Georgia Farm Bureau Supports Rollins and USDA Trade Mission in Thailand
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**Georgia Farm Bureau is one of over 400 organizations to sign a letter to the Senate Ag Committee in support of Brooke Rollins, President Trump’s nominee for Ag Secretary.
The co-signed groups included farmers, ranchers, growers, hunters, forest owners, co-ops, state departments of agriculture, renewable fuel producers and agribusinesses.
The American Farm Bureau, Georgia Agribusiness Council, Georgia Milk Producers and the Georgia/Florida Soybean Association also signed the letter.
www.gfb.org/news/ag-news/post/gfb-signs-onto-letter-supporting-rollins-as-ag-secretary
**When it comes to Super Bowl menus, nothing is hotter than wings.
The National Chicken Council released its annual Chicken
Wing Report, projecting Americans will consume 1.47 billion chicken wings while watching the Chiefs and Eagles battle for the Lombardi Trophy.
NCC Spokesman, Tom Super says sure, there will be pizza, guacamole, chips, and dips, but when it comes to the Super Bowl, chicken wings rule the roost.
**The USDA is spearheading a four-day trade mission to Thailand that began Monday, to expand agricultural exports and strengthen trade ties in Southeast Asia.
The mission includes 40 agribusinesses, trade organizations, and representatives from five state departments of agriculture.
Patrick Packnett of the Foreign Ag Service says the mission isn’t just about boosting exports, it’s about creating enduring partnerships that benefit American farmers and Southeast Asian consumers with high-quality U.S.-grown products.
