Georgia Plants More Peanuts-Hay-Oats, and FFA State Officers Summit
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**Georgia farmers devoted more land to peanuts, hay and oats in 2024 compared to last year, according to the June Acreage Report from the National Ag Statistics Service.
This offsets decreases in cotton, corn and winter wheat acreage.
Georgia growers planted 850,000 acres in peanuts, 75,000 more than last year.
Oats were planted on 60,000 acres, up from 55,000 in 2023.
Georgia cotton growers planted 1.1 million acres in 2024, down 10,000 acres.
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**The FFA State Officer Summit brought leaders from all 50 states and territories to Washington D.C. last month.
State Officers met with their representatives to share the importance of agriculture and ag education while advocating for the extension of FFA funding through the farm bill.
They also asked for the reauthorization of a grant that supports youth groups like FFA, 4-H, Boy Scouts, and Girls Scouts through the Farm Bill.
**Elected officials from New Mexico, Oregon, and Colorado welcomed USDA’s announcement of $400 million to address drought through investments at the irrigation district level in 12 Western states.
Colorado Senator Michael Bennet says family farmers, water users, and communities across the American West are facing the effects of a historic drought.
Bennet says with the investment, they answered our call for resources that will help producers become more resilient to drought.
