Winners of the 2025 STEP corn contest were announced at the October 30th awards banquet held at the North Florida Research and Education Center - Suwannee Valley. Taking the top spot this year was Team Quincey: Zane and Kelley Quincey of Quincey ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management
This article describes recent price trends and market fundamentals for grain corn and peanuts. Grain Corn The local grain corn price for August delivery is typically determined by the Chicago Board of Trade September futures contract price ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops
Watermelon, peanut, and field corn are three major agricultural crops grown in the Suwannee Valley. This article describes recent trends in prices received by producers of those crops. Watermelon Florida watermelon production was valued at ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture
Prices for stored peanuts remain relatively strong, but projected increases in peanut acreage this year dampen the outlook for the 2025 harvest price. Recent Prices Figure 1 shows the average monthly peanut price received by Florida producers. ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension
Authors: Sydney Williams and Shivendra Kumar Florida’s Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) is a comprehensive framework for restoring water quality by reducing pollutant loading in water bodies. In the Suwannee Valley region, which is home ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops
Authors: Sydney Williams, Mark Warren, and Shivendra Kumar For Florida hay producers, efficient nitrogen (N) management is crucial not only to maximize yields but also to protect the environment by minimizing nitrogen loss to leaching. Traditional ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops
Crop producers' planting, management, and marketing decisions are guided by their understanding of production costs and market outlook. This article describes 2025 enterprise budgets and crop prices for Suwannee Valley peanuts and grain corn. Enterprise ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management
Crop insurance is an important tool for managing risk in agricultural production. The deadline (sales closing date) for obtaining crop insurance for peanut, corn, or cotton is February 28th. Contact your insurance agent before that deadline ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management
Billie Rooney and her husband, Scott, run a 40-acre farm near Live Oak, where they grow blueberries, blackberries and sunflowers and raise livestock. Farming is a second career for the Rooneys. So, they had a lot to learn. She and hundreds ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS
Think of it like one of those farm simulator video games, except the crop is real. A few small plots of land, ample seed and all the requirements to make it grow. This is the basis of the UF/FAS Extension Florida Stakeholder Engagement Program ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research