Cotton Marketing News: Return to Optimism Still On Wobbly Legs
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics From the peak near 88 cents in late February, to the decline to near 76 cents in late March, cotton prices (new crop December futures) are trying to mount a comeback. Since the latest low, we’ve had 9 up days...
Don’t Forget About Wildlife Habitat Projects this Spring
Spring can be a busy time of year for those interested in improving wildlife habitat on the property they own/manage. Spring is the time to begin efforts that pay-off later in the year - particularly in the fall when hunting season rolls back around. If you are a...
Friday Feature: 1956 Kansas Wheat Farmer
This week's featured video was a historic Encyclopedia Britannica short film stored on the Charlie Dean Archives YouTube channel. The 13-minute film shares a year in the life of a Kansas farm family in 1956. They faced a number of challenges each year, but 1956 was...
Four Early-Season Lessons from 2020 Peanut Production
Michael J. Mulvaney, UF/IFAS Cropping Systems Specialist, CCA - Check the germ rate of your seed I was shocked last year to see so many skippy stands, because we didn’t check the germ rate. Many peanut fields had 2 plants/ft! At that rate, you’ve taken your yield hit...
Using Growth Implants in Calves and Stockers
There was a lot of good that came out of the early 1950’s. To name a few: super glue was invented, I Love Lucy premiered on CBS, Alaska and Hawaii became U.S. States, and growth promoting implants were developed for cattle. While super glue is very handy, and we all...
April 5 Watermelon Crop Update
UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Weekly Watermelon Crop Update - April 5, 2021 - Summarized by Bob Hochmuth with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents: Mark Warren, Tyler Pittman, Tatiana Sanchez, Luke Harlow, Jay Capasso, Sylvia Wills, Dan Fenneman, Keith...
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Panhandle Ag e-News with Top 10 Articles and Jokes of the Decade
- On April 3, 2012 the first Panhandle Ag email newsletter was sent out to 1,652 farmers and ranchers in the Florida Panhandle, and the first article links were shared through Facebook and Twitter accounts . Since that time 1,975 articles have been published that...
USDA Announces Pandemic Assistance for Producers to Distribute Resources More Equitably
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on March 24, 2021 that USDA is establishing new programs and efforts to bring financial assistance to farmers, ranchers and producers who felt the impact of COVID-19 market disruptions. The new initiative—USDA Pandemic...
Cotton Marketing News: Ho-Hum Export Report and Unsettled Planting Intentions
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics – The hopeful return to the upper 80’s has stalled. The market (new crop December futures) was in a downtrend for the month of March, and April isn’t starting out any better. There’s no reason to panic – we...
Friday Feature: Nitrate Leaching Research Summary
This week's featured video highlights the work of a member of the Panhandle Ag Extension Team. Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS Forage Soil Scientist, and her research team have been evaluating different methods that can be used to minimize nitrate leaching from crop...