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The Agribusiness Update
When you consider Georgia fruits, peaches typically come to mind, but did you know blueberries comprise a larger portion of Georgia's fruit industry, and a growing number of U.S. adults consume less than a quarter of the fruit recommended in Federal dietary guidelines.
Southeast Regional Ag News
“If you don’t see our marketing efforts it’s because we’re advertising on social media and streaming platforms geared towards Gen Z," says Dena Malsom, National Peanut Board vice president of marketing & communications & chief marketing officer.
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Georgia Farm Bureau is one of over 400 organizations to sign a letter to the Senate Ag Committee in support of Ag Secretary nominee Brooke Rollins, and the USDA is on a four-day trade mission to Thailand to expand ag exports and strengthen trade ties in Southeast Asia.
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A new University of Georgia study examines how prescribed burns could play a key role in mitigating wildfire risks, and Egg Production in the United States totaled 9.12 billion in December, down 3% from 2023.
The Agribusiness Update
A new University of Georgia study examines how prescribed burns could play a key role in mitigating wildfire risks, and Egg Production in the United States totaled 9.12 billion in December, down 3% from 2023.
Southeast Regional Ag News
Recent winter storms have meant different things for different crops.
Southeast Regional Ag News
So close to the case recently identified, the two are sharing a quarantine radius.
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The Georgia Department of Agriculture announced a second positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a commercial poultry flock in Elbert County, and many ag groups are congratulating President Donald Trump after he was officially sworn in as the 47th president.
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Former Vice Chair, Casey Cox Kerr of Mitchell County was elected chairperson of the National Peanut Board, and in 2023 family farms accounted for about 96% of total farms, 90% of ag land, and 83% of the total production value.
Southeast Regional Ag News
The affected farm in Elbert County received confirmation of HPAI on January 17. It housed approximately 45,000 broiler breeders.
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The Georgia Department of Agriculture and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed a positive case of bird flu in a small, backyard flock, and the USDA will begin rebuilding its bird flu vaccine stockpile.
Southeast Regional Ag News
GCA has decided to pack up and move shop from their current location in western Bibb County to the former Perry Visitor’s Center across from the west entrance of the Georgia National Fairgrounds & AgriCenter.
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The Georgia Peanut Commission will promote peanuts as a poultry feed ingredient at the International Production and Processing Expo in Atlanta, and recent reports say President-elect's aides are considering narrowing his tariff plans, but Trump says that's wrong!
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Georgia Farm Bureau elects 2025 board, including President Tom McCall for a third, two-year term, and Rural Broadband Association released its “2024 Broadband-Internet Availability Survey Report,” capping off a year in which NCTA members made remarkable strides in delivering robust and reliable high-speed connectivity in the most rural parts of the country
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The American Peanut Council celebrates the life and contributions of Georgia peanut farmer and our 39th President, Jimmy Carter, and nine of the nation’s largest poultry processors have agreed to pay settlements in a years-long antitrust lawsuit alleging worker wage conspiracy.
Southeast Regional Ag News
The USDA is investing over $116 million to boost domestic fertilizer production in nine states, aiming to increase competition, lower costs for farmers, and reduce food prices for consumers.
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Over 1,400 Georgia farmers and agribusiness leaders met on Jekyll Island last week for the 87th Annual Georgia Farm Bureau Convention, and in 2023, 26.1 cents of every dollar spent on domestically produced food went to wholesale trade, at 11.4 cents, and retail trade, at 14.7 cents.
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced Georgia’s Adverse Effect Wage Rate is expected to rise 9% to $16.08 per hour, an increase of $1.40, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is not happy with the questionable advice published in the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s latest report.
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Farm Credit of Central Florida and Southwest Georgia Farm Credit have announced unanimous agreement to merger, and a Texas federal court halted the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act’s beneficial ownership reporting requirements.