Cotton Marketing News: Be Hopeful and Patient, but Plan Ahead
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics - Prices (July futures) continue in a range of 54 to 59 cents. We’ve seen a decent uptrend since the most recent low of 53½ on May 5, and with a few hiccups, since the low near 48 on April 1. The market (July)...
2020 Beef Improvement Federation Online Symposium Registration Open
The 52nd Annual Beef Improvement Federation Symposium — Online will be hosted the week of June 8 starting at noon CDT each day. The conference will be hosted on the Zoom webinar platform. Online registration is now open at http://www.beefimprovement.org/symposium. The...
Friday Feature: Cattle First Trailer & Documentary
This week's featured video is the 1-minute trailer, or advertisement for a 40-minute documentary published by Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) Cattle Health. The short video trailer and the 40-minute documentary feature the Johnson family of the Flying Diamond Ranch, Eastern...
Funding Opportunities to Implement BMPs in the Florida Panhandle
- Farmers and ranchers have implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) that maintain or improve water quality, quantity and soil conditions on their lands for many years. Several agencies in our region recognize this and offer financial assistance to defer the cost...
Early Season Issues: Aspergillus and Rhizoctonia Crown Rots in Peanuts
There are many environmental, chemical, and biological factors that can affect a peanut stand; fungal diseases being one of them. Recently, Aspergillus species have been the focus of fungal problems on peanut seed, as well as stand issues in the field (Aspergillus...
Grasshoppers Could Be a Problem This Season
- Jennifer Bearden, UF/IFAS Okaloosa Extension Ag Agent, and Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent The warm, dry weather this spring is a serious concern. It’s causing many problems ranging from delayed planting to wildfires and everything in between. It is also...
Nominate Bulls for the 2020-21 Florida Bull Test – Deadline June 15
Nicolas DiLorenzo, UF/IFAS Beef Specialist, and Doug Mayo, UF/IFAS Jackson County Extension Director - Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2020-21 Florida Bull Test. To qualify, bulls must have been born between August 15 and December 31, 2019. If you...
FSA – Food Assistance Direct Payment Program – Payment Rates
From: farmers.gov/cfap The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) will provide vital financial assistance to producers of agricultural commodities who have suffered a five-percent-or-greater price decline or who had losses due to market supply chain disruptions...
Friday Feature: Planting Cotton with Jim McArthur
This week we check back in with Jim MacArthur in Jackson County through his YouTube channel called "Field Rows". He recently shared a video he created to show how McArthur Farms plants their cotton fields. Climb in the cab with Jim and see how this is done with...
Stand Issues – Should You Replant Your Peanut Field?
Mike Mulvaney, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, & Scott Tubbs, UGA Coastal Plain Experiment Station It’s the time of year when producers often face decisions involving replanting peanut. This is always a tough call, there are many factors to...