by Doug Mayo | Dec 22, 2015
Don Shurley, University of Georgia Cotton Economist Prices. 2015 has certainly been a challenging year. But the marketing year is less than half over and there may yet be better opportunities down the road. Most growers were looking for and holding out for 70 cents on...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 18, 2015
Gary L. Hawkins, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Department & Calvin D. Perry, C.M. Stripling Irrigation Research Park Irrigation systems are typically used during the summer months to supply supplemental irrigation water to crops as needed. This application...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 18, 2015
2015 was an even more successful year for the Panhandle Ag e-News electronic newsletter project. There were a total of 258 articles contributed by 37 County Agents and State Specialist authors in 2015. This year the website registered over 108,044 total web page...
by Les Harrison | Dec 11, 2015
As the growing season concludes, field equipment is parked in the barns and sheds across the Panhandle. After an all too brief rest, farmers and ranchers perform the necessary maintenance on these agricultural assets. Even still, unpowered and idle, this equipment...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 11, 2015
While cotton futures prices are still in the long standing 62 to 67-cent trading range, prices made a nice “recovery” over the past few weeks. Prices (Mar16 futures) have “rallied” from the 60-cent threat back in October, and from just below 62 cents on Nov 23, to...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 11, 2015
Chris Prevatt, UF/IFAS Livestock Economist The August 2016 Feeder Cattle futures contract declined by $16.38/cwt. during November. Based on this futures price decrease, August Feeder Cattle revenues decreased by approximately $122.85/hd. ($16.38/cwt. *7.5 cwt.) on a...
