AgGeorgia Farm Credit Hurricane Response and Irrigated Cropland Acres Down
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**AgGeorgia Farm Credit has announced its response to Hurricane Helene’s historic damage inflicted across Georgia.
www.morningagclips.com reports this includes $6 million to borrowers and a $100,000 donation to the Weathered But Strong: Hurricane Relief Fund, and loan programs for members impacted by the storm.
AgGeorgia CEO Rob Crain says our focus is always on our member-borrowers, and our goal is to exhaust all options to assist during these challenging times.
www.morningagclips.com/aggeorgia-farm-credit-announces-6-million-payout-donation-to-weathered-but-strong/
**The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association calls the recommendation of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee to replace high-quality protein like beef with beans, peas, and lentils, “unhinged.”
NCBA’s Ethan Lane says the Committee’s preview stands out as one of the most out-of-touch, impractical, and elitist conversations in the history of the process.
Lane says after 22 months of discussion, we’re disappointed by the number of chaotic new directions proposed at the last minute.
**The latest USDA Census of Agriculture data shows just under 55 million acres of U.S. cropland was irrigated in 2022.
This is the lowest level since 1992 and down roughly 3 million acres from the last census in 2017, when irrigated cropland hit a record high 58 million acres.
The decline was driven primarily by decreases in the Mountain region, Northern and Southern Plains.
About 18% of U.S. cropland is irrigated.
