The Georgia Peanut Commission announced a variety of awards today during the 41st Annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show held at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton. Tyron Spearman has the details. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Alabama Farmers Federation Applauds Perdue Nomination
Alabama’s largest farm organization praised President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as Secretary of Agriculture. “Gov. Perdue understands Southern agriculture and is a long-time friend of farmers,” said Alabama Farmers Federation President Jimmy Parnell. “He was raised on a farm and appreciates the importance of agriculture to our health, security and economy.” As governor, Perdue, 70, …
NCC Pres. on Sonny Perdue Ag Secretary Possible Nomination
From the National Chicken Council: National Chicken Council President Mike Brown released the following statement in response to reports that former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue was to be nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture: “Governor Perdue has a strong record as two-term chief executive of Georgia and is acquainted with a wide array of agriculture commodities, from chicken …
More Details Concerning 2016 Row Crop Production
From a record soybean yield, to yields that didn’t quite come in as predicted, Tyron Spearman has a look at a few numbers concerning row crop production in 2016. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Georgia Peanut Farm Show is Thursday
More than 1,400 farmers are expected to attend the 41st annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference to see more than 100 exhibits in the peanut industry. And Georgia Peanut Commission’s Don Koehler hopes growers from across the Southeast will attend. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …
Producers: Georgia Peanut Farm Show is This Week
Producers can improve the bottom-line of their farming operation with knowledge, connections and information gained at the 41st annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference, held at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center, Jan. 19, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tyron Spearman has more details about this year’s event. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, …
Changes Found in Some Peanut Contract Offers
Peanut contracts continue to be offered for the 2017 crop, but according to Tyron Spearman, there have been changes to some of those offers. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Proposed Rule Issued to Amend COOL Provisions; Invites Public Comments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will publish a proposed rule to amend the country of origin labeling (COOL) regulation to add muscle cuts of venison and ground venison to the list of commodities covered under the labeling law. The Agricultural Act of 2014 (Farm Bill) directed AMS to add muscle cuts of venison and ground …
Southern Region Annual Crop Production
Key findings for the Southern Region from the Crop Production 2016 Summary Alabama: Corn for grain production for 2016 totaled 37.8 million bushels, up 5 percent from 2015. Cotton planted area is up 10 percent from last year and production is estimated at 705,000 bales, a 27 percent increase. If realized, this will be a record high yield of 987 …
Lower Peanut Production Estimate for 2016
USDA released their final crop estimate for the 2016 peanut crop today, and according to Tyron Spearman, the numbers are lower than they were in the previous report. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024