By Clint Thompson Dry weather in Georgia in recent weeks has allowed the state’s cotton producers to make significant headway in harvesting this year’s crop. According to the Crop Progress Report, released on Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistic Service, it was estimated that 47% of Georgia’s crop had been harvested, up from 33% the prior …
TIFTON, Ga. – Nominations are open for the Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer. The state winner will be announced at the Georgia Peanut Farm Show on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2027, in Tifton, Georgia. The award is sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission and Georgia Farm Credit Associations of Georgia. The Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer Award is based upon the …
By Clint Thompson Cotton harvests are well under way across Georgia. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s crop progress report, released on Monday, Oct. 26, 33% of the crop had been harvested, up from 26% the prior week. Taylor Sills, executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, was at last week’s Sunbelt Ag Expo and discussed what he has …
By Clint Thompson The winner of the Georgia Peanut Product Innovation award was presented during the final day of the Sunbelt Ag Expo on Thursday. Rusty Bowers, owner of Pine Street Market in Avondale Estates, received a $10,000 prize check from the Georgia Peanut Commission (GPC). His entry was the Georgia Peanut Potlikker Sausage, featuring local chicken, peanuts and collard …
The Trump Administration and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced plans this week for the Harvest Fuel Relief (HFR) program that will offer one-time payments to American farmers to offset fuel costs during the 2026 harvest season. The $8 billion program will act similarly to the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program and will release commodity-specific payment rates in November. The …
By Clint Thompson Florida farmer Woody Larson was crowned Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year during Tuesday’s Expo event in Moultrie, Georgia. Larson, who owns dairy and beef cattle across multiple ranches in Florida, was both excited and humbled when accepting the award during the annual luncheon. “Well, it’s pretty humbling actually. I mean first you’re nominated by …
By Clint Thompson Excessive rains from the previous two weekends soaked South Georgia and drenched peanut fields where the crop is nearing harvest. It was not an ideal scenario for the state’s crop, but it could have been a lot worse, says Scott Monfort, University of Georgia Extension peanut agronomist. “We are blessed that it was not any worse than …
By Clint Thompson The Sunbelt Ag Expo is just around the corner for farmers, industry leaders and agricultural enthusiasts looking to attend the Southeast’s premier farm show. It is scheduled for Oct. 20-22 in Moultrie, Georgia and will host visitors from Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Arkansas and Virginia. The annual Farmer of the Year luncheon will be …
By Clint Thompson Two straight weekends of heavy rainfall across parts of Georgia has impacted the state’s cotton crop. Camp Hand, University of Georgia Extension cotton agronomist, and the Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) advise growers that the increased moisture will negatively impact the quality of most of Georgia’s cotton crop. “Just the last two weeks have been kind of hard …
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission and Camp Hand, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension cotton agronomist, are advising the state’s cotton growers about harvests plans over the next couple of weeks amid increased rainfall. Hand cautions producers about trying to do work in a field that has been saturated with rain. “I’m a fairly impatient person myself. I’ve been …
