Variety selection, weed management strategies, and nematodes are often at the front of cotton producers minds during the winter and early spring months. Continue reading
The National Cotton Council has scheduled two meetings in Tennessee to provide members with information on the provisions of the new farm bill. Continue reading
Dr. Aaron Smith’s comments on the March 10 USDA Supply & Demand reports have been posted along with a Profitability Outlook update at http://economics.ag.utk.edu/outlook.html .
I recently wrote an article for Southeast Farm Press on key factors in the 2014 crop decision process. The article is posted here: http://southeastfarmpress.com/soybeans/some-key-factors-will-sway-2014-planting-decisions
I have put together some thoughts that I have been sharing with producers at UT Extension county meetings. Brad Haire with Southeast Farm Press has helped me put it in print- http://southeastfarmpress.com/management/financially-successful-farmers-share-least-six-things-common . Continue reading
As we start 2014, budgets and projections particularly at average yields look to be closer or tighter than 2013. Lower commodity prices in 2014 could squeeze profit margins and in some instances create negative margins. Producers should develop their own financial plans to gauge the effects of lower prices on their operation. Continue reading
Dr. Daryll Ray of the University of Tennessee Agricultural Policy Analysis Center was the keynote speaker at the 2014 Tennessee Grain & Soybean Conference on February 6, 2014 in Dyersburg, TN. Continue reading
The 2014 UT Crop Budgets have been released and can be found at http://economics.ag.utk.edu/crop.html. Click under budgets, then Field Crop Budgets 2014. They can be downloaded in Excel or as a pdf. Continue reading