May 2011 News
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Governor Asks State to Probe Farm Labor Shortages
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UGA to Sell Research Farm, Lay Off 18 Agriculture Employees
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Responsible Application of Poultry Litter Could Benefit Many Fields
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Sustainable Agriculture Standard Gets a New Number
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MCOOL Decision
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Evaluating and Replanting Flooded Areas
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Calhoun Produce Connects on Facebook
With new crops ready for harvest throughout the spring, summer and fall, new selections on the lunch menu and new activities open for entertainment; Calhoun Produce has plenty of news to share. Using Facebook has enabled the company to connect with over 2,800 “friends” on a regular basis at little to no expense. “We advertise on TV and in the newspaper, but I think Facebook is really the best form of advertising. It’s instant advertising and it works well for us because we are changing all the time,” said Sheila Rice, owner of Calhoun Produce.
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Georgia Blueberry Commission Goes Online
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Farmer Co-Ops Call for Action on Trade Agreements
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Researchers Work to Develop Disease-Resistant Livestock
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Sustainable Agriculture: Two Sides of the Same Coin
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Keeping Dairy Cows Outside is Good for the Outdoors
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Cold Storage, Corn Progress Details
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Deere & Company Raises Dividend for 9th Time in 7 Years
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Homeless find solace in mission's garden
Looking over the tomato, okra, cucumber, squash and pepper plants, Joel Cooper is proud. The 46-year-old recovering addict is happy, too, to get his life back on track and for the opportunity to help others like him eat and live a little better.
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Planting Nears Completion for Many States; Challenges Remain for a Few
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More Farmers Turning to Social Media to Market their Products
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Broilers Placed in Georgia Up 10%, Broiler Eggs Set Up 5%
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Proposed GIPSA Rule Deserves More Scrutiny, Economic Analysis
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International Derivatives Reform & Impact on U.S. Competitiveness
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New Greenhouse Gas Regulations Impacting Food Processors
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations that require reporting of greenhouse gas emissions for food processors with anaerobic wastewater treatment were enacted relatively quickly in 2010 and with little public comment. With January 1 set as the date when regulated emitters were required to start collecting emissions data, larger food processing plants with anaerobic lagoons have had to take action to remain in compliance. “We’ve just completed a detailed spreadsheet for the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association that processors can use to determine if they are required to report emissions under the new regulation,” said Warren Howe P.E. of Woodruff & Howe Environmental Engineering, Inc. “If they are required to report, they can use the spreadsheet as a tool to collect data on a weekly basis.
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Food Inflation Accelerating as Nestle, McDonald’s React to Commodity Surge
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Watermelon: Up Close and 'Personal'
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Georgia' s Egg Production Down 2%, U.S. Egg Production Up
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Milk Prices Surge
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Farm Bureau Estimates 3.6 Million Ag Acres Hit by Floods
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Alltech Symposium Opens with Record Breaking Attendance
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Georgia Suffers Record Timber Loss in Storms, Fires
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Planting Progress Update: 79% of Corn, 41% of Soybeans now Completed
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Dow AgroSciences Removes 1 Billion Pounds of Bad Fats From Diet
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Kuhn, Deere Enter Cooperative Agreement on Large Balers
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More Sugar Companies, Trade Associations Join Lawsuit Against Corn Processors
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Armadillos can Burrow Through Lawns Quickly
Is your landscape being damaged during the night by an armadillo? Armadillos damage lawns by burrowing and digging in search of food. It is amazing how much destruction just one armadillo can do in just one night.
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Cash Rents are Chasing Land Values are Chasing Commodity Prices Higher
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Broiler Egg Sets Drop, Chicken Supplies Could Decline in Q3
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USDA/AIA Survey Reports 2010/2011 Winter Honey Bee Losses
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Murray Wise Issues Comments on Impact of 2011 Rains on U.S. Crops
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Studies Focus on Feed Ingredient's Effects on Levels of E. coli O157:H7 in Cattle
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Senators Worry over GPS Protection
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Biofuels Boost Food Security
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UGA to help solve nationwide honeybee problems
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Agricultural Trade Generates $280 Billion, 1.6 Million Jobs
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Ginning Capacity Appears Adequate for Large Crop
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NASS Suspends Ag Labor Surveys
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Lawmakers Say Scrap Proposed GIPSA Rule
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NCGA Opposes Proposed Rule Change that Would Increase Futures and Options Market Volatility
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Federal Farm Credit Banks, Incapital to launch Retail Bond Program
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China Agritech Delisted from NASDAQ
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REAP Offers Funding for Flexible Fuel Pump Installations
In a move to encourage the installation of 10,000 flexible fuel pumps over the next five years, the Obama administration has expanded the definition of renewable energy systems in the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to include blender pumps. In 2011, fuel station owners will be able to apply for guaranteed loans and grants to fund the installation of fuel pumps that enable consumers to select a percentage of ethanol in the gas they purchase, from 20 percent or E20 up to 85 percent or E85.
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UGA Meat Judging Team Wins Big
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Weekly National Market Price for Peanuts
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Vidalia Onions, ‘Something Special’
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Pioneer: Growers Need to Stay Vigilant for Soybean Aphids in 2011
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Deere Announces New China Factory for Large Agricultural Equipment
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Corn Crop Progress and Risks for Corn Prices in 2011-12
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USDA Issues Oil Crops Outlook Report
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It's blueberry pickin' time in Georgia
It’s blueberry time in Georgia, and farmers expect a good season, says a University of Georgia blueberry expert. “We started picking (Southern) highbush berries the last of April, and the crop looks good this year,” said Danny Stanaland, the UGA Cooperative Extension agent in Bacon County, Ga., which is in the heart of Georgia blueberry country.
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Record Agricultural Exports for First Half of Fiscal Year
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Farmers Concerned Over Georgia Immigration Bill
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Well Water: Safe to Drink?
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U.N. Releases new Tool for Weighing Pros, Cons of Bioenergy
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Another Good Planting Week for U.S. Corn Growers
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John Deere's Sales up 25%, Net Income Sets Record
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Syngenta Launches New Seed Treatment
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Overcoming Bad Seed: Legal Protections for Farmers and Seed Dealers
With planting season in full gear, farmers and seed sellers alike are hopeful that the seeds being sold and planted will soon sprout and mature into a healthy crop. From time to time, however, the seeds planted in the Spring do not result in the healthy crop that both the seller and buyer expected. In recent years, seed claims have arose not only over germination problems, but over other allegations such as seeds being packaged with mixed maturation dates, crops that develop "J" root, or resulting vegetables that are adversely affected by fungus. While many of these issues are resolved by seed credits and re-plants, Georgia seed law has developed mechanisms which allow vendors and producers to resolve their disputes over non-conforming seed.
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Meat and Poultry Prices
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Two-Thirds of U.S. Corn Crop now Planted, 22% of Soybeans
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Crop Insurance to Manage Price Risk
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National Organic Program Issues Official Guidance
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Corn Supply Tight Despite Projected Record Crop
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Rebound in World Grain Production Expected
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2011 Southeast Farm Mom of the Year
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The Farm Bill will be no Easy Task Amid Earmark Ban, Budget Cuts
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The Market was not Quite Ready for USDA’s Crop Estimates
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Georgia Agriculture Chief Sets Fines for Food Safety Violations
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March Trade Data Shows Jump in Pork, Beef Exports
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Congress Should Act Now on FTAs
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USDA Increases Corn Ending Stocks, Sees Supplies Improving in 2011-12
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FCA Rules Farm Credit System Institutions can Purchase Ag/Co-Op from FDIC
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Georgia Tobacco Gets Surprise Bump
For many years, Georgia’s tobacco industry has been declining. And this year looked to be its lowest point. But demand for U.S. tobacco in Asia has given Georgia tobacco farmers what could be a much-needed lift. Georgia farmers recently finished planting what is expected to total 14,000 acres of tobacco, 2,000 acres more than last year, said J. Michael Moore, a tobacco agronomist with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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Peanut Farmers Reject Proposed Assessment Increase
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Farm Credit Administration Lowers Lending/Leasing Limit to Individuals
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Farmers Plant Crops Despite No Rain
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Without Obstacles, Pork Industry can Thrive
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USDA Expects Record Corn Crop in 2011
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Software Reveals Critical Crop Growth Stages
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Poor Pasture Conditions, Drought to Fuel Liquidation
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How Should Beef be Marketed?
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Georgia Peanut Commission Supports Tornado Relief
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ADM’s Rice Considers Ethanol ‘Most Competitive Fuel in the World'
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A Legacy with Layers: The Vidalia Onion Museum is Officially Open
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Vilsack on Record Exports for First of Fiscal Year 2011
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Farmland Versus the River and the Rest of the World
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Ag Committee Members Push For Action on Free Trade Agreements
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Mosaic Stockholders Approve Split-Off from Cargill
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UGA's Newest Eminent Scholar to Focus on Peanut Genetics
Each peanut is a complex mix of its genetic parts. Scott Jackson wants to figure out how the tasty legume’s genes work and help produce a higher yielding, more disease-resistant one. And he’s coming to Georgia to do it. In August, Jackson will join the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences as its newest Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar. He is currently a professor of agronomy at Purdue University.
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2010 Final Cotton Production Report
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Planting Progress
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Georgia Farm Bureau Members Meet With Congressmen in Washington
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CME Group Announces Revised Daily Corn Prices
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Purina Introduces New Poultry Feed with 300% More Omega-3
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Trimble's Revenues up 20%
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Large Tractor, Combine Sales up in April, Smaller Tractors Down
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Atlas Greenhouse Sees Growing Demand
Concerns over food safety and water conservation are driving more growers to cover their crops, according to Mark Davis, owner of Atlas Manufacturing. Many commercial growers are installing greenhouses in response to grocery buyer demands. At the same time, many families are installing backyard greenhouses to grow their own produce and flowers. “While our home business was down in 2010, overall we had a very good year given the state of the economy,” Davis said. “Buyers continue to encourage growers to cover their crops especially blueberries and blackberries.”
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State Fighting Fake Vidalia Onions
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Producing Ethanol is not a Choice Between Feed and Fuel
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Avian Adventures Program June 27-29 at ABAC
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The Ag Minute: It's Time for Action on Trade Agreements
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USDA Data Update
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Reevaluate Corn Planting Strategy
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"Meat MythCrushers" Campaign Launched
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Corn Yield Versus Planting
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Crop Progress & Condition Report
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Produce Prices Up, Thanks to Fuel, now Irrigation
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Livestock Futures Selloff
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Farm Credit Offers Scholarships for the Georgia Cooperative Youth Conference
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Corn, Ethanol Groups Welcome Bill Transforming Current Ethanol Tax Policy
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Activity on Korea Free Trade Agreement
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Feed Cost Ratios, Pork Expansion
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Cattle Groups File Lawsuit Against EPA
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Deal Signs Agriculture Bills
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Farm Credit's Net Income up 25%
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USGC Applauds Administration’s Momentum on FTAs
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NCFC Applauds EPA Decision to Exempt Milk Containers from Oil Spill Rule
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Prepare Now for Severe Weather
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USDA Announces Project to Encourage Development of Biofuels
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EPA Releases Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Guidance
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Crop Protection Registration is Broken
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April Weather Slammed Through Georgia, Southeast
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Corn Farmers Continue to Make Planting Progress
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Central Monitoring Offers Farmers Protection Against Copper Theft
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Tractor Supply Company Increases Dividend and Share Repurchase Authorization
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Subcommittee Examines Economic Impact of Proposed Forest Planning Rule
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Georgia drought likely to continue or worsen this summer
The drought conditions now gripping the southern two-thirds of Georgia are expected to last through the summer, with a chance conditions could worsen through at least the middle of August.
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Subcommittee Examines Issues Facing Pork Industry
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Farm Credit’s Recipe Contest Is Now Cookin’!
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Concern Over Federal Regulations That Will Destroy Jobs, Devastate Agricultural Sector
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ADM Third-Quarter Earnings up 37%
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RFA: Ethanol Reduced Gas Prices $0.89 in 2010
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Syngenta Seeds Releases 12 New Agronomy Reports
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Lack of Progress in Doha Round
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Buzz Over Beekeeping is Growing
Publicity over the past few years on the decline of the honeybee has stoked greater interest in beekeeping among the general public. According to Professor of Entomology and director of the Honeybee Program at the University of Georgia Dr. Keith Delaplane, equipment suppliers confirm a big surge in beekeeping and many are unable to meet demand. “It’s typically individuals or families who are looking to place one or two hives in their backyards,” Delaplane explained.
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Social Media and Georgia Agriculture
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Mitas Increases Prices of Ag Tires by Average of 10%
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USDA Issues 2011 Food Price Outlook Report
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Reservoirs Could Take South Georgia Water
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Red Flags on Corn Usage
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Concerns about EPA’s Newly Announced Clean Water Act Guidelines
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Grain Exports Even with Last Year
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Poultry Value of Production up 4%
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Georgia's Cash Receipts Increase
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Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Urges Residents to use Licensed Pesticide Professionals to Control Bed Bugs
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Food Prices: Some Facts Behind the Rise
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Optimism Growing Among U.S. Soybean Farmers
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Antibiotic use in Hogs: Who is Using and Why?
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Disaster Assistance Available for Producers
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Severe Damage to Alabama's Poultry Industry Reported
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Gas 11 Cents Higher without Ethanol
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Sooty Mold on Plants is a Sure Sign of Insect Damage
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Help Open Doors for U.S. Ag Exports
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Bayer Sales up 13%, Earnings up 35%
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Extension Offices Distribute Radon Test Kits
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Court Approves USDA Settlement
