by Doug Mayo | Apr 22, 2016
Lately, it seems everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. If we were playing backyard football, the cotton market would get called a penalty for piling on. Growers are frustrated. Some growers and agribusinesses are hurting financially after a tough 2015, and...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 8, 2016
The August 2016 Feeder Cattle futures contract declined by $1.30 cwt. during March. Based on this futures price decrease, August Feeder Cattle revenues decreased by approximately $9.75/hd. ($1.30/cwt. * 7.5 cwt.) on a 750-pound feeder steer which amounts to $650.00...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 8, 2016
US cotton growers say they intend to plant 9.56 million acres this year. We’ve likely all seen or heard the numbers by now so there’s little reason to plow that ground again. Prior to USDA’s Prospective Plantings report yesterday, there were at least two other...
by Ethan Carter | Mar 18, 2016
Jackson County Extension hosted the 2016 Panhandle Row Crop Short Course on Thursday, March 3, 2016. Extension Specialists from Florida, Georgia, and Alabama came to relay new and pertinent information concerning crops to farmers. Attendees were able to attain CEUs...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 11, 2016
In the 1960’s, a popular TV show “Lost in Space” chronicled the adventures of the “space family Robinson” whose space ship was thrown off course by a meteor shower. Oddly, one of my favorite characters on the show was the Robot. When there was danger present, the...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 19, 2016
The 31st annual Northwest Florida Beef Conference was one of the best in the long history of this event. 175 people attended the event this year that featured seven presentations and a trade show of 28 companies and organizations that provide products and services to...