Georgia

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced additional assistance to help producers impacted by Hurricane Helene in their recovery process.  USDA is announcing that counties that have triggered for payment under the Hurricane Insurance Protection Wind Index (HIP-WI) endorsement for Hurricane Helene.  As a re...

Nearly 300,000 pounds of Washington apples are on their way to assist people impacted by the recent hurricanes that have struck the southeastern portion of the country.  Seven 42,000-pound shipments of apples are being delivered to Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina as part of an effort coordinated by Feeding the Northwest   The regional organization working with local agricultural producers to

The future is uncertain for thousands of Georgia farmers, the state’s agriculture commissioner said, with poultry growers and pecan farmers facing years of recovery from widespread destruction. Farmers in Georgia face billions of dollars in preliminary losses from destructive Hurricane Helene in what could be a catastrophic blow to the state’s agriculture industry.   A...

Tractor Supply Company surprised five high school FFA chapters across the country with the funds needed for students to attend the 97th Annual National FFA Convention and Expo.  The convention will take place later this month in Indianapolis.  It’...

A coalition of attorneys general is urging the Environmental Protection Agency to implement a new rule that would create uniform labeling requirements on pesticide products across the country. By streamlining the process and preempting misbranding in states like California, the rule would lift the burdens currently placed on farmers across the country...

According to NASS, winter wheat seedings across the Northwest are up slightly from last year.  Oregon farmers planted 790,000 acres of winter wheat for the 2023, an 8% increase from this time last year.  Idaho growers seeded 770,000 acres, unchanged from 2022, but 8% above the 2021 crop.  Washington’s wint...

The H-2A program continues to grow in popularity, or necessity, in farm country.  American agricultural employers who anticipate a shortage of domestic workers can fill seasonal farm jobs with temporary foreign workers through the H-2A Visa Program.  The Dep...

According to ERS, American farmers who want to hire temporary foreign workers through the H-2A visa program usually work with a third party.  The new data announced this week indicated the third parties, such as agents, associations or a lawyer, are used to make the applications.  Employe...

The National FFA Organization announced this week a record-high student membership number of 850,823, a 15% year-over-year increase.  In addition, chapter numbers increased by 178, resulting in 8,995 chapters in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin...

The war in Ukraine took the attention of the House Ag Committee this week, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a passionate plea to American lawmakers by video link. And that presentation impacted the Ag Committee hearing. “Ukrainian farmers put 50 million metric tons of corn and wheat into the global food supply," said House Ag Committee member, Austin Scott of Georgia. "