University Ag Economists Look Ahead

Randall Weiseman January 8, 2015 Alabama, Cattle, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts

Tyron Spearman

Today Spearman reports on information given by a couple of University Agriculture Economists who look at how certain field crops and the livestock sector fared in 2014 and looks ahead at what we might expect this year.

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