Athens, GA | With nearly a hundred dairy operations around Georgia, responsible for two hundred and thirty-five million gallons of milk every year, it’s an important industry for the state’s economy. While rising input costs and low commodity prices are …
Washington, D.C. | Each and every day, farmers and producers continue to struggle as input prices, regulatory burdens, and overall costs of production continue to rise. Couple that with uncertain weather and markets, and it’s no doubt been a challenging …
Washington D.C. | It was a busy week in our Nation’s Capital for Georgia Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher members as they worked to advocate for the Georgia Ag industry with lawmakers in D.C. – something that’s vital to …
Macon, GA | There’s was no shortage of corduroy around Macon, as more than six thousand members of Georgia FFA were on hand for the ninety-sixth annual state convention. And with every corner of the state being represented, it was …
Valdosta, GA | While the Farm Bill might be stuck in limbo in the nation’s capital, Georgia farmers recently received some good news in Valdosta, where Governor Brian Kemp signed into law a number of bills aimed at helping the …
Glenville, GA | Down in Vidalia Onion country in Southeast Georgia, growers, packers, and shippers are hard at work harvesting this year’s crop of sweet, Vidalia onions and getting them sent to stores across the country. As always, it’s a …
Conyers, GA | The days of agriculture being known as just sow, cows and plows is now a thing of the distant past. That was never more apparent than here at the Rockdale Career Academy, where hundreds of students got …
Atlanta, GA | Weather, input prices, commodity prices; these are just a handful of the things that are out of farmer’s control and are the reasons why so many struggle with stress and mental health issues. It’s a real problem …
Rome, GA | Rows of ripe strawberries, beautiful skies, and family time – things you can find on U-pick operations across the state, just like this one, LCCL Strawberry Farm in Rome. A strawberry operation that was started by the …
Columbus, GA | Despite popular belief, the steady increase of beef prices over the past couple of decades hasn’t necessarily mean more money in the pockets of producers. Between record high input costs and the portion that goes towards packers, …
