Category Archives: Georgia News

April 2015 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer

The April 2015 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features the: 2015 Disease Guidebook 2015 Insect Guidebook Sod-based rotation for peanuts Florida Peanut Producers Association review of 40th annual meeting Martin family … Continue reading

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March 2015 Southeastern Peanut Farmer

The March 2015 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available for digital reading. This issue features the: 2015 Weed Guidebook Feral Pig Control Seed inoculation is low-cost insurance Southern Peanut Growers Conference set for July 23-25 at Callaway … Continue reading

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Evans receives Honorary Membership in the Georgia Young Farmers Association

The Georgia Young Farmers Association presented Marcus Evans, Georgia Peanut Commission director of field services and industry information, with Honorary Membership during the association’s annual meeting in January. Evans has worked at GPC for 28 years. He has shown a … Continue reading

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USDA in Georgia Acception Applications for Conservation Stewardship Program

Athens, GA. Jan. 29 2015 –The U.S. Department of Agriculture will make available $100 million this year through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and although applications are accepted all year, farmers, ranchers and forest landowners should submit applications by Feb. … Continue reading

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Farm Bill Safety-Net Deadlines Approaching for Georgia Farmers

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2015 – U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Fred Harrison, Jr. today reminds producers of upcoming important deadlines for the new safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as Agriculture Risk Coverage … Continue reading

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Peanut Revenue Insurance Workshop

There will be a Peanut Revenue Insurance Workshop following the Georgia Peanut Farm Show, Thurs., Jan. 15, 2015, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Small Auditorium at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center. Representatives from the National … Continue reading

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Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference set for January 15

Producers can improve the bottom-line of their farming operation with knowledge, connections and information gained at the 39th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference, held at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center, Jan. 15, 2015, from 8:30 … Continue reading

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Peanut Leadership Academy begins Class IX

Twenty-two peanut growers and sheller representatives from across the Southeast, Texas, North Carolina and Virginia began Class IX of the Peanut Leadership Academy hosted by the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation, Dec. 15-17, 2014, in Panama City Beach, Florida. During the … Continue reading

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January/February 2015 Southeastern Peanut Farmer

The January/February 2015 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available for digital reading. This issue features the: 2015 Peanut Variety Guidebook Peanut Crop Insurance Program Drones: Buy or Service Peanut Leadership Academy begins Class IX Peanut Profitability Awards … Continue reading

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Farm bill educational meetings to be held across Georgia

A free series of educational meetings to teach farmers and landowners about the 2014 Farm Bill have been set for December. Don Shurley and Nathan Smith, University of Georgia agricultural economists based on the UGA Tifton Campus, along with representatives … Continue reading

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