Category Archive

Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Georgia”

Syngenta Purchases GA Company

Randall Weiseman June 15, 2009 Corn, Field Crops, General, Georgia

Today Tyron Spearman has the details concerning the purchase of a Georgia company by Syngenta.

USDA Meets 30 Day Energy Deadline

Randall Weiseman June 15, 2009 Alabama, Energy, Florida, Georgia

The Agriculture Department is going full steam ahead on the energy portions in the 2008 Farm Bill as Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says they have made the 30 day deadline set by President Obama.

Farmers Fight Obama Administration Over H2A Debacle

Gary Cooper June 15, 2009 Citrus, Florida, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

This in today from the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association (FFVA): FFVA JOINS SUIT TO FIGHT H-2A REFORM FFVA and other growers’ associations filed suit June 9 against the U.S. Dept. of Labor in order to stop the present administration’s attempt to suspend Bush-era H-2A regulations that most of the industry still supports because of their simplicity and ease of …

Water Wars

Dan June 15, 2009 Agri View, Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops

AL/FL/GA agreement is still missing. Everett Griner gives us the details. Listen to report here:

Weekly Livestock Market Reports

Randall Weiseman June 13, 2009 Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending June 12th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA:

GJCA Field Day is Wednesday

Randall Weiseman June 12, 2009 Cattle, Georgia, Livestock

The annual Georgia Junior Cattlemen’s Association Field Day will be held this coming Wednesday, June 17th at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry as all juniors are invited to attend. To learn more about the GJCA Field Day click on gabeef.org.

FSA County Committee Nominations & Peanut Posted Price Steady

Randall Weiseman June 12, 2009 Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts

Farmer and rancher candidate nominations will begin on Monday June 15th for local Farm Service Agency county committees, as Tyron Spearman has that information along with this week’s peanut posted price. Nominations: Peanut posted price:

Planting Deadline for Crop Insurance

Randall Weiseman June 12, 2009 Cotton, Georgia

Persistent wet weather has delayed cotton planting, but Richey Seaton, executive director with the Georgia Cotton Commission, says June 15 is the planting deadline that many growers have circled on their calendar.

Waxman-Markey Bill Discussed in Ag Committee

Randall Weiseman June 12, 2009 Alabama, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia

The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the much talked about Waxman-Markey climate change and energy legislation.

The Cost Factor

Dan June 12, 2009 Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Everett Griner explains that this is more than just energy and transportation.

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Greening Addressed at International Epidemiology Workshop
Fundecitrus researchers Renato Bassanezi and Silvio Lopes in April addressed the citrus greening situation in Brazil from an epidemiological point of view during the International Epidemiology Workshop held in Brazil. Lopes presented work on the potential of citrus plants in backyards being a source of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (the bacterium associated with greening) inoculum for […]
SunLime Has High Marketing Potential
Finger limes are liked by consumers and might be marketed to high-end food outlets, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) researchers reported recently. Speaking at a finger lime field day April 24 at the Citrus Research and Education Center, UF/IFAS data management analyst Fredy Ballen offered take-away messages from consumer/market research […]