Georgia Peanut Commission's New Exec Director and USDA's Section 32 Purchases
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.
**The Georgia Peanut Commission has hired Taylor Arnold as its new executive director, succeeding longtime director Don Koehler, who’s retiring after forty-plus years of dedicated service to Georgia’s peanut industry.
www.morningagclips.com reports since 2017, Arnold has served as County Executive Director for the USDA Farm Service Agency in Worth County.
Board chairman Joe Boddiford says Taylor’s passion for agriculture, strategic vision, and proven leadership make him the ideal person to lead the commission.
www.morningagclips.com/georgia-peanut-commission-names-taylor-arnold-as-executive-director/
**Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says USDA will purchase up to $30 million in fresh fruit from American farmers to distribute to food banks and nutrition assistance programs across the country.
This is made through Section 32 of the Agriculture Act and will assist producers and communities in need.
Rollins says certain commodities are experiencing a surplus, and USDA is ensuring these crops don’t go to waste but help Americans in need.
**With the holidays upon us, bird flu is once again infecting commercial and backyard poultry flocks.
Civil Eats reports the flu has killed more than 8.9 million turkeys, chickens, and ducks in the U.S. since September.
But consumers are unlikely to feel a price squeeze.
An American Farm Bureau survey found retail prices for frozen turkeys were down by 16% compared to last year, even though wholesale prices are up 40%.
