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Survey Says: Georgia Growers Asked About Impact of Deer

Jim Rogers — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:30:00 +0000

Deer can be a destructive pest across all growers of the agricultural industry in Georgia. The Georgia Farm Bureau, Georgia Department of Agriculture and University of Georgia Cooperative Extension want to know how destructive. The three organizations are collaborating on a deer impact survey to help determine the financial losses due to deer in Georgia over the past five years. ...

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Georgia Wine, Grape Producers Fail to Approve Marketing Order

Jim Rogers — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 12:30:00 +0000

Georgia wine producers voted against implementing a marketing order that would have created an assessment on all taxable wine produced by licensed Georgia wineries. Of the 58% of the eligible growers that voted between February 8 and March 9, only 38% voted in favor of the marketing order. The order would have allowed the Georgia Wine & Grape Commission to ...

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UGA Economist Says Block Grant Funds Will Help Georgia Producers

Dan Cooper — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 22:48:07 +0000

By Clint Thompson Georgia farmers hoping for financial relief from Hurricane Michael in 2018 can begin submitting online applications to the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) for the $347 million in Farm Recovery Block Grant funds on March 18. Adam Rabinowitz, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension assistant professor and agricultural economist, believes the block grant funds will provide extra benefits ...

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Georgia Submits Revised Industrial Hemp Plan and Rules

Dan Cooper — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:26:45 +0000

In response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) promulgation of the interim final rule governing the production of hemp under the 2018 farm bill on Oct. 31, 2019, the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) has submitted an updated “Georgia Hemp Plan” to comply with USDA’s requirements. View the plan here. Pursuant to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, O.C.G.A. ...

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Georgia Pecans Enter Taiwanese Markets

Dan Cooper — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 19:29:50 +0000

The Georgia Department of Agriculture expands trade efforts. (GDA) — More than 51,000 pounds of Georgia pecans are headed to Taiwan and are expected to enter retail stores by mid-December. The pecan purchase from a grower in Ocilla, Georgia, is a direct result of bilateral trade efforts between Georgia and Taiwan. During October, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black joined representatives from the ...

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