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News Articles: Agriculture

U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff visits Thomas County, Ga. to meet with farmers and key members of Georgia's agriculture industry about the state's citrus sector.

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  • Economy

Ossoff touts citrus farming as fruit growers brace for effects of cold snap

The cold weather across much of Georgia this week is worrying local growers, but many are optimistic that this year's fruit harvests will survive. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is pushing for the state to build its citrus sector.

March 15, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
Donald and Margaret Holder of Crawford County harvesting purple hull peas in 2018. 

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  • Environment

Bipartisan farmland conservation bill passes Georgia Senate on Crossover Day

The bill asks to create a fund to purchase conservation easements for agricultural land.

March 08, 2023
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  • Sofi Gratas
From left, Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing; human rights advocate Tong Yi; H.R. McMaster, a former national security adviser to president Donald Trump; and Matt Pottinger, a former deputy national security adviser, testified at the U.S.-China committee hearing on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

China is buying up more U.S. farmland. Some lawmakers consider that a security threat

Lawmakers at Tuesday's hearing on U.S.-China competition discussed a range of threats, including China's foreign farmland holdings. A South Dakota congressman argues even a small amount is concerning.

March 01, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Highway with truck and car in opposite lanes

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  • News

Georgia lawmakers pare back bill to increase truck weights

Georgia lawmakers are watering down a bill to allow heavier trucks on state highways after widespread opposition to the original measure by state and local officials.

February 23, 2023
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  • Associated Press
John, Quinn, and Joey wearing the green Peachtree Farms uniform stand in the greenhouse on the farm.

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Gwinnett County farm offers independence for farmers with disabilities

In Gwinnett County, Peachtree Farms is providing job opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to work with produce and animals.

February 03, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
ICARDA lab employee Bilal Inaty cuts a lentil plant in order to test it for various diseases at the ICARDA research station in the village of Terbol in Lebanon's Bekaa valley, on Dec. 21, 2022.

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  • World

How ancient seeds from the Fertile Crescent could help save us from climate change

Some of the tens of thousands of seeds stored at a facility in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley may hold keys to helping the planet's food supply adapt to climate change. Many seeds were saved from Syria's war.

January 25, 2023
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  • Ruth Sherlock and
  • Jawad Rizkallah
Ndidi Nwuneli speaks at the 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards, hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in New York City. The event recognizes the work of those who help advance the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals in their communities and around the world.

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  • Africa

Don't think of Africa as a hungry child, says a champion of Africa's food prowess

If you think that African countries have nothing to contribute to the global food supply, Ndidi Nunweli would like you to think about what you eat daily.

January 02, 2023
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  • Max Barnhart
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) signage is seen through a bus stop at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Silver Spring, Md., on the FDA grounds.

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  • Food

Food safety will rely on better traceability data, says new FDA rule

Harvesters, processors, manufacturers and others in the food chain have three years to comply with the new record keeping system, effective next month

December 30, 2022
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  • Sofi Gratas

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  • News

Study aims to help Georgia farmers transition to certified organic farming

With increasing consumer demand for organically grown produce, University of Georgia researchers are studying ways to help Georgia farmers transition to growing organic vegetables on out of use farmland or pasture.

December 28, 2022
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  • Devon Zwald

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  • News

Georgia agriculture officials seeking comment on controversial soil amendment rules

The rules were changed a few years ago.  And it's created a stink among some farmers, their neighbors and environmental advocates.

November 28, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya
The Giant African Snail intercepted by Customs and Border Protection at the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.

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  • News

Customs officials nab giant — and invasive — snail from international luggage in Atlanta airport

Customs and Border Protections agriculture specialists at Hartsfield Jackson Airport recently confiscated a Giant African Snail in passenger luggage. They say the snail is an invasive species that could threaten local plants.

November 15, 2022
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  • Amanda Andrews
State Sen. Tyler Harper, Nakita Hemingway and David Raudabaugh in 2022 Georgia agriculture commissioner debate.

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  • News

Watch: Contentious farm law sparks debate in race for agriculture commissioner

The so-called "Freedom To Farm" bill proved contentious in the General Assembly and it's now garnering attention in the race for Agriculture Commissioner.

October 21, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya
GPB News NPR

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  • Global Health

One of Kenya's luckier farmers tells why so many farmers there are out of luck

Erratic weather is just one problem. Many farmers can no longer keep pace with the rising cost of fuel and fertilizer (which previously has been largely imported from Ukraine). What's the solution?

October 06, 2022
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  • Michael Kaloki
Chattahoochee Hills Charter School

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  • News

Georgia students mingle with farm animals to spark interest in agriculture

Students in metro Atlanta schools get the chance to mingle with barnyard animals and learn about food production as part of a new USDA initiative to get young Georgians interested in agriculture.

September 28, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
A field of cotton in the foreground, with a farmhouse in the background

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  • Weather

Georgia farmers brace for Hurricane Ian. Tropical storm winds are forecast as soon as Wednesday

The further west that Ian travels, the more damaging it would be to Georgia agriculture.

September 27, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
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