Cotton Marketing News:  Neutral Market Continues

Cotton Marketing News: Neutral Market Continues

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics – Futures Prices USDA’s Acreage report, the first estimate of actual acres planted, will be out next week on Tuesday, June 30th.  USDA’s Prospective Plantings report back at the end of March said that...
Friday Feature:  Peterson Brother’s Net Rap Music Video

Friday Feature: Peterson Brother’s Net Rap Music Video

The Peterson Farm Brothers recently published another of their famous zany farm videos.  Their latest video, called “The Net Wrap,” is a rap song dedicated to bailing alfalfa hay on their Kansas Farm.  The Peterson Brothers are fifth generation Kansas farm...
Squash Bugs – Always a Problem in Cucurbits

Squash Bugs – Always a Problem in Cucurbits

Life Cycle The squash bug, Anasa tristis, is a common insect pest of squash and other cucurbits.  Squash bugs have a six to eight week life cycle, and can have up to three generations per year in Florida.  They generally lay their eggs on the lower surface of leaves,...
Cotton Market Commentary:  Mid-June Summary

Cotton Market Commentary: Mid-June Summary

Thursday—June 18, 2020 Here’s the situation and the question on everyone’s mind.  It’s now past mid-June.  Typically by this time, the market has presented growers with at least one “decent” opportunity to market/price a portion of the upcoming crop.  Well, I doubt...