Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Georgia”
Wildfires, the major problems in the southeast corner of Georgia and along the Georgia Florida line. One of the largest fires, the Pineland Road wildfire, has grown to consume 31,000 acres near Fargo, Georgia, about 120 miles northeast of Tallahassee, Florida. It’s only 10 percent contained as of early this week. The Highway 82 fire is in Atkinson County, Georgia and they said that …
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper has extended the application deadline for Hurricane Helene Relief and we caught up with Commissioner Harper to learn more. Commissioner Harper said, “So we announced an extension of the block grant application period strictly due to the current state of emergency that we’re under. You know, the governor issued a state of emergency for the wildfires …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended April 24, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended April 24, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 7,005 head compared to 9,922 last week and 7,001 last …
Drought impacts have escalated in recent weeks across the southeast impacting crop planting and pasture availability. Now, wildfires have become a threat in both Georgia and Florida, with disaster declarations and burn bans put in place. Earlier this month, USDA designated 30 Alabama counties as primary natural disaster areas and 12 contiguous disaster counties due to drought impacts and this …
The Georgia Cattlemen’s Association will be hosting their annual convention this weekend at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry. We caught up with David Huddleston, President-Elect of GCA to learn more. Huddleston said, “We have set a schedule that’s very in tune to our educational matters. Like I said, within three Cattlemen’s College events, we have Curt Lacy coming in …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended April 17, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended April 17, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 9,922 head compared to 6,767 last week and 9,216 last …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended April 10, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended April 10, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 10,397 head compared to 8,766 last week and 6,347 last …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended April 3, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended- April 3, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,766 head compared to 9,583 last week and 8,340 last …
The Georgia General Assembly is close to wrapping up for the year, but several bills impacting agriculture are still in play. We caught up with Will Bentley with the Georgia Agribusiness Council to learn more. Bentley said, “The Senate passed their version of the FY27 budget, which now has been submitted back to the House. They disagreed with their changes, so …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended March 27, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended March 27, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 9,583 head compared to 5,507 last week and 9,262 last …
