GFB News Magazine

GFB YF&R winners: Growing Georgia agriculture
We're profiling the winnings in our four competitive events under the Young Farmers & Ranchers program
Posted in GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers

A year later, Hurricane Michael recovery inches along
Much progress has been made, but ag producers say full recovery will take years.
Posted in Hurricane Michael

Pridgen: Pitching the positives of ag
Member of the Year Award winner reaches out to students, public
Posted in GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers

Jimmersons: Diving in with gratitude
Achievement Award winners
Posted in GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers

Kinsauls: Preparing new farmers
Excellence in Agriculture Award winners
Posted in GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers

Marchant: Creating ag advocates
Discussion Meet winner
Posted in GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers

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.
Posted in farm families, Georgia Farm Bureau, Poultry

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.
Posted in Ag in the Classroom, FFA

The nuts and bolts of federal farm programs
Series of meetings walks growers through requirements.
Posted in Disaster aid, Farm Bill

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.
Posted in Georgia National Fair, Livestock shows

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.
Posted in Brian Kemp, Disaster aid, Hurricane Michael

Jackson, Norton and Parker win state goat and lamb show
Georgia Farm Bureau sponsored grand prizes
Posted in Livestock shows

Fendt tractors beef up distribution in Southeast
New configuration is designed to adapt to row-crop farming.
Posted in Sunbelt Expo

Georgia's latest Centennial Farms inducted
Award honors farms in operation for 100 years or more.
Posted in Uncategorized

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.
Posted in Uncategorized

Lily Baucom leading Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
Foundation supports agricultural literacy projects and helps fund educational opportunities.
Posted in Georgia Farm Bureau

Campaign underway to drive ag across Georgia
Georgia Foundation for Agriculture, GFB working to make Mobile Ag Classroom a reality
Posted in Uncategorized

Georgia Foundation for Ag offers $65,000 in scholarships
March 1, 2020, is the deadline to apply.
Posted in Georgia Foundation for Agriculture

This peach didn't fall far from the tree
Robert Dickey III is the 2019 Sunbelt Expo Georgia Farmer of the year
Posted in Uncategorized

Meet the winners & finalists of GFB YF&R Contests
Winners of all four contests announced during GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Conference
Posted in GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers

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
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
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
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 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
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
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
New GFB program for farmers ages 36-50 equips members to connect with consumers.
Posted in Georgia Farm Bureau, Land & Leadership Advocates Program

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

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.
Posted in Uncategorized

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.
Posted in pecans

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.
Posted in USDA Agriculture Census

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.
Posted in Uncategorized

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.
Posted in Georgia Farm Bureau

Georgia legalizes hemp farming
The hemp farming act authorizes the research, production, processing and regulation of industrial hemp in Georgia.
Posted in GFB Public Policy

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.
Posted in GFB Public Policy

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.
Posted in Farmers Markets

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
Posted in GFB Public Policy

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.
Posted in Uncategorized

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.
Posted in Ag in the Classroom

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?”
Posted in Ag in the Classroom

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.
Posted in Uncategorized

UGA ag school among nations's best
Dean Pardue briefs Ag Forecast attendees on enrollment and research innovations at CAES.
Posted in Uncategorized

GFB YF&R members shine in AFBF contests
Georgia contestants finished in the top 10 in all three competitive events
Posted in AFBF Convention, GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers

Trump: 'Farmers are the backbone of our country'
President speaks at AFBF Convention, discussing border wall, trade, rural broadband and regulations
Posted in Uncategorized

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'
Posted in AFBF Convention, Trump
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.
Posted in Ag in the Classroom, GFB Women's Leadership Committee

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
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

Peanut growers encouraged not to increase acreage
UGA peanut experts caution farmers that increasing acreage could cause an oversupply of peanuts and lower prices.
Posted in crop management, peanuts

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.
Posted in cotton, crop management, vegetables

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.
Posted in farm/rural stress

New farm bill gives agriculture five years of certainty
Get the highlights of the 2018 farm bill Congress passed in December.
Posted in Farm Bill, GFB Public Policy

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.
Posted in GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers, Land & Leadership Advocates Program

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.
Posted in GFB Harvest 20 Vision

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.
Posted in Uncategorized

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.
Posted in Uncategorized

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.
Posted in Uncategorized
.jpg)
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.
Posted in GFB Convention

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.
Posted in GFB Convention

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.
Posted in beef, GFB Young Farmers & Ranchers