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Study: Listeria Bacteria Can Hide inside Tissue of Romaine Lettuce
Study: Listeria Bacteria Can Hide inside Tissue of Romaine Lettuce
 
STATE HEADLINES
Despite Potential for Disease, Georgia's Grape Industry Is Thriving April 3, 2017 Georgia’s grape industry, once dormant, is now thriving, according to Phillip Brannen, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension fruit plant pathologist. Growing potential for prosperity in the wine industry will require that farmers stay vigilant about certain diseases, like Pierce’s disease, that could negatively impact production. “Pierce’s disease ...
Former UGA CAES Dean Returns to Address Smallholder Farmers' Needs at International Agriculture Day Reception April 3, 2017 For years, soil scientist J. Scott Angle worked to make some the world’s most technologically advanced farms more productive and more sustainable. Today, he’s doing the same for small-scale and subsistence farmers across the world. Angle, who served as dean and director of the University of Georgia College ...
Two-Day Organic Agriculture Workshop in Athens April 22-23 April 3, 2017 The University of Georgia’s organic agriculture faculty members are hosting a two-day crash course in organic certification and sustainable growing practices April 22-23 in Athens, Georgia. The event is geared toward beginning or established farmers who are pondering organic certification. Business planning, marketing and certification process details will be ...
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NATIONAL HEADLINES
Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 4% in March April 3, 2017 As of March 1, there were 71.0 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up 4 percent from March 2016, but down 1 percent from December 1, 2016, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural ...
McDonald's to Begin Using Fresh Beef Nationwide April 3, 2017 McDonald's Corp. will begin offering quarter-pound burgers with fresh beef at the majority of its restaurants next year, breaking with decades of frozen-patty tradition in a bid to improve food quality. The move follows a test in 325 locations in Texas and Oklahoma, where the feedback was "overwhelmingly positive ...
Canadian Government Finalizes Law Allowing New Potash Mine Development April 3, 2017 Encanto Potash Corp. announces that an Order in Council P.C. 2017-258 was issued on March 24, 2017 by the Governor in Council, ending a multi-year process that has culminated in the successful conclusion of the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act ("FNCIDA") process and the delivery of the ...
USDA Offers Renewal Options for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Program Contracts April 3, 2017 Acting Deputy Agriculture Secretary Michael Young announced that a contract renewal sign-up is underway for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), USDA's largest working lands conservation program with more than 80 million acres enrolled. USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) made several updates to the popular program last fall ...
Six Months: Lindsay's Sales Down 3%, Net Income Up 109% April 3, 2017 Lindsay Corporation, a leading provider of irrigation systems and infrastructure products, today announced results for its second quarter ended February 28, 2017. Rick Parod, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "In the irrigation segment, orders and project levels improved in the second quarter after experiencing a slow start to the ...
New DroneDeploy Report Reveals Drone Industry Trends Across 160 Countries April 3, 2017 DroneDeploy, the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones revealed its third Commercial Drone Industry Trends Report, representing analysis of more than 10 million acres mapped by drone users in more than 160 countries across all seven continents. The original report, released a year ago, provided the first insight into ...
Zoetis Launches #IVaccinated Sweepstakes April 3, 2017 Zoetis kicked off the #IVaccinated Sweepstakes - a new online sweepstakes specially designed to promote the importance of annual equine vaccination to disease prevention. Through May 16, 2017, horse owners can visit www.IVaccinatedSweepstakes.com for a chance to win a $2,500 gift card to the equine veterinarian or tack ...
Koch Agronomic Services: Plan Ahead to Maximize Spring Nitrogen Applications in Corn April 3, 2017 It's not too early to plan spring and early-summer nitrogen applications in corn. In fact, with lower corn prices, it's more important than ever that growers take strategic action to protect yield and return on investment. Because corn is receptive to - and requires significant amounts of - nitrogen for ...
Senate Ag Committee's Ranking Member Stabenow Issues Statement on Ag Secretary Perdue's Nomination April 3, 2017 U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today voted on the nomination of former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee favorably voted the nominee out of ...
Spurlock Testifies on Farm Bill Programs at House Hearing April 3, 2017 The Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) risk management program and crop insurance have been critical to helping corn farmers during a weak farm economy and should be maintained in the next farm bill, National Corn Growers Association President Wesley Spurlock testified today at House Agriculture General Farm Commodities and Risk Management ...
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FEATURED HEADLINES
Settlement Insures Producers’ Private Information Stays Private
March 30, 2017

Environmental activists will no longer have the right to demand private and personal information about farmers and ranchers under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). So says a settlement approved by a federal judge that affects livestock and poultry farmers in 36 states.
New Soil Sampling Software Is Free, Easy Way To Lower Nutrient Input Costs
March 29, 2017

On the fence about using precision ag technology? Give this free, easy to use software a try and see how it can improve your soil sampling accuracy, optimize nutrient efficiency and help maximize profits.
It’s Looking Like Smooth Sailing For Governor Perdue’s Nomination
March 28, 2017

It was a long time coming, but Sonny Perdue finally got his chance to sit before the senate committee and answer their long list of questions about the future of agriculture…here’s a rundown of how it went.
Still Having Fun Farming After 43 Years
March 27, 2017

He was the star quarterback who married the head cheerleader—a cattleman’s son torn between following his football dream and taking over the farm.
Sixty-two-year old, Melvin Adams, chose farming and says he has no regrets…none at all.
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  • Adult Agricultural Education - Young Farmers
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  • Ag/Farm Supply - R W Griffin Companies
  • AgriBusiness Representation - Georgia Agribusiness Council
  • Agricultural Financing - Georgia Farm Credit
  • Agriculture Attorney - Allen H. Olson
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  • Cotton - Georgia Cotton Commission
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  • University Of Georgia - CAES
 
 
 
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Despite Potential for Disease, Georgia's Grape Industry Is Thriving Former UGA CAES Dean Returns to Address Smallholder Farmers' Needs at International Agriculture Day Reception Two-Day Organic Agriculture Workshop in Athens April 22-23 More State News
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