Agriculture in Atlanta: Week One of the 2024 Legislative Session

Legislators reconvened this week in Atlanta to start the 2024 legislative session. As Georgia General Assembly members begin settling in, priorities are already being laid out. Will Bentley, President of the Georgia Agribusiness Council shares more.

Story by Will Jordan

Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production Research

May 8, 2026

Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant Projects

May 1, 2026

Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman Genetics

April 24, 2026

Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFAS

April 17, 2026

Texas A&M Research Center Director Named
Kranthi Mandadi will become director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco on June 1. Mandadi is a Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant pathologist and professor in the Texas A&M Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology. He has served at the center for more than a decade. Mandadi will oversee the […]
Change in Citrus Administrative Committee Assessment Rate
The Citrus Administrative Committee’s (CAC) assessment rate for fresh citrus has been increased to 2.5 cents per 4/5 bushel carton or equivalent of oranges, grapefruit, tangerines and pummelos grown in Florida. The prior assessment rate was 2 cents. The assessment increase was announced on April 29, 2026, in the Federal Register as a U.S. Department […]