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  • GFB commodity committees discuss ag issues

    GFB commodity committees discuss ag issues

    Spring meetings include guest speakers, facility visits as members consider policy recommendations.

    • Categories:
    • cotton
    • Georgia Farm Bureau
    • Magazine
    • peanuts
    • vegetables
    • Tags:
    05/20/2021
  • USDA allocates $330 million for multiple COVID-19 related programs

    USDA allocates $330 million for multiple COVID-19 related programs

    Funds are intended to help develop new markets for U.S. ag products, expand the specialty crop sector, and incentivize low-income consumers to buy fruits and vegetables.

    • Categories:
    • COVID-19
    • Magazine
    • vegetables
    • Tags:
    • COVID-19
    • Dairy Donation Program
    • Nutrition Assistance
    • Specialty Crop Block Grant
    • USDA
    05/17/2021
  • Whiteflies bugging vegetable & cotton producers

    Whiteflies bugging vegetable & cotton producers

    An estimated $200 million in crop losses were attributed to whiteflies in 2017. UGA entomologists are researching techniques to control whitefly populations.

    • Categories:
    • cotton
    • crop management
    • Magazine
    • vegetables
    • Tags:
    • cotton
    • crop management
    • Vegetables
    02/17/2019