Horticulture
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By Esendugue Greg Fonsah, Chen, Yu, Stan Diffie, Rajagopalbabu Srinivansan and David Riley Introduction: (Complete version of journal article is attached here). In 2015, the United States was the second largest producer of tomatoes in the world. The U.S. produces tomato for fresh and processed markets respectively, and both markets contribute over $2 billion in annual…
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by Levi Russell A new publication entitled “Surviving the Farm Economy Downturn” is now available online free of charge. The publication provides a general farm economy outlook as well as discussions of topics such as risk reduction, cost control, alternative crops, livestock sales during drought, crop insurance, ARC and PLC payment forecasts, stress and suicide,…
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by Levi Russell Last week in Atlanta Extension economists, lenders, and ag media met in Atlanta to discuss the market and policy outlook for agricultural commodities in the Southeast in the coming year. UGA economists presented the outlook for peanuts, timber, turfgrass, the green industry, cotton, poultry, and hogs. All presentations are available here. Feel…
Posted in: Beef Cattle, Cotton, Dairy, Horticulture, Marketing, Peanuts, Policy, Poultry, Row Crops, Turfgrass