Agribusiness
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Below is a link to the Cotton Marketing News for 11-30-15. cmn11302015
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The Georgia Pest Control Management Handbook is great resource for pesticide information not only for county agents but for farmers, retailers and gardeners. This reference can be obtained online at the following links Commercial: https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.cfm?number=SB28 Homeowner: https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.cfm?number=SB48
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Below is Don Shurley’s comments about the current cotton marketing situation. CMN03132015
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Don Shurley, UGA Cotton Economist, has posted the new update 2015 cotton production budgets. These budgets include irrigated and dry land production that utilize a conventional or strip till production system. If you have any questions about the budgets contact your local county agent. 2015-CONV-IR 2015-CONV-NI 2015-ST-IR 2015-ST-NI
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The 2015 Crop Comparison Tool is now available for viewing courtesy of the UGA Ag Econ Department. Nathan Smith and Amanda Smith do a great job with this information. This spreadsheet shows returns over variable and fixed costs of row crop commodities in both irrigated and dryland production. Below are two links to this tool. …
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Due to commodity prices, growers are trying to figure out the most profitable mix of commodities to grow on their farm. Below is a link to the 2015 UGA Peanut Budgets. The four budgets include dryland and irrigated production cost estimates for conventional and striptill peanuts. 2015 uga peanut budgets Also below are two tables…
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Below are a few comments from Don Shurley on the cotton market as of December 12-23-2014.
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Agriculture touches our lives deeply—whether you’re a producer, an agribusiness, a policymaker or a consumer. From the local farm in Georgia to the globally stocked supermarket, food and fiber make our lives better. And with information on the upcoming growing season, the Ag Forecast Seminars can help make your life a little easier.
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A new law signed by the President is changing the current exemption that farmers have for hauling equipment, crops, and livestock. Whereas a 150 mile radius was imposed to operate without a CDL before, producers may now travel across the state of Georgia hauling their equipment, crops, and livestock. Outside of Georgia, producers can drive…
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An opportunity for incentive funding to help with Diesel to Electric conversion…. The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA)… announced a second round of the Georgia Agricultural Irrigation Motor (AIM) Program, an incentive program designed to help Georgia farmers become more energy-efficient, save money on fuel costs, and reduce emissions… The Georgia AIM Program will provide…
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