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Farm Bill Webinar Archive

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Joy Crosby

Many questions have arisen following the Congressional passage of the Agricultural Act of 2014. Those questions were addressed today at the Georgia Peanut Commission Farm Bill Update Meeting and Webinar. Speakers during the webinar include Stanley Fletcher, director of the … Continue reading →

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Georgia Peanut Commission set to hold Farm Bill webinar on Feb. 24

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Joy Crosby

Many questions have arisen following the Congressional passage of the Agricultural Act of 2014. Those questions will soon be addressed at the Georgia Peanut Commission Farm Bill Update Meeting and Webinar on Monday, Feb. 24 at 10:30 a.m. The webinar … Continue reading →

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Informative Farm Bill meetings set for this week in Alabama

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Joy Crosby

With the recent passing of the Farm Bill, the Alabama Peanut Producers Association has scheduled two meetings to help growers better understand the new legislation. Stanley Fletcher, director of the National Center for Peanut Competitiveness and professor emeritus from the … Continue reading →

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Mississippi Peanut Growers Association seeks National Peanut Board nominees

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Joy Crosby

The Mississippi Peanut Growers Association will hold a nominations election to select two nominees for each member and alternate to the National Peanut Board during a meeting on February 13, 2014 at 3 o’clock p.m. at the Lake Terrace Convention … Continue reading →

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Florida Peanut Producers Association sets 39th Annual Meeting

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Joy Crosby

The Florida Peanut Producers Association would like to  announce our 39th Annual Membership Meeting to be held Thursday, March 13, 2014, at the Jackson County Agriculture Conference Center,  2741 Penn Avenue, Marianna, Fla.  This year’s program will include a variety … Continue reading →

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2014 Farm Bill passes U.S. Senate floor

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Joy Crosby

The U.S. Senate passed the Agricultural Act of 2014 by a vote of 68 to 32, Feb. 4, 2014. The Georgia Peanut Commission and the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation supported the 2014 Farm Bill. “We are very pleased the U.S. … Continue reading →

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2014 Farm Bill passes U.S. House floor

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Joy Crosby

Georgia Peanut Commission supports Agricultural Act of 2014 The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Agricultural Act of 2014 by a vote of 251 to 166, Jan. 29, 2014. The Georgia Peanut Commission and the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation supported … Continue reading →

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House-Senate Negotiators Announce Bipartisan Agreement on Final Farm Bill

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Joy Crosby

House and Senate agriculture leaders today announced a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on a five-year farm bill that will reduce the deficit, grow the economy and provide certainty to the 16 million Americans whose jobs depend on agriculture. The Agricultural Act … Continue reading →

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Peanut Profitability Awards seeking nominees

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Joy Crosby

The 2013 U.S. peanut production year can best be viewed as a contrast to many past years – rainfall was ample, even excessive in many areas of the growing belt, says Marshall Lamb, research director for the National Peanut Research … Continue reading →

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Precision farming workshops scheduled for February in Alabama and Georgia

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Joy Crosby

How modern row-crop agriculture is quickly evolving from a precision-based to a   decision-based farming model and how producers can extract the most advantage from these changes will be the topics of a series of workshops scheduled for February in three … Continue reading →

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