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The Georgia Peanut Commission based in Tifton, Georgia has announced a new award. It’s available to everyone across the nation. It’s a cash award for food entrepreneurs. The Georgia Peanut Innovation Award will recognize and reward the most unique and viable new peanut concept inspired by Georgia peanuts and Alabama and Florida peanuts. It’s a $10,000 cash prize. It will …
By Clint Thompson Dry weather, cotton jassid management, marketing strategies and regulatory processes – all are issues impacting the cotton industry. All were highlighted during Wednesday’s Georgia Cotton Commission’s Mid-Year Meeting and University of Georgia (UGA) Cotton Pre-Harvest Workshop. Taylor Sills, executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, discussed the event this year, which was held at the Nessmith-Lane Conference …
The Alabama Junior Cattlemen’s Association recently held their Roundup event. We spoke with Erin Beasley of the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association to learn more. “We were very excited to bring the 20th annual AJCA Roundup, which has been an event that has always been known for being the hottest week of the summer for all of our junior livestock families to …
We recently spoke with Deanne Maples of the Florida Beef Council (FBC) about their Disney culinary experience during National Culinary Arts Month. Here is what she had to say. “Really excited to be back with the Disney Culinary team. They were celebrating Culinary Arts Month for the month of July. So, we joined our friends at Buckhead Meat and Seafood …
As we look ahead at the approaching fall season, the Georgia Beef Board prepares for fall-related events keeping beef in the center. Wyatt Doolittle of the Georgia Beef Board shared with us their upcoming plans, “While many people think our busiest time is beef month in May, the reality is that we’re already preparing for what will be one of …
The American Peanut Research and Education Society has elected new officers for the coming year. They have just completed their convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The new officers include Dr. Greg McDonald. He is with the University of Florida. The president-elect is Shelly Nutt. She is with the Texas Peanut Producers Board. And the last president last year, the …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced $35 million available in response to the growing threat that feral swine have on American agriculture landscapes and human and livestock health. According to a press release by the USDA, quote, this partnership opportunity is part of a broader $105 million investment for the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program, where USDA’s …
The American Farm Bureau and other agricultural organizations have sent a letter to Washington urging them to help farmers currently. They said a combination of poor commodity prices, record high production costs, and shrinking margins have left many farm families with substantial uncovered losses and little working capital to fall back on for the next year. Farmers are still contending …
Several counties in Alabama have gone above and beyond in recruiting new membership for the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association. Erin Beasley of the ACA discussed these counties and this achievement. “We want to congratulate the 29 county presidents that we recently had go, what we call over the top in their membership, and the deadline was June 30th, and these 29 …
Starting the conversation of succession planning is never easy. However, it’s an important topic. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has recently released a new resource to help start the discussion. The online learning module aims at guiding families through the steps of transition and helps families create operation-specific succession plans. NCBA President Gene Copenhaver said, “I’ve been through transition discussions …
