GAC Working on Cleaning Up Water Permitting Records

Randall Weiseman February 12, 2010 Field Crops, General, Georgia

For this week’s Georgia Legislative Report, Georgia Agribusiness Council’s Vice President of Public Affairs, Bryan Tolar, says the big news remains water and Governor Perdue’s much anticipated water legislation.

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California Sweet Orange Scab Quarantine Area Expanded
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Strong Reactions to Farmworker Protection Rule
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