For the next three years, Georgia Organics will be working to increase the domestic consumption and sales from local organic farms in Georgia to restaurants in metro Atlanta. According to their Organic Procurement Coordinator, Lauren Cox, this effort is called the Farm to Restaurant Program. Each year of the campaign, they will work with a group of farmers committed to selling to …
Georgia Beef Board Looks Forward to New Year
The Georgia Beef Board (GBB) had a busy year in 2019. But according to Kaytlyn Malia, GBB director of public relations and industry information, the board is looking forward to 2020. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 12-20-19
**This report will not be issued the next two weeks due to the markets being closed for the holidays** Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended December 20, 2019, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the week …
Georgia Beef for the Holidays
The Georgia Beef Board (GBB) wants to remind everyone that beef would make a great meal choice for any of your holiday meals. GBB Director of Public Relations and Industry Information, Kaytlyn Malia, says they are working to highlight beef’s versatility and value this holiday season. The Beef Drool Log is a video featuring a Prime Rib Roast cooking to perfection on a rotisserie …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 12-13-19
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended December 13, 2019, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the week ended December 13, 2019, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 19,900 head compared to 18,377 last week and …
Florida’s Arguments Rejected in ‘Water War’
(NSF) — For years, Florida has blamed Georgia’s water use for causing damage to the economically vital oyster industry in Apalachicola Bay. But a special master appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court disagreed this week, dealing a major blow to Florida in its legal fight to force Georgia to share more water in a river system that links the two …
Congressman Bishop Comments on Special Master Ruling in Water Litigation
Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Chairman of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, released a statement following Special Master Paul Kelly’s ruling in Georgia’s water litigation: “I am elated by this ruling, which is a major victory for Georgia. As we move forward, I hope we can come to …
Commissioner Nikki Fried on Florida-Georgia Water Ruling
(FDACS) — Following the ruling by a federal judge on Georgia’s consumption of water shared with Florida, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nicole “Nikki” Fried offered the following statement: “This ruling is a major disappointment for fair, responsible water usage on which both states depend. Georgia’s unchecked disruption of our shared waters in the Apalachicola River has devastated Florida’s oyster industry. I’m encouraging our …
Decision in Florida vs. Georgia “Water War”
This latest decision just out about the longstanding argument between Florida and Georgia about water issues growing more complex as populations boom in these two deep southeastern states. In The Supreme Court of the United States ——————————— * ——————————— STATE OF FLORIDA, Plaintiff, v. STATE OF GEORGIA, Defendant. ——————————— * ——————————— CHAMBERS OF THE SPECIAL MASTER ——————————— * ——————————— REPORT …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 12-06-19
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended December 06, 2019, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the week ended December 06, 2019, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 18,400 head compared to 0 last week and …