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Economics

  • 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 2021 Conventional Till If you…

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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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  • 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, the Jan 2016 version of…

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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 compare returns above variable costs…

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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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  • 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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  • 2015 UGA Crop Comparisons

    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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  • Written by Dr. Curt Lacy, UGA Extension Livestock Economist The cost to plant winter annuals this year is projected to be the about the same this year as last.  While fertilizer prices are expected to decline in coming months, seed costs have actually increased slightly this year.  As a result, establishment costs will be slightly…

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