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News Articles: Agriculture

Tractor tills soil on farmland.

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  • Politics

Lawmakers Brief: 2020 A Record Year For Some Georgia Farmers, Ag Commissioner Says

Georgia’s No. 1 industry — agriculture — had one of its best years in 2020, despite and because of the pandemic.

February 23, 2021
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
Lucky searches a tree for spotted lanternfly eggs. The insects often lay them in hard-to-reach places.

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  • Animals

Pennsylvania Turns To Man's Best Friend To Sniff Out Spotted Lanternfly Infestation

Spotted lanternflies are beautiful but can exact a huge toll on agriculture. To help reduce their numbers, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture started a canine lanternfly-tracking program.

December 11, 2020
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By:
  • Caroline Gutman
Rep. David Scott

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  • Politics

Ga. Rep. Scott First African American Chair Of U.S. House Agriculture Committee

The U.S. House Democratic caucus on Thursday ratified Rep. David Scott’s selection to chair the Agriculture Committee, making him the first African American and the first Georgian to lead the panel.

December 04, 2020
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By:
  • Ariana Figueroa
Pecan grove damaged by Hurricane Michael in 2018.

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  • Economy

Georgia Pecan Crop Back From 2018 Hurricane, But Profit A Tough Nut To Crack

Georgia pecan growers looked up in their trees earlier this year and liked what they saw: a bounty of young nuts flourishing among the branches.

After a run of hard years, the quality and volume of the favorite holiday nut would not disappoint. The same, however, cannot be said for the prices.

November 30, 2020
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
These men, harvesting sweet potatoes in North Carolina, came to the U.S. on H-2A visas that are designated for seasonal agricultural workers. Such "guest workers" now account for about 10% of U.S. farmworkers.

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  • Business

Farmworkers Say The Government Is Trying To Cut Their Wages

Farmworker advocates are accusing the U.S. Department of Agriculture of trying to cut the wages of farmworkers who come to the U.S. on temporary guest worker visas.

November 12, 2020
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By:
  • Dan Charles
Rep. David Scott

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  • Politics

Georgia Rep. David Scott Bids To Lead U.S. House Agriculture Committee

U.S. Rep. David Scott, an Atlanta Democrat, is a leading candidate the chairmanship of the House Agriculture Committee after a  longtime congressman’s reelection defeat opened up a contest for the post.

Scott has announced that he’s seeking to run the influential panel after the current chair, Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, lost Tuesday to his Republican challenger, Michelle Fischbach. Peterson had served for nearly three decades in Congress and is a fixture in the agricultural community.

November 10, 2020
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By:
  • Ariana Figueroa
Vandals struck Terry Fuller's farm a few days ago, burning 367 bales of hay. Fuller is trying to limit use of a herbicide called dicamba, which has pitted farmers against each other.

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  • Science

In Arkansas, Backlash Against Pesticide Regulation Gets Personal

A state official in Arkansas who's led a national effort to limit damage from a controversial herbicide has recently found his tractors damaged and hay bales burned.

September 22, 2020
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By:
  • Dan Charles
President Trump delivers remarks last week on the Farmers to Families Food Box program at Flavor 1st Growers and Packers in Mills River, N.C.

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  • Health

How Trump's Food Box Initiative Overpaid And Underdelivered

The Trump administration has been buying food from farmers and getting it to food banks. Food banks, however, say the program was not set up to deliver food efficiently.

September 04, 2020
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By:
  • Dan Charles
Rattan Lal, an Indian-born scientist, has devoted his career to finding ways to capture carbon from the air and store it in soil.

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  • Environment

A Prophet Of Soil Gets His Moment Of Fame

Rattan Lal, an Indian-born scientist, has devoted his career to finding ways to capture carbon from the air and store it in soil. Today, that idea has a catchy name: regenerative agriculture.

August 11, 2020
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By:
  • Dan Charles
GPB News NPR

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  • Business

Washington Farmworkers Ask State Supreme Court For Overtime Pay

Farmworkers in Washington state have gone to court to demand overtime pay. Coronavirus outbreaks in agricultural communities have focused new attention on working conditions and pay on farms.

August 02, 2020
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By:
  • Eilis O'Neill
Kirk Buchholz holds seeds mailed from China to his Woodstock home.

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  • Environment

Georgia Residents Asked To Mail Unsolicited Seeds From China To State Ag Department

Woodstock resident Kirk Buchholz said he received two separate packages of seeds from China in the last month.

July 28, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Prairie strips in fields of corn or soybeans can protect the soil and allow wildlife to flourish. This strip was established in a field near Traer, Iowa, in 2015.

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  • Environment

How Absentee Landowners Keep Farmers From Protecting Water And Soil

America's vast fields of corn and soybeans have displaced wildlife and polluted waterways. Farmers could help solve those problems, but often don't, in part because they rent that land.

July 14, 2020
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By:
  • Dan Charles

What You Need to Know: Growing a Garden While Sheltering in Place

Georgia Public Broadcasting’s new series What You Need To Know: Coronavirus provides succinct, fact-based information to help you get through the...

May 14, 2020
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By:
  • Sean Powers
Parrish Akins plants cotton seeds on his farm in Nashville, Ga., on Thursday, June 21, 2018. Tariffs, natural disasters and now pandemic have plagued Georgia farmers.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Agriculture Takes Hit From Coronavirus Economy

Today on Political Rewind , Georgia agriculture takes a hit from the coronavirus. Farmers face concerns over exposure to the virus and uncertain...

April 20, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
In this photo taken on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, Rebecca Kern, left, and Ryder Seigle, right, sell Pearson Farm peaches and pecans at the Ponce City Farmers Market in Atlanta.

UGA's Agricultural Forecast For 2020 Says Trade Conflict Hurts Farmers

Economic growth is slowing down because of worries about international trade, according to the University of Georgia College of Agriculture and...

January 22, 2020
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  • Sarah Rose
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