GPC Approves Research Funding and AFBF Thoughts on Tariffs
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**At their March meeting, the Georgia Peanut Commission board approved over $764,000 in research funding for the 2025-26 budget year.
The research includes 40 proposals submitted from the University of Georgia, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Kennesaw State University, North Carolina State University and the USDA Ag Research Service.
GPC Research Committee Chair Donald Chase says as a peanut grower, he’s proud to invest in the Peanut Commission and the future of the peanut industry.
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**Ag producers who haven’t enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2025 crop year have until April 15.
Both safety net programs, delivered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency, provide vital income support to eligible farmers who experience substantial declines in crop prices or revenues for the 2025 crop year.
If you haven’t done so, contact your local FSA county office as soon as possible.
**American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented on President Trump imposing reciprocal tariffs on trading partners.
He says we share the administration's goal of leveling the playing field, but increased tariffs threaten the economic sustainability of farmers who’ve lost money on most major crops the past three years.
Duvall encourages the administration to work toward a swift resolution to avoid tariffs that put farmers and ranchers in the crosshairs of retaliation.
