Author Archives: Joy Crosby

Enrollment Period for 2016 USDA Safety Net Coverage Begins Dec. 7

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Joy Crosby

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced that producers who chose coverage from the safety net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, can begin visiting … Continue reading →

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USDA Begins 49th Enrollment Period for the Conservation Reserve Program

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Joy Crosby

Farmers and ranchers are reminded that the next general enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) begins today, Dec. 1, 2015, and ends on Feb. 26, 2016. December 2015 also marks the 30th anniversary of CRP, a federally funded … Continue reading →

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Leaders elected to serve ALFA

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Joy Crosby

Steve Dunn, a Conecuh County row crop and cattle farmer, was re-elected secretary-treasurer of the Alabama Farmers Federation today at the organization’s 94th annual meeting today in Montgomery. Elections were held during the Federation’s afternoon business session where almost 500 … Continue reading →

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Nominations open for Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer Award

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Joy Crosby

Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer. The state winner will be announced at the Georgia Peanut Farm Show on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, in Tifton, Ga. The award is sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission … Continue reading →

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Ozias-Akins focused on learning from colleagues as part of UGA Women’s Leadership Fellows Program

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Joy Crosby

A member of the University of Georgia’s inaugural class of the Women’s Leadership Fellows Program, Peggy Ozias-Akins is more focused on learning from colleagues than imparting words of wisdom. The world-renowned researcher and recipient the UGA College of Agricultural and … Continue reading →

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UGA’s Craig Kvien shares energy efficiency tips with Georgia homeowners

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Joy Crosby

After devoting years to building an energy-efficient house of the future for the University of Georgia, Craig Kvien has a better understanding of conserving and saving energy. These tips, based on his work, could help Georgia residents save money during … Continue reading →

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October/November 2015 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Joy Crosby

The October/November 2015 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features the: Tom Ingram: A leader providing service to agriculture and our country Georgia Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall campaigning to be next … Continue reading →

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Senators Isakson, Perdue Fight Harmful EPA Power Grab

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Joy Crosby

WASHINGTON (Nov. 4, 2015) – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., today voted to disapprove and overturn the President Obama’s onerous “Waters of the United States” regulation, calling the rule a massive federal land grab by the … Continue reading →

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Georgia Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall campaigning to be next AFBF President

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Joy Crosby

Georgia Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall is traveling the country campaigning to become president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. A third-generation Georgia farmer and lifetime member of the Georgia Farm Bureau, Duvall is ready to lead the AFBF and … Continue reading →

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UGA climatologist cautions Georgia farmers about impending El Niño weather pattern

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Joy Crosby

An impending El Niño weather pattern could negatively impact Georgia farmers’ abilities to harvest their peanut and cotton crops, according to University of Georgia climatologist Pam Knox. “I think that, for the next three weeks or so, after the current … Continue reading →

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