by Daniel J. Leonard | Oct 9, 2020
A few weeks ago, Hurricane Sally churned onshore and dumped an unrelenting amount of rain on the Florida Panhandle. Thankfully, Calhoun, Jackson and adjoining counties were spared the lashing winds, storm surge, and widespread power outages that our neighbors to the...
by Jennifer Bearden | Aug 28, 2020
Crop protection chemicals are vitally important to the agriculture industry and need to be protected. The “war on chemicals” is a true threat to the pesticides we rely on. That threat is challenging to manage except by advocating and telling the story of stewardship...
by external | Aug 28, 2020
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics – December 20 futures knocked on the door of 66 cents (closed at 65.82 cents per lb) on Monday—the highest daily close in 6 months. December futures gained 1.43 cents last week on weather concerns and a...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 21, 2020
Livestock traceability has remained a controversial issue across the US, but especially in Florida. The debate stems from producers not wanting added costs to their operations, and also having concerns about data privacy. Government agencies want to be able to...
by external | Jun 19, 2020
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...
by external | Jun 19, 2020
– Farm workers are actively engaged in produce and other fresh commodity harvests all across the country. Earlier this week during a press conference, Governor Ron DeSantis pointed out that a significant percentage of the recent rise in COVID19 positive cases...
