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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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USDA Extends ARC and PLC Deadlines

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today provided farm owners and producers one additional week, until April 7, 2015, to choose between Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), the safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill. The final … Continue reading

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Secretary Vilsack Appoints Peanut Standards Board Members

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack appointed three producers and four industry representatives to serve on the Peanut Standards Board. Six members will serve on the board through June 30, 2017. A seventh member will fill a current vacancy through June, 2015. … 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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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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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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Signup for wetlands and agriculture land conservation easements ends Dec. 18

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist Terrance O. Rudolph, for Georgia announced a sign-up for this year’s Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) Oct. 3. To be considered for the fiscal year 2015 program, applications must be submitted by … Continue reading

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