Legislation & Georgia Agriculture

With your Southeast Regional Ag News, I am Haylie Shipp. This is the Ag Information Network.

Governor Brian P. Kemp recently signed a package of legislation focused on supporting Georgia's ever growing agricultural industry and improving security against foreign adversaries.

Among other things, included in this package is legislation that tackles ownership of agricultural land or land near military installations by certain individuals acting as an agent of a foreign adversary, alleviates high input costs for our farmers and ranchers, protects children from misleading and dangerous marketing, and increases the penalty for livestock theft.

"As valued members of our state's number one industry, Georgia's farming families deserve our enduring support as they face unprecedented challenges, including having to navigate disastrous federal energy policies, attempts by foreign adversaries to acquire farm land, and theft of property,” said Governor Brian Kemp. “We are tackling these challenges head on, and I want to thank our legislative partners for their work on these important issues."

Among the legislation was SB 340 which adds diesel exhaust fluid (for agricultural uses only) to the Georgia Agricultural Tax Exemption.