by Doug Mayo | May 4, 2018
This week’s featured videos were developed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association as part of the “Rethink the Ranch” campaign. The video series shares introduces consumers to six cattle modern operations and the real people who grow the...
by Molly Jameson | Apr 27, 2018
International Compost Awareness Week is May 6-12 this year. This educational initiative, promoted by the Composting Council Research and Education Foundation, was started in Canada in 1995, and has continued to grow in popularity as communities, businesses,...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 27, 2018
Eighty-cent cotton is within sight. Prices (December futures) trended down last week, but rebounded on Thursday and Friday—closing at 79.43 cents. December 2018 futures broke 79 cents for the first time, and gained 52 points for the week. Some producers began and...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 27, 2018
On Thursday of this week, Sun South John Deere hosted a Hay Equipment Demo Day at the UF/IFAS Marianna Beef Research Unit. Participants at the event got to see a new product called B-Wrap demonstrated. This week’s featured video was produced by Tama Farm Grown...
by Chris Prevatt | Apr 20, 2018
Last spring I wrote an article entitled “At What Weight should I sell my Feeder Calves” that bought forth many questions on the value of each additional pound of gain. This article will serve as a follow-up to revisit the value of gain, and share the calculation for...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 20, 2018
Cow-calf ranchers have an opportunity to add value to the weaned calves they sell, through a cooperative board sale. For the past 24 years cattle producers in Southeast Alabama, Southwest Georgia, and Northwest Florida have joined together to form marketing groups...
