By Josh Paine for CAES News The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will hold a virtual convocation ceremony at noon on Friday, Dec. 18, to celebrate new graduates. The video will be streamed on the CAES YouTube channel at youtube.com/user/ugaagandenvironment. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends are encouraged to tune in to celebrate the new alumni as …
Georgia Peanut Commission Nomination Meetings Set
MACON, Ga. (Dec. 3, 2020) – Nomination meetings to fill two positions on the Georgia Peanut Commission (GPC) Board of Directors will be held during simultaneous meetings on Dec. 16 at 10 a.m. in Colquitt and Swainsboro. The Georgia Farm Bureau Federation will conduct the meetings to fill terms, which expire Dec. 31, in the GPC Commission’s Districts One and …
SmartMap Online: A New Adventure for Land and Forest Managers
By Justin Miller AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – The minds that brought the SmartMap workshops to your hometown are bringing a SmartMap land and forest management course straight to your couch. SmartMap Online is a virtual class that brings the materials taught at in-person workshops to the comfort of home. Course Details Beau Brodbeck, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System community forestry …
GCA to Celebrate 60th Year in Savannah
The Georgia Cattlemen’s Association (GCA) will be celebrating its 60th year in 2021. Next year’s convention will be held at a new time and in a new location. GCA Executive Vice President, Dale Sandlin, says the 60th Annual GCA Convention & Tradeshow will be held Jan. 28-30, 2021 in Savannah, Georgia. GCA will be celebrating its 60th year event at …
Alabama Cattlemen Seeking 2021 YCLP Class Participants
We’ve talked before about how the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) continues to cultivate future industry leaders through the Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Program (YCLP), which is funded in part by the Alabama State Beef Checkoff. ACA Director of Field Services Morgan Desselle says applications for the 2021 program are now open, if this is something you are interested in taking part …
NCC Reminder About CFAP 2 Signup Deadline
The National Cotton Council (NCC) reminds farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) is Dec. 11, 2020. This program provides direct relief to producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19. NCC Vice President of Washington Operations, Reece Langley, encourages producers who have yet to …
National Cotton Harvest Pace Ahead of Average
While cotton harvest continues to lag a bit across the Southeast, USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says the national harvest pace is ahead of average. USDA notes 96% of the nation’s peanut crop had been harvested as of this past Sunday. With harvest winding down for most crops, Rippey says this is the last crop progress report for 2020. In Alabama, …
Ag Credit Conditions Recover in Third Quarter
Farm income and loan repayment rates recovered from sharp declines in the second quarter, and demand for credit softened according to Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys. Although farm income remained low, loan repayment rates stabilized, and farmland real estate markets remained strong. Farm loan demand moderated in all Federal Reserve districts for the first time since 2013 in the third …
Organic Groups Send Recommendations to Transition Team
The Organic Trade Association and the National Organic Coalition recently sent industry recommendations to President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team. In a letter to the transition team, the groups say, “here are several overarching issues that need to be addressed early in your Administration to put organic agriculture back on safe footing after the challenges of the past four years.” Those …
November: Peanut Butter Lovers Month
November is Peanut Butter Lovers Month in Georgia. The Georgia Peanut Commission worked throughout the month to promote peanuts and the various dishes people can make using one of the top row crops in the state, according to Joy Crosby, director of communications at the Georgia Peanut Commission. “For the month of November, the Peanut Commission has tried to do …