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TIFTON, Ga – The Georgia Peanut Commission and Georgia Bankers Association have joined forces this week to promote the 48th annual Georgia Peanut Bank Week. Financial institutions and local banks across Georgia are offering a tribute to Georgia’s 4,000 peanut farm families and the sustainability they provide to Georgia’s state and local economies. The 2024 theme, “Hold yourself accountable . …
By Clint Thompson Plenty of sunshine and dry weather this week means weather conditions are ideal for Georgia cotton producers to be in the field harvesting this year’s crop. That’s exactly what the Georgia Cotton Commission and University of Georgia (UGA) Extension Cotton Team are encouraging farmers to be doing this week, says Camp Hand, UGA Extension cotton agronomist. “The …
By Clint Thompson Various factors are challenging cotton growers across the Southeast. The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) is using this week at the Sunbelt Ag Expo as an opportunity to meet with producers and industry experts to discuss ways to overcome those obstacles. Taylor Sills, executive director of the GCC, discussed the commission’s role this week in Moultrie, Georgia. “In …
The first female Southeastern Farmer of the Year hails from North Carolina. Faylene Whitaker was recognized on Tuesday at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia, as this year’s Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year. Whitaker was chosen over seven of the top farmers throughout the Southeast. She is the first female in the program’s 34-year history to be …
By Clint Thompson The calendar says mid-October. Combine that with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and fried peanuts and it’s the time of year for the Georgia Peanut Commission (GPC) to promote the state’s crop at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia. That promotional campaign started on Tuesday and will continue through Thursday. Maddie Frost, project coordinator for farm …
By Clint Thompson Initial estimates for Hurricane Helene’s economic impact on Georgia agriculture reached $6.46 billion, according to totals released Thursday by the University of Georgia (UGA) College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES). Unfortunately for Georgia’s cotton growers, much of that damage was done to the state’s cotton industry. UGA CAES Dean Nick Place announced that between 500,000 and …
By Clint Thompson This year’s annual Sunbelt Ag Expo, scheduled for Oct. 15-17 in Moultrie, Georgia, will continue as planned in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene a couple of weeks prior. Chip Blalock, Sunbelt Ag Expo executive director, hopes that the three-day event will provide an opportunity for those in South Georgia, North Florida, the Carolinas and Tennessee to get …
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission and University of Georgia Extension Cotton Team advise Georgia growers to consult their crop insurance providers about the state of this year’s crop following Hurricane Helene. Producers are entering harvest season with major question marks about the cotton quality after Helene’s devastating winds left the crop in peril. “I’d stay in touch with …
By Clint Thompson Georgia’s peanut crop fared better than some other commodities following Hurricane Helene. However, the crop’s infrastructure is what concerns Scott Monfort, University of Georgia Extension peanut agronomist. “We laid a bunch on the ground. The wind didn’t really blow them around that bad. We left most of them in the ground, and they’re ready to come out. …
By Clint Thompson One of Georgia’s top agricultural commodities experienced as much damage as any from Hurricane Helene when it moved through the region on Sept. 26 and 27. Taylor Sills, Georgia Cotton Commission’s (GCC) executive director, said initial assessments has Georgia cotton growers losing at least 33% of this year’s crop. “The Monday before Hurricane Helene came, that’s when …
