Economics & Policy
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When are the Colquitt County Production meetings? The 2025 Georgia Peanut Farm Show is scheduled for Thursday, January 16, at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, GA. The show opens at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m. Peanut farmers and those involved in the peanut industry will be able to learn more about the…
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Dry conditions have impacted cattle producers attempting to plant winter annual forages and peanut growers trying to dig dryland fields. According to the Georgia Crop Progress and Condition report released today, peanuts that were dug were 71% compared to the 5-year average of 83%. Thirty-nine percent of the cotton crop has been harvested compared to…
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Another exciting week in Colquitt County agriculture! The UGA Corn Short Course and Peanut Farm Show was held this past week. The Colquitt County Extension office is hosting two production meetings this coming week. Growers can also attend The Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting and UGA Cotton Production Workshop and the Ag Forecast this week.…
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It has been another exciting week in Colquitt County agriculture. The Sunbelt Ag Expo and the cold weather were topics of discussion this week. Cotton defoliation and when to dig peanuts were common questions from growers. There was a little bit of frost in Colquitt County on October 19, 2022. It has been a few…
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This is a blog post from the Southern Ag Today by John Robinson, Professor and Extension Economist, from the Texas A and M Agrilife Extension. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has direct implications on the global supply of corn and wheat because of the relatively large quantities of those crops that those two countries…
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UGA Ag Econ (Dr. Adam N. Rabinowitz and Dr. Yangxuan Liu) will be holding joint producer meetings with Farm Service Agency (FSA) focused on the following topics: Generic Base Conversion: The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 authorizes seed cotton as a covered commodity for the 2018 crop year. Owners of a farm with generic…
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Below is a link to the Cotton Marketing News for 11-30-15. cmn11302015
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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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A series of meetings to provide information and analysis to assist producers and landowners understand what’s required and make decisions. Meetings will be conducted by University of Georgia agricultural economists Nathan Smith and Don Shurley, the USDA Farm Service Agency, and the USDA Risk Management Agency. Questions and answers and discussion will be included. Topics to…
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Below is information on the a Farm Bill workshop being held in Tifton at the RDC on November 19th. This educational meeting starts at 9am. If you need any information about this meeting contact the Colquitt County Extension office.