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87th Annual GFB Convention and Wholesale-Retail Share of Food Dollar
The Agribusiness Update
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.
GFB Annual Convention and ASF in China Data
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia Farm Bureau members are gathered in Jekyll Island for the organization’s 86th annual convention, and the 2018 spread of African swine fever to China had reverberations in the global pork market, according to new USDA data.
PEI Potato Wart Update Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles says he welcomes news that the Canadian Food Inspection Service has completed its investigation of potato wart on Prince Edward Island, but there are still concerns.
PEI Potato Wart Update Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles says he welcomes news that the Canadian Food Inspection Service has completed its investigation of potato wart on Prince Edward Island, but there are still concerns.
From Plum Island to Kansas
Southeast Regional Ag News
agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently spoke at the ribbon cutting of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas.
Potato Wart Update
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Nearly a year since USDA decided to reopen trade in table-stock potatoes with Canada's Prince Edward Island, work continues to make sure the Potato Wart disease problem is under control.
GFB 85th Annual Convention and Ag Secretary Meets with Mexican President
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Farm Bureau members are currently on Jekyll Island for their 85th Annual Convention, and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack meets with Mexican President to discuss potential ban on U.S. corn imports.
APHIS Potato Wart Report Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A new report from the USDA's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service on the potato wart infestation on Canada's Prince Edward Island is out and confirms earlier concerns.
APHIS Potato Wart Report Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A new report from the USDA's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service on the potato wart infestation on Canada's Prince Edward Island is out and confirms earlier concerns.
GA Investment, AL Ag Center Scrapped, and a FL Citrus Assessment
Southeast Regional Ag News
Georgia sees new egg hatchery, Alabama agriculture center plans fall through, and Florida citrus growers approve assessment.
Potato Wart Allowed Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The USDA announced Thursday that a ban on potatoes from Canada's Prince Edward Island, where the potato wart disease has been detected, has been lifted even before required field testing was complete ... leaving National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles baffled.
Potato Wart Allowed Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The USDA announced Thursday that a ban on potatoes from Canada's Prince Edward Island, where the potato wart disease has been detected, has been lifted even before required field testing was complete ... leaving National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles baffled.
Potato Wart Update Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles gives us an update on the potato wart quarantine in Canada on Prince Edward Island.
Potato Wart Update Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles gives us an update on the potato wart quarantine in Canada on Prince Edward Island.
84th Annual GFB Convention and Rural Children in Afterschool Programs
The Agribusiness Update
The 84th Annual Georgia Farm Bureau Convention was back live on Jekyll Island, and new report finds just 11% of America's rural children are enrolled in some kind of afterschool program.
PEI Potato Wart Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
For the second time in less than a year, trade has been put on hold due to the detection of Potato Wart in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island.
PEI Potato Wart Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
For the second time in less than a year, trade has been put on hold due to the detection of Potato Wart in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island.
Wolf Sanctuary Bill Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Revisiting Representative Joel Kretz' bill that would put a wolf sanctuary on Bainbridge Island ... all in response to Sherry Appleton's bill to prohibit all lethal removal of wolves in Washington state.
Wolf Sanctuary Bill Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Revisiting Representative Joel Kretz' bill that would put a wolf sanctuary on Bainbridge Island ... all in response to Sherry Appleton's bill to prohibit all lethal removal of wolves in Washington state.
Kretz' Wolf Sanctuary
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Kretz bill would set up a wolf sanctuary on Bainbridge Island.