GA Beef at Food Show

Georgia Beef Checkoff dollars were hard at work at a recent food show event.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026

High Fertilizer Cost Concerns

High fertilizer costs continue to be a concern for all farmers and at the recent Georgia Cotton Conference, UGA extension soil scientist Glen Harris told growers that they need to be careful in making decisions to cut back on fertilizer use. Report (1:00 mp3) This post sponsored by: Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Farm Bill Deadline Coming Fast

On March 15, the current extension of the 2002 Farm Bill expires, but Congress has yet to even get the 2007 bill to conference committee. Still, Senate Ag Committee ranking member Saxby Chambliss of Georgia is optimistic they can get it done by the deadline. Report (1:00 mp3) Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin says progress was made without much …

New Ag Census Deadline

USDA National Ag Statistics Service is giving producers some extra time to submit their 2007 Census of Agriculture forms before they start calling. Report (1:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance …

GA Cattlemen to Discuss Feed Costs

With corn and other grain prices on the rise, feed costs continue to cut into the bottomline of cattle producers. Jim Collins, Executive Vice President of the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association, wants producers to know they will have information concerning this at their annual convention which will be held April 2nd-5th in Perry.  Report (1:00 mp3) To learn more about the annual …

Peanut Month Events

March is Peanut Month and a variety of events have been held already including the GFA’s annual meeting. Tyron Spearman has these updates..  Report 1 (:30 mp3)   Report 2 (:35 mp3) Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman …

GA Excited About New Beef Ads

The Georgia Beef Board has begun working with new ads  funded by beef checkoff dollars.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026

Checkoff has Role in Beef Research & Safety

When situations like beef recalls occur, producers are reminded the beef checkoff is hard at work assuring consumers about the safety of beef along with research activities to help with the safety aspects of the product.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, …

GA Vegetable Marketing Order Passes by 80% Margin

The Georgia Vegetable Commission is pleased to announce the passage of a vegetable marketing order. The marketing order passed with an 80% margin of favor. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, …

Georgia Cotton Production Meetings

We are a little bit more than halfway through the county cotton production meetings this year around Georgia. Extension economist Don Shurley with the UGA Cotton Team says even though there is no farm bill yet, he thinks growers are looking at other factors to determine their planting decisions. Click here to see a list of county meetings yet to …