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About Barbara Kieker

Authored 39 articles.

Barbara Kieker is a freelance writer who writes on business-related topics for a number of web-based properties. She also provides communications services to Fortune 500 corporations, small businesses and nonprofit organizations.

    Articles

  • Grasshopper Fertilizer Delivers Consistent Growth

    Features, January 29, 2012

    GW Sharp, owner of Grasshopper Fertilizer, shares how his company has consistently experienced double-digit growth since its founding in 2005.

  • Georgia Forestry Association to Hold Annual Forestry Day at the Capitol

    Features, January 22, 2012

    On Feb. 8, the Georgia Forestry Association will hold its annual Forestry Day at the Capitol in Atlanta. GFA President Steve McWilliams talks about the event, the forest industry's impact on Georgia, and the upcoming 2012 legislative session.

  • Technology Decreasing Irrigation Copper Thefts

    Features, January 10, 2012

    Amid high copper prices and a lackluster economy, copper thefts are an issue in many cities and rural areas. In addition to heating and air conditioning units, thieves continue to target copper tubing and wire in center pivot cables in agricultural irrigation systems. Repairs can cost up to $10,000 for each irrigator hit.

  • UGA CAES to Launch an Agricultural Leadership Program

    Features, December 04, 2011

    A new program for identifying and cultivating future leaders within the Georgia agriculture and natural resources industries is currently under development at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Scheduled to launch in the fall of 2012, the Advancing Georgia’s Leaders in Agriculture (AGLA) program will fill the role of the Georgia Agri-Leaders Forum and feature new elements such as national and international travel to investigate and learn more about pertinent issues.

  • Inaugural Southern Woodland Owners Conference Planned

    Features, October 09, 2011

  • A Conversation with Georgia State Rep. Terry England

    Features, September 27, 2011

    Since Jan. 10, 2005, Terry England has represented District 108 in the Georgia House of Representatives. England currently serves as Co-Chairman of the Agricultural Education Advisory Commission, as well as a member of the Governor’s Workforce Investment Board and the Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority Overview Committee. He also serves as Chairman of the Southern Legislative Conference Ag and Rural Development Committee and as a member of National Council of State Legislatures Energy Committee.

  • Federation of Southern Cooperatives Responds to Farmers in Need

    Features, September 25, 2011

    With many U.S. Department of Agriculture offices cutting back local programs, organizations like the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund are responding to more requests for assistance from farmers. According to Executive Director Ralph Paige, most of the Federation’s work arises from direct requests for help.

  • USDA NASS Tracks the State of Agriculture

    Features, September 22, 2011

    Work on the 2012 Farm Bill is well under way in Washington with considerable data used in drafting the bill coming from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). NASS issues about 500 publications annually covering all aspects of U.S. agriculture.

  • Senator Chambliss' Office Talks 2012 Farm Bill

    Features, September 20, 2011

    In an unprecedented budgetary environment in Washington, uncertainty about spending levels and timelines prevails. Leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees are waiting on the deficit reduction super committee, formally known as the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, to issue a baseline number for Farm Bill spending before they begin to draft the 2012 Farm Bill.

  • FFA Foundation Works to Support Student Success

    Features, September 13, 2011

    The Georgia FFA Foundation is all about providing opportunities for students to be successful. Through contributions from corporations and individuals, the Foundation is able to send several hundred students each year to attend and in some cases, compete at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind.

  • Georgia’s EMCs See Higher Prices from Overreaching EPA Regulation

    News, September 08, 2011

  • Ag Commissioner Black Works to Keep Agribusiness Growing in Georgia

    News, September 06, 2011

  • Georgia Development Authority Reports Lower Loan Demand

    Features, August 31, 2011

    With the economy and drought affecting many Georgia growers, demand for farm loans is lower in 2011 than in has been in the past, according to David Skinner, executive director of the Georgia Development Authority (GDA). “We have seen higher demand for larger loans due to farm consolidations, but smaller loan demand is down,” Skinner reported.

  • UGA Researchers Use Team Approach to Overcome Budget Cuts

    Features, August 28, 2011

    The state budget for research in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has been cut by about 25 percent over the last three years. Because of the cuts, the college lost 40 research faculty and 99 staff positions mostly through retirement and attrition. This year Dr. Robert N. Shulstad, CAES associate dean for research, expects cuts of 6 to 16 percent in the college’s federal formula funds and competitive funds for research.

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