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Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing legislation to cut taxes for Georgia farmers. Sen. Ossoff introduced the Farm Disaster Tax Cut Act this weekto provide eligible farmers with a tax cut after natural disasters, revenue losses or pest outbreaks. The bill would exclude crop insurance indemnity payments, which are made to farmers after they face qualified losses, …
Scott Monfort, the peanut specialist in Georgia provided an update and some recommendations for peanut growers. Monfort said, “The best thing as you can walk outside and see right now is rainfall. We needed that to get this moving in the right direction. We estimate that we’re about a quarter of the acres being planted at this point. And if I …
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed several bills into law last week supporting Georgia’s farmers and foresters. The Governor was joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, Speaker Jon Burns, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper, Georgia Forestry Commission Director Johnny Sabo, members of the General Assembly as well as agriculture and natural resource representatives. During the event, Governor Kemp signed HB1159 which …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended May 8, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended May 08, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 11,038 head compared to 8,988 last week and 10,163 last …
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper is calling for the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to conduct an antitrust investigation into the proposed acquisition of Restaurant Depot by Sysco Corporation. In a letter sent earlier this week, Commissioner Harper highlighted that Sysco already controls nearly 20% of the food service market and that “This proposed acquisition …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended May 1, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended May 01, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,988 head compared to 10,032 last week and 10,581 last …
With the passing of Georgia Congressman David Scott, who served on the House Agriculture Committee, he is being remembered for his time in service. Representative Dusty Johnson shared his thoughts on Scott’s passion for serving the people of Georgia. “There are not enough gentlemen in Congress, and David Scott and I had profound policy differences, but I never once, not for …
Georgia Expands Disaster Aid as Drought Intensifies USDA Designates Additional Counties as Disaster Areas Georgia agriculture is facing mounting pressure as persistent drought conditions continue to impact farmers across the state. In a recent announcement, Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper confirmed that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has expanded the number of counties designated as primary natural disaster …
Wildfires, the major problems in the southeast corner of Georgia and along the Georgia Florida line. One of the largest fires, the Pineland Road wildfire, has grown to consume 31,000 acres near Fargo, Georgia, about 120 miles northeast of Tallahassee, Florida. It’s only 10 percent contained as of early this week. The Highway 82 fire is in Atkinson County, Georgia and they said that …
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper has extended the application deadline for Hurricane Helene Relief and we caught up with Commissioner Harper to learn more. Commissioner Harper said, “So we announced an extension of the block grant application period strictly due to the current state of emergency that we’re under. You know, the governor issued a state of emergency for the wildfires …
