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…
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Below is a post from the Southern Ag Today blog about the 2022 corn outlook. For many feed grain producers, 2021 was a profitable year; however, the uncertainty and risk associated with the 2022 corn crop is elevated. Following is a look at how the components of the supply and…
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Is it possible for me to obtain information from the Outlook Meeting held at the Extension Office last week? There was good discussion last week at the row crop commodity outlook held at the Colquitt County Extension office. Dr. Nathan Smith, Clemson Extension Ag Economist, and Amanda Smith, UGA Ag…
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Amanda Smith, UGA Ag Economics, has provided 2021-22 wheat budgets for both intensive and conventional wheat production. I am sure everybody is aware that fertilizer prices have risen in comparison to last year. The anticipated price of N is $0.90 lb, and the expected prices of P and K are…
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Amanda Smith, UGA Ag Economist, has updated the row crop comparison tool on the Extension Ag Economics Budgets web page. The May update includes increased commodity prices, updated crop insurance prices and higher fuel and fertilizer prices. Row Crop Comparison Tool May 2021 Strip Till Row Crop Comparison Tool May…
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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…
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Every year the UGA Ag Economics Department updates row crop production budgets. Excel spreadsheet budgets for corn, peanut, grain sorghum, and soybean are available for use. Each commodity has an irrigated and dryland budget. If you are interested in the 2016 row crop budgets go to the link below. Also,…
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The University of Georgia Extension Ag Economics Department has released an updated Crop Comparison Tool for 2016. This spreadsheet includes cotton, peanuts, corn, soybeans, wheat and grain sorghum in both irrigated and non-irrigated situations. Growers can also compare the cost difference between conventional and strip till production systems and also…
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Below is a link to the Cotton Marketing News for 11-30-15. cmn11302015
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Below is Don Shurley’s comments about the current cotton marketing situation. CMN03132015
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