Peanut producers to vote on posts in GPC Districts 2, 4 and 5 Nomination meetings to fill three positions on the Georgia Peanut Commission (GPC) Board of Directors will be held Dec. 10 in Ocilla, Vienna and Americus. The Georgia Farm Bureau Federation will conduct the meetings during which peanut producers will nominate peers to represent the Peanut Commission’s Districts …
Georgia Senators Request Disaster Assistance
U.S. Senators David Perdue and Johnny Isakson from Georgia recently sent a letter to Senate appropriators requesting disaster assistance for Georgia’s agriculture industry as a result of Hurricane Michael. Tyron Spearman has the story. Georgia Senators Request Disaster Assistance Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …
Efforts Continue to Build Georgia Cattlemen’s Membership
The Georgia Cattlemen’s Association (GCA) continues to work on building membership. Charlsy Godowns, GCA director of association services, told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman this also includes growing the Junior Cattlemen’s Association. Efforts Continue to Build Georgia Cattlemen’s Membership Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses …
Georgia NRCS Offers Assistance to Livestock Producers
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia wants to remind ranchers who suffered damage to working lands due to Hurricane Michael, that December 14, 2018 is the deadline to apply for funding through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Georgia NRCS Offers Assistance to Livestock Producers Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended November 30, 2018, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: AL Livestock Market Report At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the Week ended Nov 30, 2018, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 20,500, last week No …
Register Now for Georgia Produce Safety Rule Training
The Georgia Department of Agriculture wants to make sure produce growers know November 30th is the deadline to sign-up for a free one-day workshop designed to cover the standardized curriculum designed by the Produce Safety Alliance, which meets the regulatory requirements of the Produce Safety Rule under FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act). The course, which will be held December 4 …
Florida-Georgia NRCS December 14 Deadline Reminder
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in both Florida and Georgia wants to remind ranchers and forestland owners who suffered damage to working lands due to Hurricane Michael that December 14, 2018 is the deadline to apply for funding through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). (FL): Florida NRCS December 14 Deadline Reminder (GA): Georgia NRCS December 14 Deadline Reminder …
Georgia Grown Products Selected as Good Food Awards Finalists
Eight Georgia Grown products have been named in a competitive pool of finalists for the 2019 Good Food Awards. With over 2,000 entries, The Good Food Foundation announced 401 industry-leading food and drink finalists from across 40 states, including eight from Georgia. “I believe Georgia Grown companies produce the most flavorful, accessible and highly-regarded food and drink products in the …
Georgia Beef at SEC Championship Game
The Georgia Beef Board will be tailgating at this week’s SEC Championship Game in Atlanta. In our Georgia Beef Checkoff report, Kaytlyn Malia says the board will be serving beef sliders and talking with football fans. Georgia Beef at SEC Championship Game Image credit: Georgia Beef Board / Spicy Cheeseburger Sliders / Get the recipe Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …
GDA Commends USDA’s New Biosecurity Campaign
The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) commends the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new outreach campaign focused on preventing the spread of infectious poultry diseases in both commercial and backyard poultry. Poultry is Georgia’s top agricultural sector, contributing more than $25 billion to Georgia’s economy annually. Georgia also leads in the industry as one of the top five broiler producing …