The Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Farm Safety Program continues to help produce farmers across the state with regulatory requirements under the Food Safety Modernization Act. Farm Safety Education and Outreach Coordinator Maggie Brown says the department is still offering on-farm readiness reviews and will soon have more training classes. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps …
Georgia Beef Board Promoting Macon Burger Week
The Beef Checkoff program in Georgia is gearing up for a big event that will take place next week. In this Beef Checkoff report, Kaytlyn Malia with the Georgia Beef Board tells about the annual Macon Burger Week. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 09-06-19
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended September 6, 2019, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the week ended September 6, 2019, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 11,571 head compared to 13,453 last week and …
Trump Says Tariff Income to Help Hurricane-Damaged Farms
(NAFB) — President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that money the U.S. receives from tariffs on China will help farmers recover from Hurricane Dorian. Trump says, “we’ve taken in many billions of dollars of tariffs from China and we will have a lot of money to be helping our farmers along the coast if they get hit.” The President made …
Southeastern Producers May Escape Some of Dorian’s Devastation
Hurricane Dorian turned out to be a storm full of surprising twists and turns. What was once supposed to decimate Florida’s east coast as a category four storm has stayed hundreds of miles off land and is moving up the Atlantic coast. After stalling over the Bahamas for most of the holiday weekend, Dorian is now making its trek north …
Arguments Moved Up in Florida-Georgia Water Fight
A federal judge has rescheduled arguments for Oct. 17 in a long-running legal battle between Florida and Georgia about water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system. Senior U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Paul J. Kelly, who was appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court to serve as a special master in the case, issued an order last week rescheduling the arguments, …
UGA Cotton and Peanut Research Field Day Is a Go
Many have been watching Hurricane Dorian as it moves closer to the U.S. mainland, and there were worries as to whether it would affect the 2019 UGA Cotton and Peanut Research Field Day scheduled for Wednesday in Tifton. According to Georgia Cotton Commission’s Richey Seaton, the event is a go. To learn more, go to the Georgia Cotton Commission website or the …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 08-30-19
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended August 30, 2019, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the week ended August 30, 2019, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 13,500 head compared to 9,392 last week and …
Georgia Cotton Producers Watching Dorian
As Hurricane Dorian gets closer to the U.S. mainland, it is becoming obvious just how many crops could be affected by the strong storm. And Georgia Cotton Commission’s Richey Seaton knows it could cause problems with the cotton crop, and possibly affect the 2019 UGA Cotton & Peanut Research Field Day scheduled for next Wednesday in Tifton. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …
USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Dorian
WASHINGTON (USDA) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Dorian that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. USDA staff in regional, state and county offices stand ready and are eager to help. In a continuing effort to serve the public, USDA partnered with …