USDA released their Crop Production Report for August last Friday, and it showed cotton production in Georgia is forecast to be 2.6 million bales, up 15 percent from last year. The acreage figure still stands at 1.3 million acres. While there have been some fields that the rain clouds found, Georgia Cotton Commission’s Richey Seaton says that’s not the case …
A Surprising Cotton Market Situation
Normally a big yearly increase in production of a crop brings on lower prices, but according to a story from Gary Crawford, this may not be a normal year for cotton. Play Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida …
A “Contamination Prevention Alert” from the National Cotton Council
The National Cotton Council is urging producers, ginners, warehousers, and their employees to pay particular attention to contamination prevention this harvest season. Dale Thompson, manager of marketing and processing technology for the National Cotton Council, explains the steps ginners need to take to ensure a quality U.S. cotton crop. Play Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement …
USDA Forecasts Record-High Corn and Soybean Production in 2016
Both U.S. corn and soybean growers are expected to harvest record-high crops this year, according to the Crop Production report issued by the Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Ag in Review for the Week Ending August 12, 2016
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we have the latest estimates from USDA on the various field crops grown here in the Southeast, USDA also released their report concerning ag land values, how Farmers Markets have evolved over the years, beekeeping Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida …
Peanut Crop Is Down 2 Percent from Last Year
USDA released its August crop reports and the numbers show the 2016 peanut crop is estimated to be 2 percent less than last year’s crop. Tyron Spearman breaks that report down, along with a quick update on how other crops fared in today’s report. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida …
No Change to Cotton Acreage Number
USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) released its August crop reports today, and Angie Considine with NASS in Washington, D.C. says the cotton acreage estimate is the same as the June report. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, …
Friday Will Bring a Temporary Hush to the Speculation about Crop Size
USDA’s August crop production report is always huge in terms of the attention it gets, and it will give us a better idea of just how huge the crops will be this year. Gary Crawford has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For …
Give STAX Program Time Before Making Big Changes
The top USDA Risk Management official says before suggesting major changes to the cotton STAX program, the program’s second complete year should be evaluated. Gary Crawford has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Various Field Day Events This Week
There are a variety of field day events taking place this week, and Tyron Spearman runs through the list. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy …