HAWKINSVILLE, GA – Anglers around the state are now welcome to cast their lines at the Ocmulgee Public Fishing Area, as it has officially opened their gates back up to the public after a six-year restoration. After nearly six years …

If you haven’t noticed, UGA athletics as a whole is thriving right now. Of course, the football team reached the national championship game. Men’s and women’s track have consistently ranked in the top three. Then there’s the equestrian team who …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue yesterday, March 14th, testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing entitled “Rebuilding Infrastructure in America: Administration Perspectives.” Secretary Perdue was joined by Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, …

TIFTON, GA – Almost everywhere you looked around South Georgia last year, there were acres and acres of peanuts, as farmers planted a record 1.9 million acres. A big reason for that was the absence of coverage in the 2014 …

Jesse Cronic is a member of the West Jackson Middle School FFA and is accomplished in showing animals. He recently shared with the Farm Monitor his love of caring for and showing animals, and the life lessons that come along …

DES MOINES, IA – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue administered the oath of office yesterday, March 6th, to Bill Northey at the Annual Iowa Ag Leaders Dinner. Northey will serves as the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural …

ALBANY, GA – Healthy Living Farms in Albany, Georgia grows produce so the local community has access to healthy foods. They also offer educational field trips for school children and hope to make a significant impact on their local economy.Charlene …

TIFTON, GA – To promote and educate people about Georgia citrus… that’s part of the Georgia Citrus Association’s mission statement, and that’s what they did recently at their second annual meeting in Tifton.  Around 300 people came to learn about …

MEMPHIS, TN – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced at the 66th Annual Mid-South Farm and Gin Show the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking action to assist cotton producers through a Cotton Ginning Cost Share (CGCS) program in …

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2018 – Farmers and ranchers still have time to be counted in the 2017 Census of Agriculture, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Although the first deadline has just passed, …