By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission and the University of Georgia (UGA) Extension Cotton Team caution growers against attempting a replant at this point in the calendar season. A two-week span of wind and rain in June impacted some of Georgia’s cotton crop. It devastated acres in some areas. However, producers should not attempt a replant; whether that is …
Georgia Beef Board Ready for the Steak Showdown
A big event for the beef industry is coming up July 9th at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Georgia Beef Board (GBB) Executive Vice President, Dale Sandlin, said they are ready for the Steak Showdown. But before that event takes place, they are also promoting beef on the grill for the 4th of July holiday. More information about the Georgia Beef Board Steak Showdown can be found on the Atlanta …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 06-30-2023
**This report will not be issued next week due to markets being closed in observance of the July 4th holiday.** Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended June 30, 2023, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the …
Georgia Counties As Primary Natural Disaster Areas Following March Freezes
(GDA/Atlanta, GA/June 27, 2023) — Yesterday, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a natural disaster declaration for numerous Georgia counties following the untimely March freezes that caused significant damage to Georgia’s peach crop as well as other commodities. This declaration allows USDA’s Farm Service Agency to extend essential emergency credit to Georgia farmers and follows a months’ …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 06-23-2023
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended June 23, 2023, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended-June 23, 2023, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 12,100 head compared to 15,797 last week and 11,357 …
June 30 is Deadline to Vote on Continuation of Georgia Beef Commission Check-Off
Beef producers across Georgia are being reminded that June 30, 2023 is the final day to get your votes in for the continuation of the Georgia Beef Commission Check-Off. The Georgia Agriculture Commodity Commission for Beef was established in 2013 by the Georgia Legislature, and then Georgia beef producers first voted in 2014 to approve a marketing order. It established …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 06-16-2023
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended June 16, 2023, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended June 16, 2023, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 15,800 head compared to 11,761 last week and …
Corn Silage and Stored Forage Field Day is Thursday
For the first time since 2019, the UGA/UF Corn Silage and Stored Forage Field Day will be held. The biannually event will take place Thursday, June 15th at the UGA Tifton Campus in Tifton, GA. It all starts at 7:30am Eastern with a variety of topics to be discussed. They include variety testing, corn silage production in living mulch, fertilizer and animal …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 06-09-2023
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended June 9, 2023, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended June 09, 2023, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 11,800 head compared to 9,424 last week and …
Georgia Sign-up Deadline Nearing for Organic Production
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia (NRCS-GA) reminds farmers looking to transition to organic, the sign-up deadline for the Organic Transition Initiative (OTI) through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is June 15, 2023. This Georgia NRCS sign-up follows a national announcement detailing the USDA’s multi-agency approach to assist producers beginning or in the process of transitioning to achieve organic certification. Only those …