Month: August 2024

Uncertainty for Producers Relying on Guest Workers

Tifton, GA | Down in Tifton recently, producers gathered for the annual Agricultural Relations Forum – an event that’s designed to educate and inform growers on the ever so changing guest worker programs producers utilize on their operations. The importance …

GFB State Board Members Tour UGA Research Labs

Athens, GA | Widely regarded as one of the premiere colleges for agriculture in America, the University of Georgia prides itself in keeping up to date with the latest research and technology within the industry. Recently, this group of GFB …

Cotton Producers are Still Hopeful for Strong Yields

Tifton, GA | This growing season has certainly been a challenging one for cotton growers here in Georgia, as producers continue to get hit with one challenge after another, time and time again. However, according to Camp Hand, Extension Cotton …

Atlanta Program Brings Farm Fresh Produce to Food Deserts

Atlanta, GA | Here in Atlanta, these boxes of fresh produce are being packed into bags, where they’ll be loaded onto a truck and taken to and handed out in neighborhoods classified as what’s called a “food desert” – an …

2024 Commodity Conference Tackles Tough Policy Issues

Tifton, GA | Just like the agricultural industry here in Georgia, there’s plenty of diversity at the annual GFB Commodity Conference where the organization gives out their highest award, this year’s recipient being former president of the Georgia Beekeepers Association …

State’s Forage Suffering Due to Drought, Fall Armyworms

Tifton, GA | Summertime is usually a productive time for forage producers here in Georgia, however, mother nature had other plans as it’s been nothing short of a headache as at first there was too much rain, then not enough …

Are Georgia’s farmlands disappearing?

Statesboro, GA | In an age of constant change, traditional industries like agriculture are always at risk of being left behind. And that was never more evident than in the latest Ag census conducted by USDA, which shows more than …