA released its first supply and demand projections for the 2017 crop marketing year. That first projection for total World use was 115.75 million bales. That was back in May. The most...
by Mark Mauldin | Nov 17, 2017
Two general statements to begin the discussion: Florida grass hay is generally not sufficient to meet the nutritional needs of a lactating brood cow. A fall/early winter calving season is a fairly standard practice in Northwest Florida. These two statements imply that...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 17, 2017
Some of the most challenging conversations, in almost any relationship, are the ones about money. This is certainly true as farmers and landowners negotiate lease agreements, or managers and workers negotiate salaries for the year ahead. It can be pretty challenging...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 17, 2017
Source: Livestock marketing Information Center Cattle prices during the fourth quarter of 2017 were significantly stronger than expected. Higher prices caused 2017’s calculated cow-calf return over cash costs plus pasture rent to be revised up. In fact, earlier...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 17, 2017
Source: American Farm Bureau American Farm Bureau Federation’s 32nd annual price survey of classic items found on the Thanksgiving Day dinner table indicates the average cost of this year’s feast for 10 is $49.12, a 75-cent decrease from last year’s average of...
