by external | May 19, 2023
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Since plummeting to the low 70’s last Fall, new crop December 23 futures have been on a roller-coaster, up then down then up again to near 86 cents by the end of January. December 23 futures have since teetered...
by Mark Mauldin | May 19, 2023
Calling all watermelon producers, either commercial growers or hard-core gardeners. It’s almost time to enter your finest melons in the Big Melon Contest at the Panhandle Watermelon Festival. The festival and the contest have been summer-time staples in the...
by Doug Mayo | May 19, 2023
This week’s featured video was published by Farm Innovations to share the story of the Guardian SC1, which is an autonomous drone for crop spraying. The Guardian SC1 is a large, 12′ x 12′ fully electric drone that uses GPS guidance to spray with a...
by external | May 5, 2023
Pam Knox, Director of the UGA Weather Network and Agricultural Climatologist While we had an early start to the growing season, it was followed by colder conditions in March that slowed things down quite a bit. Since that time, we have seen periods of very warm...
by external | May 5, 2023
Source: Sunbelt Ag Expo We are excited to welcome back the Southeastern Hay Contest to the Sunbelt Ag Expo this fall. Since 2004, the Southeastern Hay Contest has kept hay growers striving to be the best. One of the largest attendee groups at Expo is made up of those...
by external | May 5, 2023
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Planted acreage will be down significantly this season. That much is already known. Harvested acres, yield, and production, which are more important, will be a big unknown for many months yet to come. Supply...
