GFB 88th Annual Convention and USDA's Bridge Payment
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.
**Georgia Farm Bureau members gathered on Jekyll Island this week for the organization’s 88th annual convention.
The convention theme, “Rise and Thrive,” emphasized Georgia farmers’ resiliency in the year since Hurricane Helene and how Farm Bureau led the charge to support their recovery.
GFB President Tom McCall, Georgia Ag Commissioner Tyler Harper, Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns and motivational speaker Cmdr. Frank “Walleye” Weisser spoke to attendees.
Agriculture is Georgia’s top economic sector.
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**Beef production in major exporting and consuming regions is projected to decline in 2025, with global output likely to remain under pressure heading into 2026.
That’s according to a report from Rabobank that indicates the largest volume reductions are expected in the U.S., which has faced shrinking herds and lower slaughter rates.
That trend helps explain why other producers, like Australia, are expanding feedlot capacity to capitalize on weakened U.S. output.
**The USDA is making $12 billion available in one-time bridge payments to American farmers in response to trade market disruptions and increased production costs impacting farmers.
Bridge payments will aid farmers until investments from the One Big Beautiful Bill reach eligible farmers on October 1st of next year.
Up to $11 billion will be used for the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, which provides broad relief to row crop farmers.
