Georgia

Pasture and rangeland conditions have improved across the central and southern Great Plains, thanks to abundant rainfall as of recent. "As of the 30th of May, we're seeing the good to excellent rating 31% nationally That's up 3% from last week, but we still see39% of the pastures and rangelands rated very poor to poor no change from a week ago ...

House Ag Committee Chair David Scott sent a letter to President Biden recently regarding his American Jobs Plan and American Family Plan. While the Democrat from Georgia supports the historic nature of the plans, he’s unhappy with some of Biden’s tax proposals to help pay for the plans. Scott sai ...

Many in the farming community say, yes, America has plenty of food to feed its hungry, but producing it isn’t cheap. And as producer margins narrow, farm leaders worry the cost of production could become too much for many small operators to bear. Dur ...

A coalition of agriculture groups urges lawmakers to support emergency relief for farmers and ranchers of color. In a letter to leadership of the House and Senate, the coalition says they are "committed to improving the financial and rural development interests of this nation's Black, Indigenous, Hispanic and People of Color farmers and ranchers ...

Earlier this week, a group of Senate Democrats reintroduced the Justice for Black Farmers Act. Supporters say the legislation aims to address and correct historic discrimination within the USDA in federal farm assistance and lending. The bill was first introduced in November 2020 ...

With the new Administration and new Congress starting to take shape, farm country is getting a better idea of what the next two years may look like in Washington D.C. Georgia Democrat David Scott will be the chairman of the House Ag Committee, a move that sits well with Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse. “ ...

Ohio Representative Marcia Fudge endorsed Georgia Democrat David Scott’s bid to chair the House Agriculture Committee, shooting down speculation that she wanted that position. However, Cleveland.com said she would be honored to serve as the Secretary of Agriculture in Joe Biden’s administration. Fu ...

The National FFA Organization this week announced a record-high student membership of 760,113, an increase from last year’s 700,170 members. The top five student membership states are Texas, California, Georgia, Florida and Oklahoma. I ...

Rural Broadband remains a top priority for farm-state lawmakers in any new pandemic relief package. House Ag lawmakers say expanding rural broadband is a must for business development, telemedicine, education, and agriculture. “Rural communities with particularly, Ag economies, could really start to expand their areas of focus and investment if this country would invest in high-speed internet,” s

A report by the Office of Congressional Ethics says Representative Sanford Bishop, a Georgia Democrat, may have misused campaign funds. Bishop is Chairman of the House Agriculture Appropriations Committee, and has served as the Representative for Georgia’s 2nd congressional district, encompassing Southwest Georgia, since 1993. The ...