by Doug Mayo | Jul 14, 2017
This week’s featured video was produced by Growing America. In this video David Bridges, President of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College summarizes the value of American Agriculture and the need to share this information with young people to encourage them to...
by Mark Mauldin | Jul 7, 2017
Last summer the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported 611 people from 45 states got Salmonella infections from contact with their poultry. This year, through the end of May 2017, 372 people from 47 states have gotten sick from Salmonella infections related to...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 7, 2017
Don Shurley, Cotton Economist, UGA Emeritus Professor Last week’s USDA Acreage report did not deliver as expected. The market (Dec futures) initially reacted upward but seemingly has now re-established its pre-report bearish tone. These are cautious and confusing...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 7, 2017
This week’s featured video was developed by the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation. They have launched a campaign called The Peanut Program Works to provide support for the Price Loss Coverage or PLC Program implemented with the 2014 Farm Bill, as lawmakers...
by ifwpadmnwdistrict | Jun 30, 2017
Jack Payne, UF/IFAS Senior Vice President These past few weeks I have spent much time traveling around Florida attending the annual meetings of some of our important agricultural commodity groups, such as Citrus Mutual, the Florida Cattlemen’s Association and the...
by Les Harrison | Jun 30, 2017
The consistent and ample rains of late over Florida’s Panhandle assure enough moisture is available for row crop production and development, and forage growth. It has also minimized, if not eliminated, the need for irrigation and its associated cost. As with anything...
