Alfredo Goes From “Fast Pasta” to “Fast Peanut”

From “Fast Pasta” to “Fast Peanut.” Anthony Alfredo will have a new nickname thanks to the Georgia Peanut Commission. The NASCAR driver will be sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission during Sunday’s 500-mile race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The new partnership will make Alfredo, known as “Fast Pasta,” to become “Fast Peanut” for the one-race partnership. “We are very …

NIFA Invests Millions in Critical Research and Extension to Address Urgent Needs in Agriculture

Two southern universities were recipients of funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). It recently awarded more than $8.5 million in funding for 29 research and Extension grants that will advance solutions to critically important problems in U.S. agriculture. These grants, which are part of NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, include some …

Georgia Beef Board Preparing for Beef Month

While we are just half-way through March, the Georgia Beef Board (GBB) is busy working on a big event coming up in May. GBB Executive Vice President, Dale Sandlin, says May is Beef Month in Georgia. For more information contact the GBB office in Macon at 478-474-1815 or go to their website, georgiabeef.org. Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, …

Georgia Peanut Crop Conditions and Plans

At a recent meeting of the Peanut Shellers Association, Scott Monfort, University of Georgia Extension Peanut Agronomist, reported on the peanut crop conditions, and plans, for Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. In this report, Tyron Spearman reports what Mumford had to say about the Georgia peanut crop. Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …

Agriculture Included in New COVID-19 Relief Package

The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, known as “The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021” is now official as President Biden signed the bill late last week. We’ve all heard how the package will include $1,400 stimulus checks for qualifying individuals, extends unemployment benefits, and more. But it also increases assistance through USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). And according …

Georgia Cattlemen to Auction Magazine Back Covers

Each year during the annual Georgia Cattlemen’s Association (GCA) Convention, a live event is held where they auction off the back cover for each issue of the monthly magazine. But due to Covid-19, the Convention was not held this year, so GCA will be conducting a tele-auction for the May 2021 through March 2022 back covers. GCA Executive Vice President, Dale Sandlin, …

Georgia Legislature Deals with Certain Ag Issues

Week eight of the 2021 Georgia State Legislative Session was a week where lawmakers spent time dealing with various issues of interest to agriculture. Georgia Agribusiness Council (GAC) President Will Bentley explains what some of those issues and bills were. Go to the GAC website to keep track of any bills during the 2021 legislative session. Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps …