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AgNet Weekly: Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act

Sabrina Halvorson April 15, 2023 AgNet Weekly, Legislative

The Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act was introduced this session by a group of Senators looking to make changes to agricultural checkoff programs. Vice President of Government Affairs with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Ethan Lane says there’s more to it than that. He joins us on the AgNet Weekly podcast. Each week we highlight essential legislative and policy …

Georgia Beef Producer Appreciates Checkoff

Dan April 6, 2017 Beef

In our weekly “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by your beef checkoff, Tyson Strickland from Athens, Georgia appreciates what the beef checkoff does. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

California Announces Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine
A portion of California’s Orange County has been placed under quarantine for the Oriental fruit fly. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) reported the quarantine Nov. 6. It followed the detection of eight flies in and around the cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove. The quarantine zone measures 87 square miles. It […]
What Growers Need to Know About Georgia’s Citrus Assessment
In 2023, at the request of Georgia citrus producers, the Georgia Agricultural Citrus Commission (Georgia Citrus Commission) was created under the Georgia Commodity Promotion Act. Under the Commodity Promotion Act, the Georgia Citrus Commission is allowed to create a marketing order that allows for collection of an assessment on marketed fruit. This marketing order was […]

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