General Agriculture Resources
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This resource is a comprehensive guide to growing vegetables organically, including location, planning, irrigation, soil preparation, composting, fertilizers, successive planting and crop rotation, mulching, and insect control.
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Understanding the concept of basis is a key element in developing a sound marketing plan. Basis refers to the relationship between a commodity’s cash price in a local market and its futures market price. A more formal definition of basis is the difference between the cash price and the futures price for the time, place and quality where delivery actually occurs. Even if a producer never uses the commodity futures market directly, knowledge of the basis can be of great value when making marketing decisions.
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In today’s farming environment of extreme price volatility and large debt commitments, most livestock producers need the security of one or more of the advantages offered by price risk management. Livestock producers who are selling products or purchasing inputs can do one of two things when making pricing decisions: accept the market price when they are ready to deliver products or purchase inputs, or reduce input and product price risks by using price risk management tools. One of these price risk management opportunities is available through futures markets contracts. This publication explains how livestock producers can use futures markets to manage price risk.
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To be more competitive, Georgia blueberry producers have to increase their yields to match or better the average U.S. values. This increase can occur through an improvement of the agricultural practices and a better mastery of blueberry cultivation. This publication contains information to help Southern Highbush blueberry growers in Georgia maximize their profits.
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AP 130-4-01
2026 Overall U.S. and Georgia Economic Outlook
Each year, UGA’s agricultural economists develop a comprehensive overview to help various sectors of the agriculture industry navigate the year ahead. As Georgia’s land-grant university, the University of Georgia conducts cutting-edge research on critical and emerging issues that are important to the agriculture industry. From this research, UGA provides the best information and education available to producers and constituents to equip them with knowledge and decision-making tools for their businesses.
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AP 130-4-02
2026 Georgia Ag Economic Outlook
Food and fiber production remain an important driver of Georgia’s overall economy. Production of agricultural commodities was directly valued at $17.6 billion in 2023, with production contributing to roughly $91.4 billion in total output and 381,200 jobs. The impact of the agricultural economy is particularly important in Georgia’s rural counties.
Georgia farmers had a mixed year in 2025 with farm profits differing greatly across commodities. For most major crop commodities produced in the state, prices and profits (if they were to be had) were weak. Unfortunately, with flat price projections for most Georgia crops in 2026, cash receipts are unlikely to see significant improvement.
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AP 130-4-03
2026 Inputs and Production Expenditures
Food and fiber production remain an important driver of Georgia’s overall economy. Production of agricultural commodities was directly valued at $17.6 billion in 2023, with production contributing to roughly $91.4 billion in total output and 381,200 jobs. The impact of the agricultural economy is particularly important in Georgia’s rural counties.
Georgia farmers had a mixed year in 2025 with farm profits differing greatly across commodities. For most major crop commodities produced in the state, prices and profits (if they were to be had) were weak. Unfortunately, with flat price projections for most Georgia crops in 2026, cash receipts are unlikely to see significant improvement.
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AP 130-4-04
2026 Cotton Outlook and Market Situation
The key points for the 2026 season are: Cotton remains financially strained by high input costs, elevated interest rates, and weak prices, which have left U.S. cotton producers with ongoing negative profit margins, continuing a long-term trend of economic losses. Rising Brazilian production, China’s diversification away from U.S. cotton, and global stocks exceeding demand have intensified market competition and kept cotton prices suppressed. With cotton futures in the mid-60s, limited demand recovery, and production costs still high, growers must carefully manage expenses and adopt strong marketing strategies to reduce financial risk.
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AP 130-4-07
2026 Beef Outlook
The key points for 2026 are: Tight supplies will support prices at very high levels in 2026; cattle inventories appear to be stabilizing this year, but a major expansion appears to be further in the future; and weakness in consumer demand—either from softening ability or willingness to pay for high-priced beef—is a significant risk to the outlook.
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