by Doug Mayo | Jan 10, 2020
This week’s featured video was published by Oklahoma State’s SunUp TV to share the story of a 100 year old farmer, K.B. Williams, who graduated high school during the dust bowl, and drove the combine one more time during the 2019 wheat harvest. Driving...
by external | Dec 20, 2019
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Slowly, the cotton market appears to be pulling out of the doldrums. The signs and signals are improving and, if actually realized, the timing certainly could not be better. Prices advanced to a high of almost...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 20, 2019
The County Extension Agents, and State Extension Specialists that make up the UF/IFAS Panhandle Ag Extension Team hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season. We look forward to helping all of the farmers and ranchers to make 2020 a great year for agriculture in the...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 13, 2019
This week’s featured video was published as a segment on PBS News Hour to show how tobacco farmers in North Carolina are experimenting with growing hemp flowers for CBD oil. This video raises some key concerns about this new industry. With legalization in...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 22, 2019
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Market math can sometimes be confusing. Case in point—December futures have lost 2.37 cents this week. I read a story today lamenting the decline. December closed today at just under 62 cents (61.84). Well,...
by external | Nov 15, 2019
Source: FDACS News Release Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced on November 8, 2019 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has allocated $380.7 million in federal block grant funding for Florida farmers devastated by Hurricane Michael, including direct...
