2025 Emerging Farmers Symposium – September 4

2025 Emerging Farmers Symposium – September 4

The 2025 Emerging Farmers Symposium will take place on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at the Florida A&M University Research and Educational Center, located at 4259 Bainbridge Highway in Quincy, Florida, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM EDT. This event is designed to support...
Choosing the Right Sales Model for Your Small Farm

Choosing the Right Sales Model for Your Small Farm

  Choosing where to sell your farm products can feel a little like planting a fruit tree – it takes effort to get established, not everything will thrive in your soil, and ideally, it’s something you’ll be glad you planted years down the road.  In the Florida...
July 2025 Florida Cattle Market Update

July 2025 Florida Cattle Market Update

Mid-Year Review: Inventory, Cattle on Feed, & Expansion Efforts  On July 25th, USDA released the July Cattle Inventory Report. This report provides insight into herd numbers and expansion efforts, specifically heifer retention. USDA did not  release this report...
2025 Planted Peanut Acres Hits 34 Year High

2025 Planted Peanut Acres Hits 34 Year High

Wendiam Sawadgo – Southern Ag Today -7/21/25 Farmers across the United States planted an estimated 1.9 million acres of peanuts in 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Acreage report released on June 30th. If realized, this would mark a...
Cotton Marketing News:  Prices Continue Rangebound

Cotton Marketing News: Prices Continue Rangebound

Don Shurley, UGA Emeritus Cotton Economist   Cotton prices (December 2025 futures) continue in the mostly 67¢ to 71¢ range.  Thus far, nothing has been able to push prices higher for the past 7 months.  We’ve had a few dips below this range, but prices recovered...