(GDA/Atlanta, GA) — Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper announced appointments to thirteen of Georgia’s Agriculture Commodity Commissions. The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) administers the farmer-funded and self-help programs. Funds collected by the commissions under grower-approved market orders support that research, education, and promotion of each commodity. “As a 7th generation farmer, I know firsthand the vital role the Georgia Agriculture …
Helena Agri-Enterprises: Potassium Vital to Cotton Crop
By Will Jordan Farmers and industry experts gathered in Moultrie, Georgia last week for the Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day. Helena Agri-Enterprises is conducting a trial on potassium products this year at the Sunbelt Ag Expo’s Darrell Williams Research Farm. Following five years of data collection from thousands of samples they found 68% of the cotton samples they studied to …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 07-21-2023
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended July 21, 2023, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended July 21, 2023, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 8,143 head compared to 12,939 last week and …
Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day Educates, Informs with Future in Mind
By Clint Thompson Southeast farmers are always eyeing the future. What does it entail for their crops and production practices, and how can growers remain sustainable? The Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day on Thursday provided producers a chance to observe research in action and talk with scientists and industry leaders about what the future may hold for specific crops. Chip …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 07-14-2023
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended July 14, 2023, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended-July 14, 2023, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 13,072 head compared to 0 last week due to …
Cotton Disease Update: What Growers are Seeing in the Field
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) and University of Georgia Extension Cotton Team remind growers that the time is now to take stock at what disease management strategies they should implement, now and into the future. “As we move into the next two, three or four weeks that’s when we need to be prepared. Will we need a …
Storms Aftermath: Replanting Cotton Now Not Feasible
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’ …