Ga. Agricultural Commodity Commissions Seek Nominations

ATLANTA — Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper announced today that twelve of Georgia’s Agricultural Commodity Commissions are seeking nominations from producers to serve on their respective commissions. Nomination forms are available on the Georgia...

US Farmers Expect to Plant Less Corn and More Soybean Acres

WASHINGTON — Producers surveyed across the United States intend to plant 90.0 million acres of corn in 2024, down 5% from last year, according to the Prospective Plantings report released today by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Planted acreage...

Celebrate March – National Peanut Month

TIFTON, Ga. (March 8, 2024) – March is National Peanut Month, a time to celebrate one of America’s favorite foods! The Georgia peanut industry kicked off the celebration this week by hosting the 2024 Georgia PB&J Day in Atlanta, Georgia. During the event,...

GCIA Annual Meeting – March 21

The Georgia Crop Improvement Association Seventy-Ninth Annual Membership Meeting The Georgia Center for Continuing Education | Athens, Georgia March 21, 2024 The Board of Directors of the Georgia Crop Improvement Association invites you to the 79th Annual Membership...

2024 Georgia Peanut Farm Show

TIFTON, Ga. (Jan. 4, 2024) – Producers can improve the bottom-line of their farming operation with knowledge, connections and information gained at the 47th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference, held at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus...

Program Prepares Students for Workforce

By: Laurel Clarke, University of Georgia ATHENS, Ga. — Since the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia piloted the Learning by Leading program in 2018, 171 UGA students have gained skills preparing them to enter the workforce after college....