September 2010 News
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Cook Receives Georgia 4-H Lifetime Achievement Award
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Monsanto and Illummina Reach Key Milestone in Cotton Genome Sequencing
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Presentation Provides Insight into Farmer Perspective on Sustainability
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Bishop to Pelosi: Extend Tax Cuts Now
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Chambliss, Isakson Statement On China Poultry Duties
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Bayer CropScience Creates New COO Position
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American Farm Bureau Pushing for Repeal of Form 1099 Requirements
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USAPEEC Responds to China Poultry Tariffs
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Senate Ag Hearing on EPA Regulation of Industry
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Hogs and Pigs Preview
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USDA Issues Harvest Update
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Secretary Vilsack Commends Dairy Industry for Efforts to Reduce Carbon Footprint
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Trial Lawyers Subpoena Growers in Atrazine Lawsuit
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Soybeans Contribution to Football Turf
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Jason Womack w/ Red Oak sees Sluggish Growth for Turf Grass
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As Congress Prepares to Head Home, Grower Activism More Important than ever
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USDA Cold Storage Numbers
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Rain Helps Harvest Peanuts and Cotton
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Barnes, Deal Oppose Water Transfer
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Ports Traffic up 22% in August
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Summer Burn Ban Ends October 1
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John Deere Builds 500,000th Gator Utility Vehicle
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Croplife's Comments at Senate Hearing on EPA Oversight
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Dawson County Eyes New Reservoir
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Luke Bryan’s Farm Awareness Tour comes to Valdosta
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At UGA, a Hunger for Space
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2010 Plains Peanut Parade, Festival Draws Large Following
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Tifton Tractor Pull Holds Finals
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Brian Gandy w/ Foothills Compost Increases Soil Value & Reduces Waste
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DuVall, Ragan named to Georgia Ag Hall of Fame
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Vilsack Talks Trade, Death Tax, Environment and Antibiotics with NCBA Producers
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Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement (PACE) Statistics Released
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Bad Weather can hit Georgia Anytime, Anywhere
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UGA System Helps Care for 9/11 Memorial Trees
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USDA Report Shows Improving Corn-Ethanol Energy Efficiency
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Cottonseed Brands from Bayer CropScience Claim Majority of 2010 U.S. Acres
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Not Just Fishing for a New Uses for DDGS
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ITGA: WHO Proposal on Tobacco Ingredients will cause Millions of Job Losses
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Congress Back in Town, Action on Legislative Priorities
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The Ag Minute: Now Is Not the Time to Raise Taxes
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Plains Peanut Festival is this Weekend
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Ken Rountree says Ag Land Values Hold Steady
Values for pure agricultural land in south central Georgia are holding steady, according to Ken Rountree of Rountree Realty and Appraisals. In spite of the rash of property foreclosures making news across the U.S. and Georgia, agricultural foreclosures have not been an issue in the area. “I think it’s due to smart banking – local banks typically require a 50 percent loan-to-value ratio on ag loans so they are in good shape,” Rountree said.
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Russia Wants Deere to Build Equipment Overseas
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Monsanto Initiates Regular Product Performance Update to Provide Customer Resource During Harvest
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AgCache: Geocaching Meets Agriculture
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Cattle on Feed as of September 1
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More Cattle Producers Adopting Precision Agriculture
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NPPC Asks President To Resolve Trucking Issue
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John Deere Power Systems Receives Certifications for Powertech Engines
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Bill Park with TQP Discusses Peanut Surplus
Although the 2010 peanut crop is not yet in the barn, the 900,000-ton carryover from the 2009 crop represents more than 40 percent of current demand for shelled goods, according to Bill Park, president and chief executive officer of Tifton Quality Peanuts. That surplus is holding down peanut prices. It will likely take a major weather event, an extended dry period or an overabundance of rain during harvest that reduces yields or crop quality, to impact and improve market prices.
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Administration Hits Peanut Producers Again
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North Georgia Fair Promises Old Favorites, New Attractions That Won't Break the Bank
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Corn, Cotton Prices Soar
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ASA: Frustration with Senate's Inability to Extend the Biodiesel Tax Credit
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Pork Prices and Currency Markets
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Farmers Turning More Optimistic
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Don't Miss the Chance to Improve Federal Crop Insurance
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Rep. Terry England Named Co-Chair of NCSL Agriculture and Energy Committee
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U.S. House Approves Agriculture Committee Passed Bills
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USDA Announces Support for Historically Black Colleges and Small Ag Producers
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Bishop Responds to USDA 2009 Disaster Assistance
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New Soybeans Bred for Oil that's more Heart-healthy
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Goat Meat Demand Increasing in Georgia
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Drought Conditions Expand into West, South Georgia
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UGA Tifton Lab Sleuths Plant Viruses
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Mini-moo: 33-inch English Cow World's smallest
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One Year Later, Kudzu Bug Spreads Across the State
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Bishop Urges House Leadership to Reform Estate Tax
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Syngenta: New Studies Reaffirm Atrazine is Safe
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Jimmy Hill Lays Out Leadership Responsibilities
Steven Furtick said it best, “One of the greatest responsibilities of every leader is their own development. If you’re a leader, development isn’t optional. It’s essential. Non-negotiable. If you’re not developing and progressing as a leader, you’re regressing and losing ground.” People are not necessarily born with leadership skills, but they must one way or another get the training and development that will help them become leaders. To become great leaders they must find ways to secure leadership skills.
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Georgia Peanut Tour Held this Week in Americus
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July Export Update
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USDA to Accept 4.3 Million Acres Under CRP Sign-Up
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Petition Sent to Change High Fructose Corn Syrup to Corn Sugar
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Dupont Leader: Agriculture & Nutrition Segment Delivering Growth and Innovation
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Monsanto's Southern Harvest Results Show Yield Advantages for Genuity® VT Triple PRO™ Corn Farmers
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National Pork Producers Councils Applauds Approved Legislation
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Drop in Corn Yield Big News in September Crop Report
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South Georgia Peanut Harvest Starts Early
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Wiregrass Georgia Tech Continues Partnership with ABAC
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Bayer CropScience to Expand its Business
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88 Years of Poultry Science Articles to go Online
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Campaign Encourages Schools, Students to Support Local Farmers and Eat Healthy
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Tracking Triclosan's Field Footprint
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Rep. Jay Powell Named to NCSL’s Agriculture and Energy Committee
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USDA Makes Available $6 Million for Organic Certification
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Hot Season Stirs Worry of Returning Drought
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Market Awaits Effects of USDA Report on Eye-Popping Cotton Prices
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Scientists Test Corn Genes with MAGIC
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Weather, Climate, and Predicting the Future
The year 2007 will forever be remembered as the “Year of the Drought” in the Southeast. 2008 continued the same trend as we watched Lake Lanier dwindle to its lowest point in many years. I observed many contradictions during that time from experts that were predicting the future based on what they called sound science.
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GAC Seeks New President
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New Markets for Corn Heat up this Summer
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Small Tractor Sales up 10%, Large up 49% for the month
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Ethanol, DDGC Exports Surge
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Tapping into Corn's Tropical Diversity
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Growing Roundup-Resistant Weed Problem Must be Dealt with, Expert says
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Georgia Records Warmest Summer Nights Ever; "2011 Drought Likely"
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Georgia Power Wants Electric Rate Hikes on Autopilot
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Need to Identify a Python? There's an “app” for That
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USDA Seeks Applications from Producers to Conduct Renewable Energy Studies
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Scientists, Cooperators Create the First Genomic Map of the Domesticated Turkey
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Record Volume of Corn Future Trades set at CME
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Bishop to Host Town Hall with EPA Administrator
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Larry Windham says There is More Bloom in GA
More people placed flowers in and around their houses in 2010, according to Larry Windham, owner of Windham Greenhouses. Business has been very good this year for the wholesale provider of flowers, bedding plants, potted plants and foliage plants. More people have stayed put, working on their yards and enjoying their homes during the recent tough economic times. “The greenhouse industry usually weathers economic downturns fairly well, especially compared to tree farmers or landscapers who often depend on new housing construction,” Windham said.
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Broilers Placed in Georgia up 1%, Broiler Eggs set up 2%
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Pioneer Hi-Bred Expands Seed Research Program
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Play, Learn and Grow at the 2010 Georgia Agritourism Conference Nov. 3-5
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Tyson Foods COO Expects Continued Strong Earnings Performance
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Pork and Beef Cutout Performance vs. Seasonal
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Brian Nash Promotes Funding for Ag Ed
Brian Nash of Nash Farms, a pedigree poultry farm, is an enthusiastic supporter of agriculture education. The current past president of the Georgia Young Farmers Association, Nash has firsthand experience of the benefits of having ag teachers in the classroom. “My kids have participated in FFA and I’ve seen good things come out of it. It’s so much more than cows and sows,” Nash said.
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Georgia Summer Sets Record
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ABAC Alumni Awards Nominations Due December 1
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The CASE of the cornfield
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Georgia Crop Weather
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Beef Imports Remain Depressed, Exports are Booming
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Case IH Introduces New Puma 130-160 Series CVT Models
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US Resumes Poultry Exports to Russia
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Cotton and Peanut Field Day Set for September 8 in Tifton
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Corn Lines Resist Fungal Toxins
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USDA and DOE Partnership Seeks to Develop Better Plants for Bioenergy
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D.W. Brooks Lecturer to Focus on Global Food Systems
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Daniel Johnson says Tobacco still Pays the Bills
America has a love-hate relationship with tobacco. Daniel Johnson, who farms tobacco along with peanuts and cotton, prefers to focus on the love side of the relationship.
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Bishop Announces $500,000 for Advanced Irrigation Systems
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Cotton Shortage Could be Good for Georgia Farmers
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Sumter on Herbicide Ban List, Exceeds EPA’s Concern Level
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Sunbelt Ag Expo Fields Feature Energy Crops
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Meat Demand and Threat of a Double Dip Recession
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August Farm Prices Received Index Up 3 Points
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Syngenta Seeds to Introduce 140 New Corn Hybrids
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Breaking Down Trade Barriers
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KSU Dining Goes Back to the Farm to Attack 'Freshman 15'
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Broilers Placed in Georgia up 9%, Eggs Set Down Slightly
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Bennie Branch of KMC Addresses Safety
Food safety and shrinking margins – these are two of the big issues facing farmers, according to Bennie Branch, president of Kelley Manufacturing Company (KMC), a locally owned and operated farm equipment manufacturer. Neither issue is new but both farmers and their suppliers must continue to address the issues in the future.
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Cotton Demand up Despite Heat Ravaged Crop
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Bayer CropScience and Monsanto Partner to Deliver New Seed Treatment
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Farm Futures Survey Sees Acreage Increase for 2011 Crops
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Monsanto Projects Solid Conclusion of Fiscal Year
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88-Year-Old Man Dies Week After Goat Attack
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Deere Reaches agreement for $900 million Sale of Wind Energy Business
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Georgian Selected Nursery Management & Production Grower of the Year
