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...
Boosting the Profitability of Your Cow Herd through Efficient Reproduction
Welcome to 2024! The last three years have been especially challenging for cattle ranchers. In 2020, the world stopped due to a strange new disease, COVID19, that forced restaurants to temporarily close, conferences to be canceled, schools to send kids home,...
2024 UGA Crop Comparison Tool and Crop Specific Budgets
Row crop farmers have an annual challenge of deciding which crops to grow in their rotation and how to utilize the land in their care this year. There is a great decision tool, provided by the University of Georgia, that is updated on an annual basis prior to the...
January 2024 – Florida Cattle Market Update
2024: A Year of Stabilizing, Expanding, or Both? On January 31st, 2024, USDA will release the bi-annual Cattle Inventory Report. We can expect to see that inventory will be low, much like we saw in 2014 and 2015, due to prolonged drought, high input costs and interest...
New Honey Bee Nutrition Guide Available Free to Download
Source: Honey Bee Health Coalition Beekeepers now have a valuable resource at their fingertips with the release of the latest comprehensive Honey Bee Nutrition Guide from the Honey Bee Health Coalition. The guide is a review and manual for supplemental feeding...