The Georgia Beef Board BBQ Showdown will kick off on Friday, July 8, and challenge participants to cook their way to the top in three categories to earn a VIP race day experience at Atlanta Motor Speedway and other great prizes. Georgia Beef Board (GBB) Director of Public Relations, Taylor Evans, told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman this is the first ever event being held …
New Biobased Product Program
A new program that promotes biobased products. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The USDA is accepting applications for a new pilot program created under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that supports the development of biobased products. These products have lower carbon footprints and increase the use of renewable agricultural materials, which creates new revenue streams for farmers. …
Vilsack Gives Details on Food Supply Chain Plans
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack made an announcement Wednesday at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. on USDA’s framework for improving the food supply chain and transforming the food system. In a release, the secretary’s office said the address underscored “USDA’s commitment to increase competition, bolster access to healthy, affordable food, ensure growers and workers receive a greater share of the …
Georgia Cattlemen Tour Hawaii Ranches
By Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman The Georgia Cattlemen’s Association (GCA) took a group of producers on a tour of a lifetime to Hawaii earlier this month. Those on this venture were able to see a unique segment of the cattle industry in that state, which as we found out, is a bit different from what most of us are accustomed to …
Florida House Passes $105.3 Billion Spending Plan
(NSF/TALLAHASSEE/Feb. 16, 2022) — What would be a record $105.3 billion spending plan bolstered by federal stimulus money was approved Wednesday by the Florida House, helping set up negotiations with the Senate on a final budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The House voted 102-14 to approve the proposal (HB 5001), after Democrats objected to shifting $200 million away from …
After Securing State of Emergency Declaration, Florida Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried Advocates for USDA Disaster Designation to Help Florida Producers Hurt by Recent Freeze
(FDACS/Tallahassee, FL/February 9, 2022) — Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack in support of a Secretarial Disaster Designation to provide additional assistance to Florida producers experiencing losses due to the recent freezing temperatures. This follows the Commissioner’s requests last week for the Governor to declare a state of emergency and for the Florida Department of Transportation to issue an emergency …
GCC Highlights Cotton Trust Protocol During Annual Meeting
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) reminds producers about the importance of enrolling in the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol. It was one of the topics highlighted during the commission’s annual meeting on Jan. 26. Kent Fountain, chairman of the National Cotton Council, discussed the importance of growers continuing to enroll in the program, now that it is more …
GCC Encourages Enrollment for U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
By Clint Thompson After one year in existence, the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol® continues to be a major marketability tool for Georgia’s cotton producers. That’s why Taylor Sills, executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC), encourages farmers to participate in the program. “I would encourage all growers to sign up for it. It’s going to be a major tool …
Reasons to Leave Tree Removal to the Experts
Why you should leave it to the experts when it comes to removing trees on your property. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Most often people want to remove a tree because it’s planted in the wrong location, has grown too big, or becomes a problem with the driveway and sidewalk. Or perhaps the tree is diseased, dead …
U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Holding Enrollment Webinars
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol will present six live enrollment webinars over the next few weeks that will focus on how the program helps U.S. growers meet the changing demands from their end customer while also better documenting and verifying the sustainability practices and advances already incorporated into their farms. Launched in 2020, the Trust Protocol is a farm level, …