The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Georgia (NRCS-GA) wants to remind landowners that applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) for fiscal year 2025 must be submitted by October 25, 2024. The ACEP has two components, Agricultural Land Easements (ALE) and Wetlands Reserve Easements (WRE). ACEP-WRE applications are accepted directly from producers and landowners on eligible lands. These easements will restore …
Preparing for Macon Burger Week in Georgia
The Georgia Beef Board (GBB) staff has been working to get ready for a big event that starts next week. GBB Executive Vice President Dale Sandlin has all the information needed about the annual Macon Burger Week. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 10-18-2024
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended October 18, 2024, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended October 18, 2024, receipts at 16 markets totaled 11,508 head compared to 10,204 last week and 13,311 last …
Sunbelt Ag Expo Wraps Up Today
Today is the final day of the 2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo at Spence Field in Moultrie, Georgia. Tyron Spearman has been there and looks at some of the many things still yet to see at this year’s big event. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
History Maker: First Female Southeastern Farmer of Year Named
The first female Southeastern Farmer of the Year hails from North Carolina. Faylene Whitaker was recognized on Tuesday at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia, as this year’s Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year. Whitaker was chosen over seven of the top farmers throughout the Southeast. She is the first female in the program’s 34-year history to be …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 10-11-2024
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended October 11, 2024, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended October 11, 2024, receipts at 16 markets totaled 10,204 head compared to 13,059 last week and 15,979 last …
Georgia Impact: Between 500,000 and 600,000 Cotton Bales Lost Following Helene
By Clint Thompson Initial estimates for Hurricane Helene’s economic impact on Georgia agriculture reached $6.46 billion, according to totals released Thursday by the University of Georgia (UGA) College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES). Unfortunately for Georgia’s cotton growers, much of that damage was done to the state’s cotton industry. UGA CAES Dean Nick Place announced that between 500,000 and …
Sunbelt Ag Expo to Continue as Scheduled
By Clint Thompson This year’s annual Sunbelt Ag Expo, scheduled for Oct. 15-17 in Moultrie, Georgia, will continue as planned in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene a couple of weeks prior. Chip Blalock, Sunbelt Ag Expo executive director, hopes that the three-day event will provide an opportunity for those in South Georgia, North Florida, the Carolinas and Tennessee to get …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 10-04-2024
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended October 4, 2024, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended October 04, 2024, receipts at 16 markets totaled 13,059 head compared to 10,931 last week and 14,575 last …
USDA-NRCS in Georgia Announces EQIP Sign-Up
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Georgia (NRCS-GA) announces a fiscal year 2025 statewide federal assistance opportunity for agricultural and forest producers, through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). This sign-up that concludes on November 15, 2024, will utilize 2018 Farm Bill and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding. While applications are accepted year-round, this ranking date announcement is for all general EQIP, special initiatives, …