This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation or the refinance of …
Signup Now for Expanded Conservation Program Opportunities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering several new and expanded opportunities for climate-smart agriculture in 2022. This includes availability of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Conservation Incentive Contracts option and a Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Initiative. These improvements to NRCS’ working lands conservation programs, combined with continued program opportunities across the …
Georgia Cattlemen’s Convention is Next Week
Georgia cattle producers are being reminded the 2022 Georgia Cattlemen’s Association Convention is coming up next week. The 60th Annual Convention will be held on Feb. 16-18 in Savannah. Dale Sandlin, executive vice president of the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association (GCA), says this convention will be a significant change from the past few years. Sandlin said with the convention being held in Savannah instead of Perry, …
Decreased Acreage? Not Necessarily for Georgia Cotton
By Clint Thompson University of Georgia (UGA) Extension cotton agronomist Camp Hand does not believe Georgia acreage will decrease this year. Not when money can still be made at the current market prices. Speculation about acreage is running rampant amid high fertilizer prices. Since corn and cotton utilize more fertilizer, there are concerns that peanut acreage could increase in 2022. …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 02-4-2022
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended February 4, 2022, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ending-February 04, 2022, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 14,000 head compared to 12,378 last week and 9,196 …
Georgia Citrus Association Conference Coming Up
The Georgia Citrus Association invites growers and industry members to its annual conference on Feb. 28 at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center. The event will last from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes topics like regenerative farming, organic production, nutrient management, winter production and new varieties. “We’re super excited because we didn’t get to have the conference last …
Georgia Agribusiness Council Holds Annual Meeting
Week four of the 2022 Georgia State Legislative Session was a busy one for committee meetings in Atlanta. Also, the Georgia Agribusiness Council (GAC) held their Annual Meeting and State Legislative Breakfast. GAC Director of Government Affairs, Jake Tench, told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman they had a good crowd for both events. To keep track of any of the bills mentioned by Tench, or …
2021 Georgia Quality Cotton Award Winners Announced
The 2021 Georgia Quality Cotton Awards were presented during the Georgia Cotton Commission’s annual meeting on Wednesday Jan. 26. The purpose of the awards is to recognize producers and ginners of high-quality cotton fiber and to identify their general management practices for the benefit of other growers. The producers and their gins received a plaque. The winning producers received a …
Georgia Beef Board Getting Beef Checkoff Updates
There will be quite a few cattle producers from Georgia in Houston this week for 2022 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. One of those attending is Georgia Beef Board (GBB) Director of Public Relations Taylor Evans. She told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman they are there getting updates about the Beef Checkoff. For more information, contact the GBB office in Macon. …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 01-28-2022
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended January 28, 2022, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended January 28, 2022, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 12,400 head compared to 7,043 last week and …