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Expo Field Day postponed due to weather
MOULTRIE, Ga. — The 2022 Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day, which was scheduled for July 21, has been ... Read more
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Mercer researchers release results of farm stress study
MACON, Ga. – Researchers at the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center (GRHIC) at Mercer University, with assistance from ... Read more
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U.S. House Ag panel mulls safety net changes in farm bill amid soaring costs
WASHINGTON — Members of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee are considering how to help farmers struggling with rising costs for ... Read more
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Kemp signs Freedom to Farm Act
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp traveled to the South Georgia Farm Belt Wednesday to sign three agricultural bills, ... Read more
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Peanut Commission approves almost $800,000 for research
TIFTON, Ga. — The Georgia Peanut Commission board of directors has approved $795,205 in research project funding for ... Read more
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Freedom to Farm Act gets hearing in Georgia Senate committee
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected from its original version. The word “not” was added in the ... Read more
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Freedom to Farm Act passes Georgia House
ATLANTA — Controversial legislation making it harder for Georgia homeowners to file nuisance lawsuits against neighboring agricultural operations ... Read more
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Freedom to Farm Act passes Georgia House committee
ATLANTA — Legislation aimed at discouraging nuisance lawsuits against farmers in Georgia filed by neighbors cleared a committee ... Read more
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Morris retires from Peanut Commission; Boddiford named chairman
TIFTON, Ga. — Joe Boddiford, peanut farmer from Sylvania, Georgia, was elected chairman of the Georgia Peanut Commission ... Read more
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Georgia Peanut Farm Show provides two days of education for farmers
TIFTON, Ga. — Attendees were able to fine-tune their farming operations with information gained at the 45th annual ... Read more