Category Archives: Georgia News

October/November 2015 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer

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

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

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 Extension peanut agronomist Scott Monfort optimistic about Georgia’s crop

A week before Georgia’s annual Peanut Tour, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension peanut agronomist Scott Monfort is optimistic about the state’s peanut crop. “I think the majority of the crop is above average. I think we’re going to yield very … Continue reading

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July/August 2015 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer

The July/August 2015 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features the: 2015 Harvest Guidebook Scouting peanut fields for pests U.S. trade mission to China USA Peanut Congress awards Georgia Peanut Tour set … Continue reading

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Morris and Koehler appointed to USDA committees on agricultural trade

TIFTON, Ga. (July 9, 2015) U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and United States Trade Representative Michael Froman recently announced the appointment of Brenda Morris, peanut farmer from Ocilla, Georgia, to the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) and Don … Continue reading

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Farm Credit to Offer Free Financial Training for Local Farmers

AgGeorgia Farm Credit and AgSouth Farm Credit are pleased to announce that both Associations are offering AGAware® workshops this summer.  AGAware is a national award-winning program whose purpose is to promote and educate the next generation of farmers.  Young, beginning, … Continue reading

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Southern Peanut Farmers Federation submits comments on “actively engaged” in farming proposed rule

This past March, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued their proposed rule to define what it means to be “actively engaged” in farming and therefore eligible to receive federal farm payments. After review by the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation … Continue reading

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May/June 2015 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer

The May/June 2015 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features the: 2015 Irrigation Guidebook Southern Peanut Growers Conference Schedule Georgia Peanut Commission increases research funding Peanut pop-up in the Big Apple Innovative … Continue reading

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Peanut farmers approve the Georgia Peanut Commission by 92 percent

Georgia peanut farmers reaffirmed the Georgia Peanut Commission (GPC) by a vote of 92.41 percent during the recent referendum, held March 16 through April 15. “I appreciate the farmer’s confidence in the commission and we are committed to continue earning … Continue reading

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