Commodity News

Georgia Soybean Crop Thriving Despite Hurdles

Dudley, GA | While the Midwest might be king when it comes to soybean production, it is a crop that has a strong foothold here in Georgia, as the state is responsible for more than eight million bushels a year. …

Protecting the U.S. Cattle Industry on Multiple Fronts

Macon, GA | The US cattle industry is the largest and most sustainable in the world, and in order to protect that prestigious title, the USDA has been working on the concept of traceability for the US cattle industry since …

Peanut Producers Impacted by 2024 Weather & Prices

Donalsonville, GA | For a farmer, there’s nothing quite like seeing the fruits of your labor come to fruition, and farmers here in Georgia are getting to do a lot of that as the 2024 harvest season is in full …

Georgia Citrus Growing Despite Some Setbacks

Tifton, GA | Not even a decade ago, citrus production here in Georgia was almost nonexistent. But thanks to a recent boom there are now more than half a million trees planted on nearly four thousand acres of land within …

Future Looks Tough for Some GA Pecan Producers

Uvalda, GA | Here in Southeast Georgia, this is the heartbreaking scene that pecan producers in the region woke up to after Hurricane Helene’s destructive march through the state. As you can see, pecan orchards like one, were almost completely …

One Blow After Another for Row Crop Producers

Alma, GA | Imagine working your entire life for something and then, in what feels like an instant, it gets destroyed by a hurricane. For some, that’s hard to imagine, however, for many across southeast Georgia, like Daniel Johnson, a …

Hurricane Helene Proves Devastating to Georgia Ag

Lakeland, GA | Take a ride through any rural community in Southeast Georgia and it’s impossible to miss the utter destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Perhaps no industry was more impacted than agriculture, as the more than …

Immersive Fair Exhibit Showcases Forestry

Perry, GA | Ag is of course big business here in Georgia, and a new exhibit inside the Georgia Grown Building at the Georgia National Fair is aimed at making people aware of that fact with the new “Seedlings to …

Georgia Peanut Tour Showcases Commodity Strengths

Americus, GA | More than one and a half million tons. That’s how many peanuts are grown and harvested here in Georgia each and every year. So, it should come as no surprise that the annual Georgia Peanut Tour attracts …