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Skippy fetches national farm dog award

McDuffie County canine takes top prize in American Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year Contest.

By: Jay Stone
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Farm Dog of the Year
03/07/2024
Casper: The People’s Pup

DeKalb County Great Pyrenees wins national vote as People's Choice Pup.

By: Jennifer Whittaker
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- peoples choice pup
03/07/2024
Georgia 2024 economic outlook better than U.S.; farm bill uncertain

State's economic development successes, stronger demographics, resilient labor market and having households in strong financial health could help Georgia avoid a recession.

By: Jennifer Whittaker
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- ag forecast
03/06/2024
A View From the Field

Take a minute to realize how fortunate we are to farm

By: Tom McCall
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- View from the Field
03/07/2024
Farm bill, labor & poultry are top issues in D.C.

Public Policy Update

By: Ben Parker
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- GFB Public Policy
03/05/2024
Little Roy & Lizzy are Georgia treasures

High-energy Lincoln County bluegrass band has toured the U.S. since 2009 as a premier act.

By: Jennifer Whittaker
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- bluegrass
03/05/2024
GFB accepting entries for 2024 Georgia Ag in the Classroom Teacher

May 3 deadline to enter

By: Lauren Goble
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau Ag In The Classroom
03/05/2024
Corporate Transparency Act ruled unconstitutional

Regulation would have required small businesses, including many farmers, to file a report identifying anyone with a 25% or greater ownership stake.

By: Jay Stone
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- public policy
03/05/2024
Protect & improve your mental clarity

UGA's Anna Scheyett offers tips for improving mental clarity and protecting against stress.

By: Jennifer Whittaker
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Farmers and ranchers mental health
03/04/2024
Peanut Show introduces NPB leader & UGA peanut podcast

Lepicier shares NPB priorities for 2024, including public information initiative on peanut allergies.

By: Jennifer Whittakerr
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- peanuts
03/03/2024
GCC presents Trustees Award to Coley, Lee and McLendon

Awards presented at the 2024 Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting and Cotton Production Workshop.

By: Jay Stone
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- cotton
03/02/2024
Bacon wins GFB Hay Contest

Top prize is a year’s use of a Vermeer Mid-Sized Trailed Mower, with the option to buy it for a reduced price at the end of the year.

By: Jay Stone
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- GFB Hay Contest
03/01/2024
Redmond named Georgia Farmer of the Year

Redmond compete with farmers from nine other Southeastern states for the Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year title.

By: Jennifer Whittaker
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farmer of the Year
02/29/2024
GFB mourns loss of Nora Goodman

Goodman served as a Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) 3rd District Director since 2003.

By: Georgia Farm Bureau
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/28/2024
County Farm Bureaus & volunteers honored

GFB announces Rewarding Excellence in Ag Programs award winners during annual convention.

By: Jennifer Whittaker
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- GFB state awards
02/27/2024
Meet your peers, sharpen skills with GFB YF&R program

June 1 is deadline for YF&R awards & conference registration; June 7 is photo contest entry deadline.

By: Breanna Berry
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau YF&R
02/26/2024
Ropers finish in AFBF Top 10

Paul, Morgans represent GFB well in national competition

By: Jay Stone
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau YF&R
02/25/2024
Smartt’s Principles for Living

Speaker at GFB Women in Ag Summit provides tips for life while interacting with people.

By: Jennifer Whittaker
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- women in ag summit
02/24/2024
Women's Leadership Committee plans for 2024

Women's Leadership Committee update

By: Breanna Berry
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- GFB Women's Leadership Committee
02/23/2024
GFB announces 2024 Federation Ambassador Team

Team will promote GFB through a variety of member recruitment, public relations and brand awareness campaigns.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Federation Ambassadors
02/22/2024
Georgia Foundation for Agriculture Year in Review

Highlights include work with students, scholarships and drawing attention too rural mental health.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
02/21/2024
Georgia Foundation for Agriculture thanks its 2023 supporters

GFA celebrates donors, other contributors.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
02/21/2024
GCC presents Trustees Award to Coley, Lee & McLendon

The award is given to individuals who have dedicated themselves to the advancement of Georgia cotton.

By: Jay Stone
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/09/2024
Taking pride in GFB's work on behalf of farmers

A View from the Field

By: Tom McCall
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- View from the Field
11/27/2023
USDA issues disaster designations for crop losses

Farmers could be eligible for relief from damage due to Idalia, drought, spring & summer storms.

By: Compiled by GFB staff from USDA releases
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- farm disaster assistance
- hurricane idalia
11/26/2023
Foreign land ownership, state animal welfare laws key issues for farmers

Georgia is one of 21 states that have laws allowing foreign ownership of land.

By: Jay Stone
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/25/2023
GA DNR offers options to fight deer & feral hog crop damage

These include hunting permits outside of deer season for designated crop fields; hogs may be hunted without bag limits year-round.

By: Jennifer Whittaker
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- deer
- feral hogs
11/24/2023
Hurricane Idalia hits Southeast Georgia farmers hard

Georgia farmers in a swath from the Florida to South Carolina lines reported damage to crops, livestock and farm assets.

By: Jennifer Whittaker
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- farm disaster assistance
- hurricane idalia
11/23/2023
Georgia Foundation for Ag offers $65,000 in ag scholarships

Graduating high school seniors, rising college juniors & seniors, technical school students and veterinary school students can apply

By: Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- GFA scholarships
11/22/2023
Georgia Centennial Farm Program honors farm heritage

Thirteen Georgia farms recognized during 2023 Georgia National Fair.

By: Jennifer Whittaker
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Centennial Farm Program
11/21/2023
Ag Road Regs: MAP-21 provides CDL farm exemptions

Georgia Department of Public Safety outlines requirements for operating farm vehicles on public roads.

By: Jennifer Whittaker
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Department of Public Safety
- MAP-21
- Road safety
11/21/2023
Charting Policy Beyond the Water Wars

GFB's Public Policy Department explores the Habitat Conservation Plan a coalition of government agencies and stakeholders are developing as part of Georgia's water management strategy.

By: Adam Belflower
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- GFB Public Policy
- Water
11/20/2023
ABAC, Colquitt County teams win Advocacy in Action Contest

The competition is designed to simulate lobbyist conversations with elected officials in a variety of environments.

By: Jay Stone
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Advocacy in Action
11/17/2023
Georgia National Fair puts agriculture on guests’ minds

Scenes from the 2023 Georgia National Fair.

By: Jennifer Whittaker
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia National Fair
11/17/2023
A View from the Field

Farmers are encouraged to keep 'Digging In' .
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tom McCall
- Tags:
08/30/2023
Georgians asked to watch for Yellow-Legged Hornets

This non-native invasive species poses a threat to honeybees.
- Categories:
- Invasive species
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/29/2023
SCOTUS rules against Biden Administration’s WOTUS rule

GFB's Public Policy Department looks at the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Waters of the United States rule.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- WOTUS
- Tags:
08/28/2023
Use of Vermeer mower top prize in 2023 GFB Hay Contest

Oct. 31 is the deadline to enter.
- Categories:
- GFB Hay Contest
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/27/2023
Precision agriculture increases farmers’ profitability

A look at advanced tools and research projects that aim to make farm operations more efficient.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Precision Agriculture
- Tags:
08/26/2023
Morgans, Ropers and Paul claim top prizes in Young Farmers & Ranchers events

Each will travel to the 2024 American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in January to compete for national honors.
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/25/2023
Young Farmers & Ranchers members meet 'For the Love of Ag'

Attendees at YF&R Conference learned what to look for in weather patterns, credit scores, and how to share farm happenings on social media.
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/24/2023
Credit where credit is due

You know your credit score is important, but do you know how it's determined?
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/23/2023
Athens Technical College offers conservation law enforcement degree

Program prepares students for careers as game wardens, park rangers, conservation technicians, or environmental protection technicians.
- Categories:
- Ag Education
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/22/2023
GFB honors England for service to agriculture

Terry England receives 2023 GFB Commodity Award.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/21/2023
Smith leads GFB Crop Insurance Program

GFB Insurance has more than 70 experienced crop insurance agents across the state to help its members protect their investment.
- Categories:
- GFB Crop Insurance
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/20/2023
Bart Davis named Georgia Farmer of the Year

Colquitt County farmer to represent Georgia in the Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award program.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Sunbelt Expo
- Tags:
08/19/2023
Sunbelt Expo establishes Farmer of the Year Fund

Award recognizes commitment to excellence in agriculture; efficiency in farming practices; community, state & national leadership service and more.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Sunbelt Expo
- Tags:
08/18/2023
Georgia peach crop decimated by March freeze

Crop losses combined with unrealized economic activity estimated at $190 million.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- peaches
- Tags:
08/17/2023
Make plans to attend Women in Ag Leadership Summit

Deadline to register for Summit is Oct. 1. Event will be held Nov. 2 & 3 in Savannah.
- Categories:
- GFB Women's Leadership Committee
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/16/2023
Cook & Pierce County students win GFB Art Contests

View the artwork that won the GFB Middle School Bookmark & GFB High School Art Contests.
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/15/2023
Hart new GFB Dist. 4 Federation Manager

Morgan Hart is newest addition to GFB Field Services Department
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/14/2023
GFB photo contest captures farm life

Young Farmers & Ranchers Update: Find out who won the annual GFB contest.
- Categories:
- GFB Photo Contest
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/14/2023
Massei receives National AITC Award

Georgia Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year one of nine to receive national honors.
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/11/2023
Irwin Co. Farm Bureau continues mission in new office

As ICFB moves forward, longtime members Vernon & Jean Biggers share Farm Bureau memories.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/10/2023
Georgia Foundation for Agriculture update

GFB shootout raises funds for foundation. GFA receives grant to develop virtual 3-D video ag game.
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/09/2023
Bermuda grown in drought won ‘22 GFB Hay Contest

Bartow County's Franklin Dowell claims top prize - a year's use of a Vermeer604R Baler.
- Categories:
- GFB Hay Contest
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/08/2023
AFBF advances farmers’ right to repair

Memorandum of Understanding with CLAAS of America creates a framework for farmers and independent repair facilities to access technical manuals, tools and product guides to repair equipment.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Right to Repair
- Tags:
08/06/2023
A View from the Field

GFB President Tom McCall discusses farm bill.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tom McCall
- Tags:
05/19/2023
GFB members back in the saddle, advocating in D.C.

GFB members meet with Georgia members of Congress to highlight the organization’s priorities for the 118th Congress.
- Categories:
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/18/2023
What's in the farm bill?

A look at the four largest portions of the current farm bill, which expires Sept. 30
- Categories:
- Farm Bill
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/17/2023
Sen. Warnock introduces precision ag measures for farm bill

Bill would create working group to establish interconnectivity standards that would allow farmers to share data between different brands of farm equipment.
- Categories:
- Farm Bill
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/16/2023
CASE IH & New Holland grant right to repair

Agreement sets a framework for farmers and independent repair facilities to access brand manuals, tools, product guides and information to self-diagnose and self-repair machines.
- Categories:
- AFBF
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/15/2023
General Assembly passes truck weight variance, starts farmland fund

Truck weights bill puts Georgia on an even economic playing field with surrounding states.
- Categories:
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/14/2023
GFB celebrates Ga. Junior National Livestock Champions

Georgia Farm Bureau awarded a total of $18,000 in prize money to the grand champion exhibitors.
- Categories:
- Livestock shows
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/13/2023
Athens Technical College dedicates McCall Agricultural Science Complex

The ag science complex includes a 10,320-square-foot classroom building and a 17,091-square-foot arena.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tom McCall
- Tags:
- Athens Technical College
- Tom McCall
05/12/2023
Athens Technical College prepares students for agricultural careers

ATC students can earn an associate degree in ag science focusing on animal science, poultry science or horticulture.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- ATC Agricultural Science
- Athens Technical College
05/11/2023
Crop damage permits help farmers control deer

Permit allows applicant and up to six other people to shoot deer caught in registeed growing crop fields.
- Categories:
- crop management
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/10/2023
Leading across generations

Build a stronger team by recognizing generational differences.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/09/2023
Mental & physical health are connected

Health care professionals encourage farmers to take care of their emotional health so that stress doesn't take a toll on their physical health.
- Categories:
- farm/rural stress
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/08/2023
Farm Bureau safety events aim to save lives

Sumter event geared for farmers; 2nd District event provided rescue training for first responders.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Farm Safety
- Franklin County Farm Bureau
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB 2nd District
- Sumter County Farm Bureau
05/07/2023
Parker joins GFB Public Policy staff

Perry native is now GFB national affairs coordinator.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Ambassadors
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Ben Parker
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Georgia Farm Bureau Public Policy
05/06/2023
Ag in the Classroom Update

Ag Week activities highlight strawberries
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Georgia Farm Bureau Ag In The Classroom
- Glascock County Farm Bureau
- Marion County Farm Bureau
05/05/2023
GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers back in D.C.

YF&R members participated in a four-day program that included meetings with AFBF staff, the Irish Embassy and a trip to Mt. Vernon.
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Georgia Farm Bureau YF&R
- Georgia Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers
05/04/2023
GFB developing ag leaders

Women’s Leadership and Young Farmers & Ranchers Committees programs develop leaders and volunteers.
- Categories:
- GFB Women's Leadership Committee
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Georgia Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Committee
05/03/2023
Georgia Foundation for Agriculture Update

Books & baseball among spring GFA activities
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Georgia librariies
- GFB Day at the Braves
05/02/2023
Georgia Foundation for Ag Awards Scholarships

Meet the 24 students pursuing ag degrees that GFA has selected to receive a total of $70,000 in scholarships for the '23/'24 academic year.
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/01/2023
Hendrix, Morgan graduate from AFBF Communications Bootcamp

GFB members complete media & advocacy training.
- Categories:
- AFBF
- GFB Women's Leadership Committee
- Magazine
- Tags:
04/30/2023
AFBF & Purina calling awesome farm dogs

Enter your faithful canine in the 2024 Farm Bureau Farm Dog Contest by July 14. Grand prize winner gets $5,000. Regional winners receive $1,000.
- Categories:
- AFBF
- Magazine
- Tags:
04/29/2023
A View from the Field

GFB President Tom McCall reflects on good news.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tom McCall
- Tags:
03/06/2023
A Capitol Full of New Faces

New two-year session features first-time elected state officials, 53 new members in Georgia General Assembly,
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
03/05/2023
Georgia company wins national award

MycoLogic LLC, a start-up at Kennesaw State, developed technology to help farmers more efficiently grow specialty mushrooms.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
03/04/2023
John Deere green-lights some equipment repairs

Company signs memorandum of understanding with AFBF during convention ceremony.
- Categories:
- AFBF
- Magazine
- Tags:
03/03/2023
Using Peanut RX can increase farmers’ profitability

Ag researchers create online tool farmers can use to assess their risk for major peanut diseases.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- peanuts
- Tags:
03/02/2023
Spreading the message of cotton's sustainability

Cotton is an environmentally friendly crop. Cotton groups are working to make sure consumers know it.
- Categories:
- cotton
- Magazine
- Tags:
03/01/2023
January tornadoes damage barns, kill livestock

Meriwether County farms, UGA Griffin hit hard.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Weather damage
- Tags:
02/28/2023
Farmers hesitant to dive into carbon markets

Take a crash course in the carbon market for row crops & learn why producers aren’t racing to sign up.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/27/2023
Georgia Farm Bureau presents REAP awards

County Farm Bureaus & volunteers honored for outstanding work
- Categories:
- GFB Convention
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/26/2023
Dowell wins GFB Hay contest

Bartow County farmer will be baling hay this year with a new Vermeer 604R baler as the first-place winner.
- Categories:
- GFB Hay Contest
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/25/2023
Belflower joins GFB public policy staff

Bleckley County native working as governmental affairs specialist, helping craft ag-friendly legislation.
- Categories:
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/24/2023
Corn yield contest winners

UGA Extension 2022 Corn Yield Yield Contest winners announced at Corn Short Course.
- Categories:
- Corn
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/23/2023
Top peanut contributors honored

Georgia Peanut Commission presented awards during the 2023 Peanut Farm Show.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- peanuts
- Tags:
02/22/2023
Heard Co. Farm Bureau raises money for local FFA

Sales of collectible knife help purchase a trailer for livestock show team.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/21/2023
Enter '23 Spring STEM Challenge by April 28

Getting wormy with it: students to explore how to create a worm farm.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- STEM
- Tags:
02/20/2023
Ride a horse, help a charity

Kel-Mac Saddle Club announces horse shows
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/19/2023
Ag in the Classroom Update

GFB looking for Georgia Ag in the Classroom Teacher of Year. Applications due May 5.
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/18/2023
Young Farmer & Rancher Update: YF&R Program offers amazing opportunities

June 1 deadline for YF&R awards & conference registration; June 9 photo contest entry deadline.
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/17/2023
YF&R competitors represent Georgia at AFBF

Hart, Fleming & Sizemore go against the best from other states in Achievement Award, Excellence in Ag Award & Discussion Meet contests.
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/16/2023
Women’s Leadership Program Update:

WLC has full slate planned for 2023
- Categories:
- GFB Women's Leadership Committee
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/15/2023
Women in Ag Summit offers encouragement, how-to

Peachtree City event celebrates the role women play in agriculture.
- Categories:
- GFB Women's Leadership Committee
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/14/2023
Georgia Foundation for Agriculture '22 Year in Review

Learn how the GFA educated Georgians about agriculture & supported Georgia farmers in 2022.
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/13/2023
GFB Ambassadors spread good news about membership

The GFB Federation Ambassadors will serve for one calendar year promoting GFB as a membership organization.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/11/2023
45TH EXPO CELEBRATES SOUTHEASTERN AG

Georgia Farm Bureau joined other ag organizations in celebrating all things agriculture during the Southeast's largest farm show Oct. 17-19.

By: Jay Stone & Jennifer Whittaker
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Sunbelt Ag Expo
01/30/2023
A View from the Field

A message from GFB President Tom McCall
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tom McCall
- Tags:
11/28/2022
GFB’s legislative success depends on member involvement

For 85 years, GFB members have remained the voice of agriculture and our rural communities by looking forward, growing and adapting to meet new challenges.
- Categories:
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/27/2022
GA-FIT working to protect farmers & streams

Dec. 15 deadline to apply for deep water wells; irrigation auction set for February 2023
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Water
- Tags:
11/26/2022
Livestock team unites Polk County

Students from Cedartown, Rockmart shine with help from local livestock owners.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/25/2022
USDA Southeast Poultry Lab updated for 21st Century

USDA Agricultural Research Service cuts ribbon for new facilities at Athens lab.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Poultry
- USDA
- Tags:
11/24/2022
Farm Service Agency offers much more than loans

Agency administers disaster assistance programs, farm to school grants and other services offered by the USDA.
- Categories:
- GA Farm Service Agency
- Magazine
- USDA
- Tags:
11/23/2022
Economic woes impact Georgia agriculture

USDA says net farm income will end up lower in 2022 than in 2021.
- Categories:
- Ag Economy
- CAES
- Magazine
- USDA
- Tags:
11/22/2022
GFB presents commodity award to Guthrie

Retired UGA animal and dairy science professor championed youth programs and started the Georgia Commercial Dairy Heifer Show.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Dr. Larry Guthrie
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Georgia Farm Bureau Commodity Award
- UGA Animal and Dairy Science
11/21/2022
Seen at Sunbelt Expo

Photos from the 2022 Sunbelt Expo
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Sunbelt Expo
- Tags:
- Sunbelt Ag Expo
11/20/2022
GFB a key presence at Sunbelt Ag Expo

Raines honored as GA Expo Farmer, McCall places 2nd in Expo Milking Contest, Leslie Jones urges motorists to be patient with farmers driving farm equipment.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/19/2022
Morgan Co., UGA teams win Expo/GFB Advocacy contest

Teams met with ag leaders to pitch legislation in mock lobbying session.
- Categories:
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/18/2022
Georgia National Fair honors outgoing Ag Commissioner Black

Event has second-largest attendance in its history.
- Categories:
- Georgia National Fair
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/17/2022
Georgia farms honored for longevity

Georgia farms honored for longevity
- Categories:
- Centennial Farms
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/16/2022
Georgia Farm Bureau welcomes Lucky

Farm dog Lucky is the smiling face and wagging tail of GFB Insurance’s new marketing campaign.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/15/2022
Heavy rains flood portions of Chattooga County

Chattooga Farm Bureau office repairs completed. Farmer suffers cotton & soybean damage.
- Categories:
- cotton
- Magazine
- Weather damage
- Tags:
11/14/2022
Walker joins GFB public policy team

She will manage GFB’s annual process of establishing its positions on farm-related issues.
- Categories:
- GFB Impact Fund
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/13/2022
Hall joins GFA staff

New educational programs assistant will work with Georgia Ag Experience Mobile Ag Classroom.
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/12/2022
GFA offering $70,000 in scholarships for students pursuing ag degrees

Applications will be accepted through March 1, 2023.
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Scholarships
- Tags:
11/11/2022
Ag In The Classroom Update

Art contests open to middle & high school students
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/10/2022
Teachers take crash course in peanuts

GPC, GFB sponsored metro Atlanta teachers in hopes they will work ag into curriculum.
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- peanuts
- Tags:
11/09/2022
Pollinator gardens honor Rosalynn Carter

County Farm Bureaus & volunteers statewide planted gardens this summer to honor the former first lady.
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- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- Pollinators
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11/08/2022
Vineyard picnic benefits ag awareness

Engelheim Vineyards in Gilmer County hosts first Georgia Foundation for Agriculture Picnic on the Farm Eventure.
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- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
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11/07/2022
GFA & sponsors host Picnic on Farm

Guests learned about Georgia's wine & grape sector while enjoying picnics, music & art at Engelheim Vineyards.
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- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
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11/06/2022
GFB Day at the Braves a home run!

Event raised $6,600 for the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture.
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
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11/05/2022
Georgia Foundation for Agriculture Thanks Sponsors

Major sponsors for Q3 GFA events are appreciated along with everyone who made a donation.
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/04/2022
A View from the Field

A message from GFB President Tom McCall
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/06/2022
Vote “Yes” on Referendum B in November to Support Merged Family Farms

GFB Public Policy
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/05/2022
Speak up, don’t give up

YF&R Conference focuses on how to break barriers
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/04/2022
Harts, Fleming & Sizemore win GFB YF&R competitive events

State winners advance to national competition at AFBF Convention.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/03/2022
The nose knows

Beagle Brigade sniffs out threats to U.S. agriculture
- Categories:
- Magazine
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09/02/2022
Use of Vermeer baler top prize in GFB Hay Contest

Oct. 31 entry deadline
- Categories:
- GFB Hay Contest
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/01/2022
Rising fuel costs complicate higher farm expenses

The price of diesel in late June was more than two times the price paid before 2020.
- Categories:
- Magazine
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08/31/2022
Georgia native Young named AFBF executive vice president

Young will serve in a chief of staff role at AFBF, managing departments and working with state Farm Bureaus.
- Categories:
- Magazine
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08/30/2022
Mercer study gauges farmers’ stress levels

Georgia Foundation for Agriculture partnered in survey
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Farm Stress Study
- Mercer University
08/29/2022
Prevent pesticide poisoning

It’s important to safely store pesticides to protect the people and animals on your farm.
- Categories:
- Magazine
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08/28/2022
Invasive tick new to Ga. confirmed in three counties

ALHT could potentially kill an animal from excessive blood loss.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/27/2022
Brundage takes helm as ABAC president

Dr. Tracy Brundage began serving as ABAC president Aug. 1.
- Categories:
- Magazine
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08/26/2022
GFB honors livestock champions

Georgia Farm Bureau celebrated the latest group of Georgia Junior National Livestock Show grand champion exhibitors during its Evening of Champions dinner.
- Categories:
- farm families
- Livestock shows
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/25/2022
Farmtastic Day!

Pittman's Family Farm in Toombs County hosted event organized by the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture and Georgia Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom Program.
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- Magazine
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08/24/2022
Murray receives National AITC Award

Murray is one of eight teachers honored with the 2022 National Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture Award
- Categories:
- Magazine
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08/23/2022
Ag in the Classroom Update

Gwinnett & Grady County students win GFB Art & Bookmark Contests
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/22/2022
County Farm Bureaus celebrate GFB 85th Anniversary

Events commemorate founding of Georgia Farm Bureau in 1937.
- Categories:
- Magazine
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08/22/2022
Top 12 Young Farmers & Ranchers Photo Contest Winners

Photos will be featured in 2023 GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers Calendar
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/21/2022
Women’s Leadership Update

Make plans to attend Women in Ag Leadership Summit.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/20/2022
“Be in the Know, Conserve H20”

STEM Challenge open to grades 3-5; Nov. 18 entry deadline
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/19/2022
Georgia Foundation for Agriculture thanks sponsors
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/18/2022
A view from the field

GFB President Tom McCall reflects on GFB's anniversary
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tom McCall
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB
- Tom McCall
- View from the Field
06/01/2022
Georgia Farm Bureau marks 85 years of representing farmers

Learn how GFB has changed through the years while continuing to serve Georgia farmers.
- Categories:
- 85th Anniversary
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/31/2022
Georgia Farm Bureau members, staff look back in time

GFB celebrates 85th anniversary
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/30/2022
More than a half-century of agricultural advocacy

Polk County Farm Bureau President James Casey shares his Farm Bureau journey
- Categories:
- Magazine
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05/29/2022
Russia-Ukraine Conflict impacts agriculture worldwide

Fertilizer supply and prices pose challenges for U.S. producers.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/27/2022
Grain bin accidents: Know how to prevent & respond

Training shows first responders how to respond to a variety of hazards associated with grain storage.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/27/2022
General Assembly adjourns with big wins for ag

Freedom to Farm Act among key bills signed into state law.
- Categories:
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/26/2022
Speak up for agriculture: 7 actions of highly effective advocates

U.S. citizens have a civic duty to take an active role in government or at least interact with their elected officials.
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- Magazine
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05/25/2022
Southwest Georgia farmers gain access to deep groundwater

Project calls for installation of about 240 deep aquifer wells, supports conservation planning at farms & environmental monitoring of groundwater aquifers and ecosystems.
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- Magazine
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05/24/2022
McCall inducted into Georgia Ag Hall of Fame

GFB president honored for his contributions to Georgia agriculture and agribusiness.
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- Magazine
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05/23/2022
Raines named ’22 Georgia Farmer of the Year

GFB director will compete with nine other state winners for the Swisher Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year Award.
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- Magazine
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05/22/2022
Bottomses named National Outstanding Young Farmers

Pike County couple one of four national winners for 2021
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- Magazine
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05/21/2022
Davis named GFB 8th Dist. federation manager

Houston County native moves into new role after working with GFB Field Claims Department.
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- Magazine
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05/20/2022
GFB Homegrown event connects consumers with farmers

Female farmers shared their perspective at event during Cherry Blossom Festival in March.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/20/2022
Ag In The Classroom Update

Farm Bureau celebrates Georgia Ag Week
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/19/2022
Ag books ready for checkout at public libraries

Georgia Foundation for Agriculture & Georgia EMC partner to donate books to libraries.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/19/2022
Young Farmers & Ranchers visit Louisville

YF&R Update
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/18/2022
GFB WLC supports Ronald McDonald House

Women's Leadership Update
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/18/2022
GFB sponsors FFA Discussion Meet; Christopher wins
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/18/2022
Georgia Foundation for Ag announces scholarship recipients
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/16/2022
Hoof History

New book celebrates Georgia cattle and producers
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- Magazine
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05/15/2022
Georgia Cattlemen meet in Savannah

New president installed; biosecurity discussed
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/15/2022
Foundation recognizes recent donors

Georgia Foundation for Agriculture Update
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/14/2022
GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers Excellence in Agriculture past winners
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
04/08/2022
GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers Discussion Meet past winners
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
04/07/2022
GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award past winners
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
04/06/2022
GFB YF&R Committee Chairmen
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
04/05/2022
GFB Women's Leadership Committee Chairmen
- Categories:
- 85th Anniversary
- GFB Women's Leadership Committee
- Magazine
- Tags:
04/04/2022
Impact Funds will help GFB improve engagement with legislators
- Categories:
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tom McCall
- Tags:
- Chatham County Farm Bureau
- Ed Zipperer
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Tom McCall
03/03/2022
GFB members are key to our legislative success
- Categories:
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Public Policy
- grassroots advocacy
03/02/2022
GFB Board of Directors representing Georgia agriculture
- Categories:
- Disaster aid
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB
- GFB Board of Directors
03/01/2022
GFB names Harvey chief administrative officer
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/28/2022
GFB names Fennell corporate secretary
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB
- Jeanna Fennell
02/27/2022
Bradford leading GFB Policy Department
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Alex Bradford
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Public Policy
02/26/2022
Economists give '22 crop outlook
- Categories:
- Ag Forecast
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Cotton
- Georgia crop summary
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Georgia Peanuts
- Georgia Soybeans.
02/25/2022
Georgia cotton farmers: U.S. Trust Protocol wants you!
- Categories:
- cotton
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB News
- U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
02/24/2022
Talking is important for good mental health
- Categories:
- farm/rural stress
- Magazine
- Tags:
- American Farm Bureau
- Farmers and ranchers mental health
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Rural Mental Health
02/23/2022
Courage over Comfort
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Women's Leadership Committee
- Magazine
- Tags:
- FarmHer
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Educational Leadership Conference
- Marji Guyler Alaniz
02/22/2022
GFB looking for Georgia Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- GFB Women's Leadership Committee
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/21/2022
April 29 entry deadline for Ga. Ag Experience Pollinator STEM Challenge
- Categories:
- Magazine
- STEM
- Tags:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- GFA STEM Challenge
02/20/2022
GFB YF&R Program off & running
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/19/2022
Lance finishes fourth in AFBF Excellence in Ag competition
- Categories:
- AFBF
- AFBF Convention
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
- AFBF
- American Farm Bureau
- Cleve Jackson
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB
- Jessica Lance
- Steven and Tara Green
- YF&R
- Young Farmers & Ranchers
02/18/2022
GFB Women’s Leadership Committee expands focus to advocacy
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Women's Leadership Committee
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Women's Committee
- GFB Women's Leadership Committee
02/18/2022
Perdue honored with AFBF Distinguished Service Award
- Categories:
- AFBF
- Magazine
- Tags:
- AFBF
- American Farm Bureau Federation
- Sonny Perdue
02/16/2022
McDaniel, Dalton are GFB 2nd District cattle show winners
- Categories:
- Livestock shows
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/15/2022
GFB 5th & 7th Districts go hog wild
- Categories:
- Livestock shows
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/14/2022
GFB mourns losses of Janice Long, Jimmy Lee
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Georgia Farm Monitor
- Janice Long
- Jimmy Lee
02/13/2022
Georgia Farm Bureau honors the cream of the crop
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Convention
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB
- GFB state awards
02/13/2022
U.S. farmers & diplomats visit Georgia farms
- Categories:
- AFBF
- AFBF Convention
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
- AFBF tours
- American Farm Bureau
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Hillcrest Dairy
- McCorkle Nurseries
- Southern Belle Farm
02/12/2022
Georgia Foundation for Agriculture recognizes recent donors
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
02/10/2022
2021 GFB District Award Winners
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Public Policy
- GFB Women's Leadership Committee
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau 2020 District Award Winners
02/03/2022
Asian Longhorned Tick arrives in Georgia

Invasive species positively identified on a cow in Pickens County.
- Categories:
- beef
- Magazine
- UGA
- Tags:
- Asian Longhorned Tick
11/17/2021
Growing Christmas cheer

Christmas is year-round work for Windham Greenhouses in Laurens County
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Poinsettias
- WIndham Greenhouses
11/17/2021
A View from the Field

Looking forward to reconnecting at GFB Convention
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/17/2021
Georgia Farm Bureau Middle School Bookmark Contest and High School Art Contest

Feb. 25, 2022, is deadline to submit entries for both contests to local Farm Bureau offices.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/16/2021
Ga. Foundation for Ag offers $65,000 in scholarships for ag students

Applications must be submitted online only by March 1, 2022.
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/16/2021
Dealing with grief: coping mechanisms

Being a part of a religious community can facilitate the recovery or healing process
- Categories:
- farm/rural stress
- Magazine
- Tags:
- church support
- Farm stress
- grief
11/16/2021
Cattle traits that bring higher prices

Cattle buyer for Midwestern feedlots, shared what he’s looking for when he bids on calves at Georgia livestock barns.
- Categories:
- beef
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Sunbelt Expo
- Tags:
- Cattle prices
- cattle traits
- Randy Hand
- Sunbelt Expo
11/15/2021
Centennial Farm Program recognizes Georgia’s ag heritage

Georgia farm families honored during ceremony at the Georgia National Fair.
- Categories:
- Farm/Rural culture
- Magazine
- State government
- Tags:
- Centennial Farm Program
11/15/2021
Georgia Christmas trees adorn Vice President’s house

Newton County Farm Bureau's Chuck Berry won reserve champion in the 2021 National Christmas Tree Contest.
- Categories:
- Certified Farm Market
- Farm/Rural culture
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Christmas Trees
- Newton County
- Vice President
11/15/2021
Huffmaster to retire, capping a 40-year GFB career

Huffmaster played a key role as GFB led the charge to defend farmers’ sales tax exemptions on farm inputs.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Jon Huffmaster
11/14/2021
Ruark reflects on Farm Bureau journey

GFB 4th District director stepping down after 48 years of service on board.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Board of Directors
- Marvin Ruark
11/14/2021
Tripp & Taylor leading Georgia FSA & Rural Development
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/14/2021
Talton, Murphree leading GFB Field Services Department

Talton has worked with GFB since 2014 and succeeds Dennis Black as Field Services Director.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/13/2021
Natalie Murray wins GFB teaching award

Ag in the Classroom Update
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/13/2021
UGA, Florida teams win Advocacy in Action top prizes

Competition designed to put students in simulations where they promote their policy stance with elected officials.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/13/2021
Georgia National Fair comes back full tilt

After a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the fair roared back to life at full throttle from Oct. 7-17.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/12/2021
Ga. goat & lamb winners showed up & showed out

GFB sponsors the species grand champion prizes for shows held Oct. 8-10
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/12/2021
Sunbelt Ag Expo back in business

Lee Nunn represents Georgia in Southeastern Farmer of the Year; Virginia celebrated as Spotlight State.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Sunbelt Expo
- Tags:
- John Deere
- Kubota
- Sunbelt Ag Expo
- Sunbelt Expo
- Tracy Robinson
11/12/2021
Georgia Foundation for Agriculture recognizes third-quarter donors.

For more information on giving to the GFA, please visit http:// gafoundationag.org/JoinUs. html.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/11/2021
Bennett & Fulwood join GFA staff

Bennett and Fulwood will set the Georgia Ag Experience’s schedule as it travels to schools and events statewide.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/11/2021
Hennebelle named Georgia’s new state veterinarian

Hennebelle will oversee the Animal Health Division of the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) while managing GDA staff veterinarians.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/11/2021
GFB YF&R Conference focuses on ag advocacy

Radke, Powell & Koch provide inspirational talks as Young Farmers & Ranchers meet on Jekyll Island
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/09/2021
Greens, Jackson & Lance win GFB YF&R Competitive Events

Congratulations to Steven & Tara Green, Jessica Lance & Cleve Jackson!
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/09/2021
View from the Field: An accident can only take a second to happen
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/09/2021
GFB Commodity Conference speakers upbeat about agriculture

Commodity Advisory Committees consider recommendations for GFB policy on farm issues.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/08/2021
Long receives GFB Commodity Award

Former GFB president served on GFB Board of Directors for 21 years.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/08/2021
GFB funds ag research

Nine UGA researchers receive almost $137,000 in grants
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/06/2021
County Farm Bureaus essential to policy development process

Public Policy Update
- Categories:
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/05/2021
Follow safety precautions around PTOs & hydraulics to prevent farm accidents

Farmers need to exercise safety measures when working with equipment powered by PTOs.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/05/2021
New GFB hires

You may notice some new faces at Georgia Farm Bureau events this fall. Join us in welcoming these new members of the GFB Field Services Department
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/04/2021
Black retires from GFB after 25 years

Black has served as GFB Field Services director since 2017.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/03/2021
Farmtastic Family Fun Day brings ag book to life

Event at Rock House Creamery intended to spark children's interest in agriculture.
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/02/2021
Tale of a book illustrator

Ward Jenkins taught children how to draw a cow during the Farmtastic Fun Day event.
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/01/2021
Oct. 31 deadline to enter GFB Hay Contest

Use of a Vermeer 604R baler top prize.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/31/2021
Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities STEM Challenge open to grades 3-5

Nov. 12 deadline to enter this contest coordinated by the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture & sponsored by Georgia Assc. of Conservation Districts.
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
- GACD
- Georgia Association of Conservation Districts
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- GFB
- STEM
08/29/2021
Georgia Foundation for Agriculture thanks donors
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Ag Experience
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
08/28/2021
High school artists capture beauty of Georgia agriculture

Ag in the Classrom Update
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Ag in the Classroom
- GFB Art Contest
- Sidney Smith
08/27/2021
Former GFB President Wayne Dollar passes

Dollar served on GFB Board of Directors for 18 years, including as president from 1994 to 2006
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/26/2021
GFB awards prizes to GA Jr. National Livestock Grand Champions

GFB President Tom McCall and GFB Field Services Associate Director Clay Talton personally presented winners with their belt buckles and prize checks.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Georgia Junior National Livestock Shows
08/25/2021
GFB photo contest winners focus on ag

YF&R Update
- Categories:
- GFB Photo Contest
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau photo contest; agriculture photos
08/24/2021
GFA & Georgia EMC gift ag books to libraries
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia EMC
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Spalding County Farm Bureau
08/23/2021
Supreme Court rules for Georgia in water lawsuit

Court agreed with special master's conclusion that Florida failed to make a case.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/27/2021
Georgia farmers weigh in on Daylight Saving Time

State law will end clock-changing if Congress gives authorization
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/26/2021
Gov. Kemp backs rural Ga. by signing ag & forestry bills

Ceremony at GFB office on May 7 addressed farm tax exemptions, agricultural commodity commissions and forestry.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/25/2021
Georgia agriculture wins in ’21 Georgia Legislative Session

GFB Public Policy Update
- Categories:
- Magazine
- State government
- Tags:
05/24/2021
View from the Field

GFB Certified Farm Markets provide opportunities for people to come together.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau President
- Magazine
- Tom McCall
- Tags:
05/23/2021
Mother, daughter duo makes memories with Farm Passport

Commerce resident Angela Gary writes about her experience visiting Georgia Farm Bureau Certified Farm Markets.
- Categories:
- Certified Farm Market
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/22/2021
GFB commodity committees discuss ag issues

Spring meetings include guest speakers, facility visits as members consider policy recommendations.
- Categories:
- cotton
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- peanuts
- vegetables
- Tags:
05/21/2021
McManus brought farm experience to GFB career

After 26 years, Assistant Public Policy Director retires.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/20/2021
Ag & textile leaders collaborate to bring manufacturing back to U.S.

Program uses Georgia-grown cotton, mostly processed in Georgia, to clothe Georgia healthcare workers.
- Categories:
- cotton
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
- cotton
- Field to Closet
- Georgia Cotton
- scrubs
05/19/2021
USDA allocates $330 million for multiple COVID-19 related programs

Funds are intended to help develop new markets for U.S. ag products, expand the specialty crop sector, and incentivize low-income consumers to buy fruits and vegetables.
- Categories:
- COVID-19
- Magazine
- vegetables
- Tags:
- COVID-19
- Dairy Donation Program
- Nutrition Assistance
- Specialty Crop Block Grant
- USDA
05/18/2021
AFBF seeks ag innovators

Ag Innovation Challenge offers 11 prizes totaling $165,000.
- Categories:
- AFBF
- AFBF Convention
- Magazine
- Tags:
- AFBF
- Ag Innovation Challenge
05/18/2021
Sen. Warnock explores Georgia agriculture

New senator hears from numerous farm stakeholder organizations while touring six Southwest Georgia farms;
- Categories:
- Federal Government
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Georgia Farm Tour
- Raphael Warnock
- Senate Ag Committee
05/17/2021
Decatur Co. student wins GFB Essay Contest

Writers explored how GFB Certified Farm Markets and agritourism benefit farmers and consumers.
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Decatur County Farm Bureau
- GFB Essay Contest
- Lauren Goble
05/16/2021
Certified Farm Markets & Agritourism benefit farmers & consumers

GFB Essay Contest winning entry by Walker Elrod
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/15/2021
Foundation for Ag helps students pursue ag degrees

GFA awards $65,000 in scholarships to a total of 24 students.
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/14/2021
Georgia Foundation for Agriculture recognizes donors

Contributions help GFA to advance agricultural literacy.
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
05/14/2021
Sizemore represents GFB in Collegiate DM

Lee County Farm Bureau member advances to Sweet 16 round
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
- AFBF
- Collegiate Discussion Meet
- UGA
- Willie Sizemore
05/13/2021
GFB sponsors FFA Discussion Meet

Ware County's Colleen Barber won event, held during Georgia FFA Convention.
- Categories:
- FFA
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
- FFA
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Georgia FFA Discussion Meet
- GFB
05/12/2021
Late April storms damage South Georgia farms

Hail, heavy rain and high-speed wind disrupt picking and planting of various crops.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- stillfarming
- Tags:
- Bell Peppers
- Cabbage
- Echols County
- hail damage
- squash
- storms
05/11/2021
Does your farm dog have what it takes to win $5,000?

Farm Bureau members have until July 2 to enter the 2022 Farm Dog of the Year Contest.
- Categories:
- AFBF
- Magazine
- Tags:
- AFBF
- Farm Dog of the Year
05/10/2021
AFBF YF&R prize tractor at work on Nolans’ farm

Wayne County farm couple finished second in the American Farm Bureau Achievement Award contest.
- Categories:
- AFBF
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/09/2021
McCalls’ ag journey brings them home to Georgia Farm Bureau

New GFB President learned about Farm Bureau through his father's involvement
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
03/11/2021
View from the Field

A message from Georgia Farm Bureau President Tom McCall
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
03/10/2021
David Scott chairing U.S. House Ag Committee

Experiences on farm, in Ga. Legislature helped him grow into who he is.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
03/09/2021
Dickey, Walker chairing Georgia Ag Committees

GFB looks forward to working with new leaders
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
03/08/2021
UGA economists deliver 2021 outlook for Georgia crops

Online comparison tool available to guide row crop farmers in decision-making.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
03/07/2021
China, COVID-19 continue as major factors for livestock

Nepveux: There may be more disruptions, but they shouldn't be as severe as in 2020.
- Categories:
- beef
- Magazine
- Poultry
- Tags:
03/06/2021
National FFA President Harper: Different methods, same goals

Nationwide travel has given way to virtual meetings for Newton County's Doster Harper.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
03/05/2021
Nolans take second-place honors in AFBF YF&R contest

Mathis, Yopp represent Georgia well
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
03/04/2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Information

State ag organizations provide info about vaccine and healthy practices on the farm.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
03/03/2021
COVID-19 creates demand for agritourism

Majority of survey respondents looking for rural or small towns for getaways.
- Categories:
- Farmers Markets
- Magazine
- Tags:
03/02/2021
Property tax programs give forestland owners options

Agricultural Preference, CUVA, FLPA, Qualified Timber Property incentives could lower tax bills.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- UGA
- Tags:
03/01/2021
AFBF hosts historic virtual convention

GFB receives four awards of excellence
- Categories:
- AFBF Convention
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/28/2021
Goodman donation to Georgia Ag Foundation will fund scholarships

GFB 3rd District Director makes gift in memory of her husband, Dr. Jim Goodman.
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/27/2021
GFB looking for Georgia Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year

National AITC Conference begins June 28 in Des Moines, Iowa.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/26/2021
Georgia Farm Bureau honors Isakson with Commodity Award

Isakson championed Georgia agriculture in Georgia House, Georgia Senate, U.S. House, U.S. Senate.
- Categories:
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/25/2021
Knowles wins 2020 GFB Quality Hay Contest

Details about 2021 contest to be released in mid-summer.
- Categories:
- GFB Hay Contest
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/24/2021
GFB YF&R & Women's Leadership Committees continue serving

Terms extended by one year because of COVID-19 disruption.
- Categories:
- GFB Women's Leadership Committee
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/23/2021
Gov. Kemp honors Long for service to Georgia ag

Long presented with proclamation in Feb. 4 ceremony.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/22/2021
GACD sponsors Georgia AG Experience STEM Challenge

Students to explore the real-world issue that farmers face of maintaining soil health.
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/21/2021
GFB Convention canceled; district election meetings set

Krik, McCall run to become next GFB president
- Categories:
- GFB Convention
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/17/2020
GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers Award Programs successful despite 2020 challenges

Nolans, Mathis, Yopp claim top prizes in YF&R competitive events.
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/16/2020
Georgia Ag Experience prepares to hit the road

Interactive lesson stations show students how farmers plant and harvest their crops, take care of their animals and preserve the natural resources on their farms.
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/15/2020
Ag roots run deep for Folsom family

Farm upbringing grew into diversified ag operation for South Georgia auto dealer.
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/14/2020
Ga. Foundation for Ag offers college, tech college & vet school scholarships

March 1, 2021, is deadline to apply.
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/13/2020
GFB awards Harvest 20 research grants

Studies address eight production and economic issues affecting Georgia farmers.
- Categories:
- GFB Harvest 20 Vision
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/12/2020
View from the Field

A parting note from GFB President Gerald Long
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/11/2020
Garland wins GFB teaching award

Cherokee County teacher uses the school’s vegetable garden as a springboard for teaching her students math, writing and science skills.
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/10/2020
Nick Place to begin leading UGA CAES on Jan. 1

Technical training, advanced research among incoming dean's top priorities
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/09/2020
Norton cousins sweep state goat and lamb shows

Georgia Farm Bureau awards Grady County youth with top prizes for Georgia Jr. Market Goat Shows and Georgia Jr. Market Lamb show.
- Categories:
- Livestock shows
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/07/2020
I Farm. I Vote. Each vote makes a difference

This November, Georgians will elect the president of the United States, two U.S. senators, 14 U.S. representatives and 236 state legislators.
- Categories:
- I Farm I Vote
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/10/2020
West Georgia partnership seen as possible model for rural broadband

Survey shows 80.3% of rural Georgians have access to fixed terrestrial broadband internet service.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/09/2020
GFB Hay Contest offers chance to win use of Vermeer baler

Oct. 31 is entry deadline.
- Categories:
- GFB Hay Contest
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/08/2020
GFB celebrates 30th Annual Ga. Jr. National Livestock Champions

Meet the 4-H & FFA members who won grand champion awards with their cattle, hogs & goat.
- Categories:
- Livestock shows
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/07/2020
GFB Photo Contest winners capture beauty of farm life

Photos will be featured in 2020 GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers calendar
- Categories:
- GFB Photo Contest
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/06/2020
Peanut genome mapping speeds leaf spot research

The peanut genome map allows researchers to develop new varieties faster.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- peanuts
- Tags:
09/05/2020
COVID-19 cancels Georgia fairs & Sunbelt Expo

Georgia's signature agricultural events look forward to returning in 2021
- Categories:
- Georgia National Fair
- Magazine
- Sunbelt Expo
- Tags:
09/04/2020
Nunn named Georgia Expo Farmer

Nunn and his counterparts from nine other states will host judges next year and a winner will be unveiled at the 2021 Sunbelt Expo.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Sunbelt Expo
- Tags:
09/03/2020
Farm Bureau presents Rep. Bishop Golden Plow Award

Award recognizes sitting members of Congress for their representation of farmers and ranchers.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/02/2020
Georgia agriculture comes to life through GFB Art Contest

Twiggs County's Abigail Mongomery sketched the winning drawing.
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- Tags:
09/01/2020
Salter named GFB 10th District Federation Manager

Salter succeeds Michael Purvis, who moved into a GFB insurance role in Irwin County.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/31/2020
Georgia Foundation for Agriculture names new directors

Bentley, McKie, Massey, Steinkamp and Verner to serve three-year terms.
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/30/2020
State ag budget takes cuts, but it could have been worse

GFB Public Policy launches Digging In webinar series
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/29/2020
Richey Seaton retires from Georgia Cotton Commission

Sills, Snider take new staff positions
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/28/2020
CDC, DOL release COVID-19 guidance for ag workers

The recommendations outline a template of action ag employers can adopt to protect ag workers from COVID-19.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/27/2020
UGA weed science experts weigh effects of dicamba ruling

California court decision to ban weed-control product expected to affect every farmer in the state.
- Categories:
- crop management
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/26/2020
Agricultural Commodity Commission Referendums pass
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/25/2020
GFB mourns loss of Childs, former Farm Bureau leader

Jackson County native served as GFB 1st Vice President from 1994 to 2008.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/24/2020
Study: Expo has $16.7 million economic impact

UGA CAED completed an economic impact study and GRC helped Expo formulate its strategic plan.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Sunbelt Expo
- Tags:
08/23/2020
GFB Farm Passport provides roadmap to fun

The passport guides travelers across Georgia to farms that grow a majority of what they sell at markets on their farms.
- Categories:
- Certified Farm Market
- Magazine
- Tags:
06/05/2020
GFB Certified Farm Markets are #StillFarming & serving customers

Owners adapt operations in response to shelter-in-place orders and put social distancing measures in place.
- Categories:
- COVID-19
- Magazine
- Tags:
06/04/2020
COVID-19 slaughtering livestock producers’ bottom line

Prices, processing pose problems for cattle, hog and poultry sectors
- Categories:
- COVID-19
- Magazine
- Tags:
06/03/2020
Dumped milk no joke for Georgia dairies

DFA asked its Georgia and Florida producers to dump about 500,000 gallons of milk in late March and early April.
- Categories:
- COVID-19
- Magazine
- Tags:
06/02/2020
Washington steps up to help farmers weather COVID-19 pandemic

CARES Act established important programs to help soften the blow to farmers.
- Categories:
- Certified Farm Market
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tags:
06/01/2020
GFB offering new health coverage option for small businesses

Plan offers potential savings for small business employers if they are a sole proprietor or a group with at least two enrolled and no more than 50 eligible employees.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/30/2020
Farm Bureau cares Around Georgia during COVID-19

GFB, county offices support food banks, make donations to health care providers and more.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/29/2020
April tornadoes damage Georgia farms statewide

Storms strike ag operations already struggling with effects of COVID-19 and long-term depressed commodity prices.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Weather damage
- Tags:
05/28/2020
Survey says farmers stressed. Now what?

UGA study looks at stress levels and offers resources to help Georgians cope.
- Categories:
- farm/rural stress
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/27/2020
Sokolowski pens winning essay in GFB contest

Students were asked to discuss the relationship between farmers and natural resources.
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/26/2020
Ga. Foundation for Agriculture supports elementary ag ed programs

Grants of $1,000 each go to 25 elementary schools across the state.
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/26/2020
Cagle serving on AFBF YF&R Committee

Cherokee County Farmer one of seven new members on 16-member national committee.
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/25/2020
Make family memories with Georgia Farm Passport

How two families toured Georgia in 2019 visiting Certified Farm Markets around the state
- Categories:
- Certified Farm Market
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/24/2020
GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers experience D.C.

Thirty YF&R members participated in the four-day program that included meetings with AFBF lobbyists, AFBF President Zippy Duvall, USDA, EPA, members of the House Ag Committee, Georgia congressmen and staff from the two Georgia senators.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/24/2020
Market ripe for Satsumas but producers told to prepare for greening

Georgia citrus growers get crop production tips for Satsumas, which have already proven to be a hit with children.
- Categories:
- Certified Farm Market
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/26/2020
Hurricane Michael recovery funds soon available for farmers

April 8 is deadline to apply for block grants administered by Georgia Department of Agriculture.
- Categories:
- Hurricane Michael
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/25/2020
Ag in the Cafeteria: Teaching students how farmers grow their food

County Farm Bureaus expand Ag in the Classroom to include school nutrition staff.
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/24/2020
Navigable Waters Protection Rule defines waters of the U.S.

Navigable Waters Protection Rule defines waters of the U.S. that are under federal regulatory jurisdiction and those that are not.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- WOTUS
- Tags:
02/23/2020
EPA: Glyphosate poses no human health risks

Agency's periodic review of widely used herbicide indicates it is safe when used according to label instructions.
- Categories:
- EPA
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/22/2020
YF&R members represent Ga. well at AFBF

Jimmersons, Kinsauls named to top 10 in their national contests.
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/21/2020
Ga. dog makes Top 5 of national contest
- Categories:
- AFBF Convention
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/20/2020
GFB Day at the Capitol highlights ag issues

Members discuss priority topics with state legislators, hear from Kemp.
- Categories:
- GFB Day at the Capitol
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/19/2020
Ranching the LBJ way

Descendants of the registered Herefords President Lyndon B. Johnson raised still graze his ranch at the LBJ National Historical Park.
- Categories:
- beef
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/18/2020
Trump, Perdue talk trade

For the third consecutive year, president addressed AFBF Convention.
- Categories:
- AFBF Convention
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/17/2020
Census 2020: You Farm. You Count!

Make sure Georgia is accurately counted this year, especially our rural communities. You may take the census online, by phone, by mail or in person.
- Categories:
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/16/2020
Uncertainty abounds in ’20 for ag economy

The beef sector’s growth cycle may continue in part due to China’s pork sector being hit hard by Asian swine flu.
- Categories:
- Ag Forecast
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/15/2020
GFB presents state awards

County Farm Bureaus, individual members recognized for their efforts to promote agriculture.
- Categories:
- GFB Convention
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/14/2020
Lamb wins GFB Quality Hay Contest

Top prize was free use of a Vermeer TM1200 Trailed Mower for a year courtesy of the Vermeer Manufacturing Company.
- Categories:
- GFB Hay Contest
- Magazine
- Tags:
02/13/2020
Cole named GFB teacher of year

Barrow County teacher recognized for incorporating information about agriculture into her classes.
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Diana Cole
- Georgia Farm Bureau
02/12/2020
A year later, Hurricane Michael recovery inches along

Much progress has been made, but ag producers say full recovery will take years.
- Categories:
- Hurricane Michael
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/19/2019
GFB YF&R winners: Growing Georgia agriculture

We're profiling the winnings in our four competitive events under the Young Farmers & Ranchers program
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/19/2019
Marchant: Creating ag advocates

Discussion Meet winner
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/18/2019
Kinsauls: Preparing new farmers

Excellence in Agriculture Award winners
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/18/2019
Jimmersons: Diving in with gratitude

Achievement Award winners
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/18/2019
Pridgen: Pitching the positives of ag

Member of the Year Award winner reaches out to students, public
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/18/2019
Cooley Farms Demystifies Poultry Farming, Opens Farm to Public

Crawford County poultry farmers open a learning center to give guests an inside view of what goes on in a chicken house.
- Categories:
- farm families
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Poultry
- Tags:
11/17/2019
Ag Education Hatches in Elementary Schools

The amazing world of agriculture is being introduced to a new audience as a pilot program to offer ag education classes to elementary students is underway in 26 schools statewide.
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- FFA
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/16/2019
The nuts and bolts of federal farm programs

Series of meetings walks growers through requirements.
- Categories:
- Disaster aid
- Farm Bill
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/15/2019
Georgia National Fair Celebrates 30 Years

For 30 falls, apple dumplings, racing pigs & twirling carnival rides have drawn Georgians to the state's premier fair where agriculture is celebrated.
- Categories:
- Georgia National Fair
- Livestock shows
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/14/2019
Gov. Kemp & Farmers Catch Up

Gov. Brian Kemp visited with farmers from Decatur and nearby counties Oct. 23 in Bainbridge. He reiterated his commitment to helping rural Georgia prosper while sharing his vision for bringing manufacturers and jobs to rural areas statewide.
- Categories:
- Brian Kemp
- Disaster aid
- Hurricane Michael
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/13/2019
Jackson, Norton and Parker win state goat and lamb show

Georgia Farm Bureau sponsored grand prizes
- Categories:
- Livestock shows
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/12/2019
Fendt tractors beef up distribution in Southeast

New configuration is designed to adapt to row-crop farming.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Sunbelt Expo
- Tags:
11/11/2019
Georgia's latest Centennial Farms inducted

Award honors farms in operation for 100 years or more.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/10/2019
Motorists, farmers urged to be cautious on road

GFB, Georgia Department of Agriculture, Governor's Office of Highway Safety push to reduce accidents involving farm equipment.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/09/2019
Lily Baucom leading Georgia Foundation for Agriculture

Foundation supports agricultural literacy projects and helps fund educational opportunities.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/08/2019
Campaign underway to drive ag across Georgia

Georgia Foundation for Agriculture, GFB working to make Mobile Ag Classroom a reality
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/07/2019
Georgia Foundation for Ag offers $65,000 in scholarships

March 1, 2020, is the deadline to apply.
- Categories:
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
- Tags:
11/06/2019
Wrangler's Georgia jean is green

Part of the Wrangler Rooted Collection, the Georgia jeans are made with cotton from McLendon Acres in Calhoun County.
- Categories:
- cotton
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Adam McLendon
- Calhoun County
- cotton
- Jeans
- Wrangler
08/20/2019
This peach didn't fall far from the tree

Robert Dickey III is the 2019 Sunbelt Expo Georgia Farmer of the year
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/20/2019
GFB Photo Contest puts farm life in focus

Greene County's Nicole Duvall wins top prize.
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
- GFB Photo Cotest
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
08/19/2019
Meet the winners & finalists of GFB YF&R Contests

Winners of all four contests announced during GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Conference
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/19/2019
GFB YF&R Conference cultivates mental health growth

Annual conference offered communication workshops & tips on how to help farmers in crisis.
- Categories:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
- Tags:
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Marshal Sewell
- Rural Stress
- Wiley Bailey
- YF&R Leadership Conference
08/17/2019
GFB Commodity Conference covers gamut of ag issues

Disaster aid, livestock issues, feral swine control & EPA regulations are on farmers' minds these days. Learn what experts said about these topics & more.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/17/2019
Use of Vermeer mower top prize in GFB Hay Contest

GFB members who grow Bermudagrass hay should submit entries by Oct. 31 to have a shot at winning this annual contest.
- Categories:
- GFB Hay Contest
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/16/2019
UGA–Tifton Campus turns 100

Beginning as the Coastal Plain Experiment Station, UGA-Tifton was established to address warmer climate and sandier soils in South Georgia.
- Categories:
- CAES
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/15/2019
UGA teaching farmers to save water by scheduling irrigation

The UGA Agricultural Water Efficiency Team is helping farmers use irrigation scheduling tools to conserve water by planning irrigation based on crop water needs.
- Categories:
- cotton
- crop management
- Irrigation
- Magazine
- peanuts
- Tags:
08/14/2019
GFB Award presented to Patsie Cannon

Patsie Cannon has supported Georgia's beef industry for more than 35 years through UGA beef programs & her family's cattle marketing company.
- Categories:
- beef
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/13/2019
Depression Common for Farmers

Dr. Mike Rosmann, a psychologist & part-time farmer in Iowa, has been writing a syndicated column about emotional health issues since 2012. He explores why depression is prevalent amongst farmers.
- Categories:
- farm families
- farm/rural stress
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/12/2019
Land & Leadership Advocates learn to promote agriculture

New GFB program for farmers ages 36-50 equips members to connect with consumers.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Land & Leadership Advocates Program
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/11/2019
Stories, photos & funds sought for Georgia Cattle History Book

A book that's in the works will celebrate all aspects of cattle production in Georgia. Georgia's beef & dairy community is being asked to help make it a reality.
- Categories:
- beef
- Magazine
- Tags:
08/10/2019
GFB Foundation awards $57,000 to ag scholars

The selected students must intend to pursue or be pursuing degrees in agriculture, forestry or family and consumer sciences.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
05/23/2019
Long County's Carlee Lynn wins GFB Essay Contest

For the 2019 Georgia Farm Bureau Middle School Essay Contest, students statewide pondered the question, “What would happen if there were no farmers or ranchers?”
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Carlee Lynn
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Essay Contest
05/23/2019
GFB Art Contest brings Georgia agriculture to life

Annual contest draws 671 entries from 69 counties. The winning entry, shown here, was by Manuel Rodriguez of Elbert County.
- Categories:
- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Art Contest
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Women's Committee
- Manuel Rodriguez
05/23/2019
Georgia Farm Bureau Needs You

Column from Georgia Farm Bureau President Gerald Long; Farm Bureau is doing meaningful work to keep Georgia’s farms thriving. These farms create jobs and support businesses that keep rural economies alive.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Gerald Long
- GFB membership
05/23/2019
Disaster aid & farm bill main topics GFB leaders take to D.C.

County Presidents' trip to D.C. includes remarks from Sen. David Perdue & Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue
- Categories:
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tags:
- farm disaster assistance
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB trip to D.C.
05/23/2019
Peanut grading redesign progresses

The redesign of the Georgia Federal-State Inspection Service (GAFSIS) peanut inspection/grading process used at buying points is a step closer to completion, project leaders say.
- Categories:
- Magazine
- peanuts
- Tags:
- GA FSIS
- peanut grading
05/23/2019
First responders get training for livestock highway incidents

Bovine Emergency Response Plan gives police and rescue personnel a framework of knowledge to help manage livestock-related highway incidents.
- Categories:
- beef
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Beef
- BERP
- Bovine Emergency Response Plan
- cattle
- highway accident
- livestock
- livestock highway accident
05/23/2019
Flint River Fresh seeks farmers to feed Albany area

Flint River Fresh is working to help small farmers in the Albany area sell the food they grow directly to consumers and Dougherty County schools.
- Categories:
- Farmers Markets
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Albany farmers markets
- Flint River Fresh
05/23/2019
N.C. lawsuits show Ga. needs stronger Right to Farm law

Nuisance lawsuits brought against North Carolina hog farmers and their integrator in 2018 and 2019 have highlighted the need for Georgia’s Right to Farm law to be strengthened to prevent similar lawsuits against Georgia farmers.
- Categories:
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Right to Farm Law
- North Carolina nuisance lawsuits
05/23/2019
Georgia legalizes hemp farming

The hemp farming act authorizes the research, production, processing and regulation of industrial hemp in Georgia.
- Categories:
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
- Tags:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Georgia House Bill 213
- Hemp
05/23/2019
GFB honors Ga. Jr. National Grand Champions

GFB hosted an Evening of Champions for the 4-H & FFA members who won grand championship prizes with their animals at the Georgia Junior National Livestock Show.
- Categories:
- Georgia Farm Bureau
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05/23/2019
Bruce wins AFBF Collegiate Discussion Meet

Bruce qualified for the national competition by being the top collegiate finisher in the 2018 GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers Discussion Meet at the GFB YF&R Leadership Conference.
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05/23/2019
Georgia Agriculture: Farming by the numbers

Results of the 2017 U.S. Census of Agriculture are in. The biggest change in Georgia agriculture since 2012 has been a shift in the size of farms.
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- Magazine
- USDA Agriculture Census
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- 2017 Census of Agriculture
05/23/2019
Pecan growers: Pick new varieties when replanting

If there is a silver lining to the devastating impact Hurricane Michael had on Georgia’s pecan producers – an estimated 27,455 pecan acres destroyed – it’s that producers can replant their orchards with new varieties that cost less to grow.
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- pecans
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- Georgia pecan varieties
- replanting pecans after Hurricane Michael
05/23/2019
Experts offer tips for managing forage land in wet conditions

The Georgia Forages Conference, held during the 2019 Georgia Cattlemen's Association Annual Meeting, offered information for forage producers to take into consideration following the extremely wet winter of 2018-2019.
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05/23/2019
Girl Power: Celebrating 50 years of Women in FFA

This year marks the 50th anniversary of females being able to join FFA. Meet some of the outstanding Georgia women who have worn FFA jackets the last 50 years.
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- FFA
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- 50 years of women in FFA
- FFA celebrates 50 years of female membership
- Georgia FFA
05/23/2019
Ag program sprouts at Emmanuel College

Emmanuel Colleges ag program offers a bachelor’s degree in diversified agriculture with one of four concentrations – ag business, ag science, ag communications and ag missions. The school is considering adding an ag education degree.
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05/23/2019
AFBF celebrates 100 years

Duvall: 'Farm Bureau members throughout our history, and still to- day, have always answered the call to feed, fuel and defend our nation'
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- AFBF Convention
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- Trump
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02/19/2019
Trump: 'Farmers are the backbone of our country'

President speaks at AFBF Convention, discussing border wall, trade, rural broadband and regulations
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02/19/2019
GFB YF&R members shine in AFBF contests

Georgia contestants finished in the top 10 in all three competitive events
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- AFBF Convention
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
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02/19/2019
UGA experts predict challenging times for farmers

Ag Forecast Series provides outlook for major Georgia commodities
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- beef
- cotton
- crop management
- Magazine
- peanuts
- Poultry
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02/19/2019
UGA ag school among nations's best

Dean Pardue briefs Ag Forecast attendees on enrollment and research innovations at CAES.
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02/19/2019
View from the Field: Working to make Harvest 20 a reality

GFB's Harvest 20 Vision consists of three elements: Inspire. Educate. Preserve. GFB is working to inspire our members, educate consumers about agriculture and preserve the future of Georgia agriculture.
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- GFB Harvest 20 Vision
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- ag research
- GFB Harvest 20 Vision
02/18/2019
GFB launches Land & Leadership Advocates Program

Georgia farmers & ranchers ages 36 to 50 have an opportunity to continue their Farm Bureau involvement through a new program.
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- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Land & Leadership Advocates Program
- Magazine
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- Land & Leadership Advocates
02/18/2019
New farm bill gives agriculture five years of certainty

Get the highlights of the 2018 farm bill Congress passed in December.
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- Farm Bill
- GFB Public Policy
- Magazine
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- Farm bill
- GFB Public Policy
02/18/2019
Farmers, don't let stress steal your joy

Studies show farming ranks in the top ten most stressful occupations. Take a look at rural stress & resources for help.
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- farm/rural stress
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- farm/rural stress
02/18/2019
Whiteflies bugging vegetable & cotton producers

An estimated $200 million in crop losses were attributed to whiteflies in 2017. UGA entomologists are researching techniques to control whitefly populations.
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- cotton
- crop management
- Magazine
- vegetables
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- cotton
- crop management
- Vegetables
02/18/2019
Peanut growers encouraged not to increase acreage

UGA peanut experts caution farmers that increasing acreage could cause an oversupply of peanuts and lower prices.
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- crop management
- Magazine
- peanuts
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- crop management
- peanuts
02/18/2019
Dickey family moving farm forward together

Dickey Farms, one of GFB's Certified Farm Markets, has been growing peaches since 1897. The 4th & 5th generations of the family are collaborating to grow the farm for the next generation.
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- Certified Farm Market
- farm families
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- peaches
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02/18/2019
Young Farmers & Ranchers Gaining Ground

The GFB YF&R Committee is making its mark within Farm Bureau, each county, and Georgia's ag community. Raising money for the Ga. Food Banks was one way it had a positive influence. Learn about the exciting activities the program offers.
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- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
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- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
02/18/2019
GFB Women's Leadership Committee promotes ag literacy

The GFB Women's Leadership Committee is helping county Farm Bureaus increase the awareness and understanding consumers have of agriculture. Get details of the upcoming GFB Educational Leadership Conference in April & the National AITC conference in June.
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- Ag in the Classroom
- GFB Women's Leadership Committee
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- Ag in the Classroom
- GFB Women's Leadership Committee
02/18/2019
Rain pushes '18 cotton harvest into '19

Georgia cotton producers in some cases were still harvesting the 2018 crop in February and a variety of weather-related problems cost them a big portion of their crop.
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02/15/2019
EPA's Wheeler outlines new WOTUS rule

In a Feb. 6 visit in McDuffie County, the acting EPA administrator shares guiding principles and summarizes what is a Water of the United States and what is not a water of the United States.
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02/15/2019
Spontaneous hay combustion a hot topic at GFB Convention

The presence of moisture, carbohydrates, oxygen and microorganism can combine in the right conditions to ignite stored hay. Monitoring is a key practice to preventing these fires.
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- GFB Convention
- Magazine
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02/15/2019
Kemp praises Georgia farmers, vows to help South Ga. rebuild

Then-Gov.-elect shared plans to strengthen rural Georgia communities in speech at GFB Convention.
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- GFB Convention
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02/15/2019
Rural Pain: Opioid Crisis hits hard in the country

Addiction and overdoses are a rampant problem in rural areas, where a seemingly insignificant injury can have wide-ranging adverse affects.
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02/15/2019
GFB 2nd District holds 10th annual cattle show

Eighty-three students competed in this annual event designed to prepare them for the Ga. Junior National Livestock Show & introduce them to Georgia Farm Bureau's YF&R program.
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- beef
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
- Magazine
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02/14/2019
Miracle of birth displayed at Georgia National Fair

The Georgia Grown Baby Barn at the 2018 Georgia National Fair in October drew crowds to witness the miracle of birth.
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11/23/2018
GFB Commodity Award presented to Chambliss

Former U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss received the 2018 Georgia Farm Bureau Commodity Award during the organization’s annual commodity conference.
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- Magazine
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11/22/2018
Bringing processing & markets closer to farms key to ag economic development

In the final installment of our Rural Prosperity Series, we look at how a reopened livestock barn provides farmers with a local market and helps the regional economy.
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- Magazine
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11/20/2018
Meter data shows farmers using water responsibly

Data collected from the meters on thousands of irrigation pivots in Georgia show farmers are using water wisely to irrigate their crops.
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11/20/2018
Country goes to town

Travel to Newnan to see a collection of farm animal sculptures displayed on the city’s downtown square.
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08/07/2018
GFB tailors insurance coverage for each poultry farm’s needs

Learn how GFB agents work to make certain the insurance coverage it offers poultry growers covers the specific needs of each farm.
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08/06/2018
The farmers’ disconnect: Slow or no internet a constant headache

In the fourth installment of our Rural Prosperity Series, we look at the problems farmers are having due to the lack of broadband in rural Georgia.
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- Magazine
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08/03/2018
Cabes, Creasy, Lewallen win YF&R competitive events

One of the highlights of the annual YF&R summer conference is the discussion meet contest and announcement of the winners of the YF&R Excellence in Agriculture Award and YF&R Achievement Award.
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08/02/2018
GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers Gain Ground at summer conference

Speakers at the annual conference told young farmers how to gain ground in the areas of business, advocacy, education and policy. The winners of the three YF&R competitive events were announced.
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08/01/2018
Young Farmer & Rancher Achievement Award profile: Elton Baldy

Baldy grows vegetables and row crops on his farms in and around Colquitt County.
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- Magazine
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- Achievement Award
- Elton Baldy
- GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
07/27/2018
Young Farmer & Rancher Achievement Award profile: Will and Heather Cabe

The Cabes raise poultry cattle and hay on their farm in Franklin County.
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07/27/2018
Young Farmer & Rancher Achievement Award Profile: Mitchell and Becky Pittman

The Pittmans grow vegetables and fruit and have a roadside farm market in Toombs County
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07/27/2018
GFB plants seeds for Harvest 20

Get tips from the GFB Educational Leadership Conference for county ag literacy programs.
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06/15/2018
The Original Supernut

Georgians are familiar with pecans & eat them year-round. Most consumers, however, only think of pecans in terms of pies at Thanksgiving or Christmas. The American Pecan Council has launched a national campaign highlighting the virtues of pecans.
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06/14/2018
Georgia National Fair to feature live cow & sow births

Everyone who attends the Ga. National Fair, Oct. 4-14 can see calves & piglets being born at the Georgia Grown Baby Barn.
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06/13/2018
Ag Educator Workshops show teachers how to meet STEM requirements using ag

Another crop of teachers were introduced to the Ag in the Classroom (AITC) Program during two Ag Educator Workshops held in Laurens and Paulding counties this spring.
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- Magazine
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- Ag in the Classroom
06/11/2018
GFB brings host of Doc Talk to Ga. Food Animal Conference

Veterinary associations and ag organizations hosted the 4th Annual Georgia Food Animal Conference
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- Magazine
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- Beef
- cattle
06/08/2018
Promoting Rural Prosperity: What do farmers need from their workers?

Farmers need help to plant and harvest, but they also need people who can do a lot of other things year-round.
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- Magazine
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- Labor
06/07/2018
GFB poultry house inspections benefit growers

Inspecting poultry houses while they are being built allows GFB to monitor the construction process to ensure the contractors adhere to the modern building standards.
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- Magazine
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- Insurance
- poultry
06/07/2018
GFB insurance policies follow UGA recommendations to protect poultry farmers’ investment

The Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company has adopted construction recommendations made by the UGA College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences that promote the structural integrity of poultry houses.
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04/30/2018
GFB poultry house guidelines based on UGA recommendations

Georgia Farm Bureau’s Mutual Insurance Company (GFB MIC) is a longtime supporter of Georgia’s poultry farmers and was one of the first Georgia insurance companies to offer coverage for poultry operations.
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02/16/2018