Pest Alert: Invasive ‘Yellow-Legged Hornet’ Poses Threat to Honey Bees
A disconcerting revelation has emerged concerning the Yellow-Legged Hornet, the so-called "murder hornet's cousin" in Savannah, Georgia, officially identified as Vespa velutina by the Georgia Department of Agriculture in August 2023, following its discovery by...
Cattle Market Update: Bi-Annual Cattle Inventory and Market Report
Inventory Florida still ranks number 9 in beef cattle production with 862,000 head, a decline of 3 percent since 2023. The top ten states in beef cattle production all declined between 2 and 6 percent with the exception of Kentucky, which increased production by 1...
Farming to Breakeven in 2024
Source: Southern Ag Today: Farming to Breakeven in 2024, written by: Amanda Smith, UGA Extension Economist With an entire month of the new year behind us, meeting season is in full swing. This season is a time when many agricultural economists get the...
2024 Santa Rosa County Row Crop Production Meeting Highlights & Presentation Links
On January 30th, the UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC), near Jay hosted the annual Santa Rosa Row Crop Production Meeting. This meeting brought together farmers and Extension specialists from the University of Florida, University of Georgia,...
Friday Feature: 2024 CattleFax Outlook Seminar Summary
This week's featured video was published by NCBA's Cattlemen to Cattlemen TV show and YouTube Channel. Cattle producers, and the media that cover cattle production have been buzzing ever since the 2024 CattleFax Outlook Seminar, at the NCBA Convention in Orlando on...
‘Arnie’ – A New Peanut Variety Released by the University of Florida
A new runner-type peanut variety named ‘Arnie’ was released by the University of Florida-IFAS on January 26, 2024. The 'Arnie' peanut cultivar was developed at the University of Florida, North Florida Research and Education Center near Marianna, Florida from a cross...
2023 WFREC Crop Variety Trial Results
Now is the time to start thinking (if you haven’t already) about planting decisions for the 2024 season. One of the most important decisions you can make is what variety to plant. There are so many varieties of cotton, corn, and soybeans available that it may seem...
January 2024 US Cattle Inventory Down 2%
USDA's National Agricultural Statistic Service (NASS) published their January 2024 Cattle Report on January 31st. As was expected, the US January 1, 2024 all cattle inventory dropped another 2%, as compared to January 1, 2023. NASS publishes an estimate of...
Cotton Marketing News: Prices Improve but the Walk will be Wobbly
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Prices (old crop March 24 futures) have finally broken to the upside and now stand within the previous 83 to 89¢ range we had for months, prior to the most recent setback to mostly 74 to 82 cents. But, that old...
Friday Feature: 2024 Farm Dog of the Year
This week's featured video was produced by American Farm Bureau to highlight the 2024 Farm Dog of the Year. Skippy, owned by Georgia Farm Bureau members Donald and Laura Adams, was selected as this year's winner. Donald was the victim of a serious farm accident that...