GFB News Magazine

GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers back in D.C.
05/04/2023

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.

Posted in GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers

Lance finishes fourth in AFBF Excellence in Ag competition
02/18/2022

Lance finishes fourth in AFBF Excellence in Ag competition

Posted in AFBF, AFBF Convention, GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers

GFB Photo Contest puts farm life in focus
08/19/2019

GFB Photo Contest puts farm life in focus

Greene County's Nicole Duvall wins top prize.

Posted in GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers

GFB Commodity Conference covers gamut of ag issues
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.

Posted in Georgia Farm Bureau, GFB Public Policy

GFB YF&R Conference cultivates mental health growth
08/17/2019

GFB YF&R Conference cultivates mental health growth

Annual conference offered communication workshops & tips on how to help farmers in crisis.

Posted in GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers

Use of Vermeer mower top prize in GFB Hay Contest
08/16/2019

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.

Posted in GFB Hay Contest

UGA–Tifton Campus turns 100
08/15/2019

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.

Posted in CAES

UGA teaching farmers to save water by scheduling irrigation
08/14/2019

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.

Posted in cotton, crop management, Irrigation, peanuts

GFB Award presented to Patsie Cannon
08/13/2019

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.

Posted in beef, Georgia Farm Bureau

Depression Common for Farmers
08/12/2019

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.

Posted in farm families, farm/rural stress

Land & Leadership Advocates learn to promote agriculture
08/11/2019

Land & Leadership Advocates learn to promote agriculture

New GFB program for farmers ages 36-50 equips members to connect with consumers.

Posted in Georgia Farm Bureau, Land & Leadership Advocates Program

Stories, photos & funds sought for Georgia Cattle History Book
08/10/2019

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.

Posted in beef

Ag program sprouts at Emmanuel College
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.

Posted in Uncategorized

Young Farmers & Ranchers Gaining Ground
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.

Posted in GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers

Dickey family moving farm forward together
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.

Posted in Certified Farm Market, farm families, peaches

Young Farmer & Rancher Achievement Award profile: Elton Baldy
07/27/2018

Young Farmer & Rancher Achievement Award profile: Elton Baldy

Baldy grows vegetables and row crops on his farms in and around Colquitt County.

Posted in Uncategorized

GFB plants seeds for Harvest 20
06/15/2018

GFB plants seeds for Harvest 20

Get tips from the GFB Educational Leadership Conference for county ag literacy programs.

Posted in Uncategorized

The Original Supernut
06/14/2018

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.

Posted in Uncategorized

Georgia National Fair to feature live cow & sow births
06/13/2018

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.

Posted in Uncategorized