Georgia

Earlier this week, the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee approved the fiscal year 2021 agriculture appropriations bill. Committee Chairman Sanford Bishop Jr, a Georgia Democrat, said the bill rejects the Trump administration’s drastic cuts and “instead builds on the four COVID-19 supplemental bills Congress passed this spring.” The bil ...

USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program has been helpful to producers in states like Mississippi. "Our boxes contain sweet potatoes from Ponotoc, MS,  from Fury Eagles and NW Farms, chicken nuggets from Cook Foods in Morton, MS, ham and smoked sausage from Poke’s Meat in McGee, MS, and  Cook chicken strips from southern New Hands in Mosell MS," noted Andy Mercier from local partner

The 118th National Farmers Union’s Convention will take place March 1st-3rd in Savanah, GA. Patty Edleberg, Vice President at NFU said this year’s event will feature many exciting topics focused on farming in the 21st century. She said topics of note this year will focus on regenerative Ag, farm to table, as well as mental health. Edleberg ...

In spite of the goodwill generated after USMCA was signed, there could be more tensions between the two countries surrounding produce.  The Financial Post said Mexico responded to a letter from the top U.S. trade negotiator, Robert Lighthizer, pledging protectionist measures on seasonal farm trade for producers in the politically important states of Florida and Georgia.   ...

Senate Ag Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer led a group of fellow Democrats in releasing a report on the Trump Administration’s trade policies.  The Report says the administration’s agricultural trade aid program “is picking winners and losers in their attempt to aid farmers affected by President Trump’s turbulent trade agenda.”   The Democrats, whi.

A federal court in Georgia says the 2015 Waters of the United States rule is unlawful under the Clean Water Act, due to its “vast expansion of jurisdiction over water and lands that typically fall within states’ regulatory authority.”  The fede...