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Importance of Agriculture
Agriculture in Seminole and Decatur Counties Agriculture is the lifeblood of these 2 “cornerstone” Georgia counties. We grow many crops and do a lot of further processing here as well. We have several...
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Farm Bill?
I took this photo of part of the Union Station in Washington DC in 2009, while on a Georgia Agri-Leaders trip… It opened in 1907. Look at what it says about agriculture. Dr. Nathan Smith, UGA Extension...
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Thanksgiving Dinner Cost
Food is still a good deal in the US. If you complain about the farmer don’t do it with your mouth full. I’ve thankful for our farmers and everyone associated with agriculture. Here’s some information...
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Cotton Market
Farmers are talking about what they will grow in 2014. It looks like a mixed bag. We will diversify or grow some of everything, it looks like. Dr. Don Shurley, UGA Extension Ag Economist, has the...
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Corn for 2014?
We are trying to figure out what to plant in 2014. It looks like we will have a mixture as usual but the crop mix of acres allocated is the question. Here’s some information and some slides about corn...
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2014 – What to Grow?
What are our planting options for 2014? Here’s a good Ag economic return outlook by our UGA Extension Ag Economists. Thanks to Dr. Nathan Smith. One chart is Non irrigated and the other is for...
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2014 Costs and Net Returns
Here is an estimate of 2014 costs and net returns for the major row crops grown in Georgia, prepared by UGA Extension Ag Economists listed on the sheet.
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Georgia Ag Forecast 2014
It’s time for our Ag Forecast for 2014. There will be one held in Bainbridge, Ga and now is the time put it on your calendar and register for it. Go to this link for more information and to register,...
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Crop Budgets 2014
Here are two links to the 2014 Row Crop Budgets from UGA Extension Ag Economists. Don Shurley, Nathan Smith and Amanda Smith The first link has the budgets in Microsoft Excel 2010 or earlier (.xlsx...
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Cotton Farm Bill Implications
Here are some Cotton Farm Bill Implications by Dr. Don Shurley, UGA Extension Ag Economist.
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2014 Farm Bill
Here’s some preliminary information concerning the 2014 Farm Bill, put together by UGA Extension Ag Economists, Nathan Smith and Don Shurley.
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Crop Insurance – Farm Bill
Here are some slides prepared by UGA Ag Economists Nathan Smith and Don Shurley pertaining to the new farm Bill implications concerning crop insurance. Here’s a link to more farm bill info. 2014 Farm...
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Farm Bill Meeting in Bainbridge
We will have an Extension Farm Bill Meeting in Bainbridge on Monday, April 7th. Please call the Decatur County Extension office at 229-248-3033 to let them know if you are coming so they can plan for...
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Cattle Prices still Good
Given the record-high feeder cattle prices we are experiencing, many cattle producers may be interested in ways to manage their price risk. To help aid in this thought process, three new extension...
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Cotton Prices
Here’s some info concerning the cotton market from UGA Ag Economist, Don Shurley.
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Base Reallocation
2014 Farm Bill Update: Acreage History for Base Reallocation Nathan Smith and Don Shurley Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics University of Georgia Under the 2014 Farm Bill, landowners...
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USDA Farm Program Help
USDA Announces ARC/PLC Timeline and Decision Tools Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack announced on September 26th the availability of the ARC/PLC web-based decision tools. He later announced that farm...
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Cotton Market
Here’s an excerpt from an article by Paul Hollis of Farm Press. Click here for complete article Four things you need to know about the cotton market. Dr. Don Shurley, UGA Ag Economist has some...
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Cotton Council Farm Bill Workshops
There are some important Cotton Farm bill workshops coming up real quick in Tifton and Dothan.
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Ga Wheat Production Guide – 2014
The new 2014 Georgia Wheat Production Guide is now ready and you can access by clicking here, Or if you need us to, we can get a copy for you. There’s lots of very good information in it about markets...
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