Southern Ag Today: A Resource for Farmers and Policymakers in The Southern Region

Author(s): Jordan Shockley

Published: September 29th, 2023

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The Department of Agricultural Economics here at UK is proud to be a part of Southern Ag Today. The 13 Southern Land Grant University Extension Programs in collaboration with the Southern Extension Economics Committee, the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M, and the Southern Risk Management Education Center at the University of Arkansas officially launched a new digital platform to provide timely, concise, insightful analysis on issues facing southern agriculture.

This daily email aims to keep producers and policymakers informed in easy-to-read articles to fit their busy schedules. While Southern Ag Today officially launched on June 1, 2023, the effort has been under development since October 2021. Since then, 130 different authors from 20 different states have published over 420 daily articles. Sign up today at https://southernagtoday.org/ or follow on Twitter @SouthernAgToday, Facebook #southernagtoday or LinkedIn @southernagtoday.

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Shockley, J. "Southern Ag Today: A Resource for Farmers and Policymakers in The Southern Region." Economic and Policy Update (23):9, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, September 29th, 2023.

Author(s) Contact Information:

Jordan Shockley | Associate Extension Professor | jordan.shockley@uky.edu

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