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News Articles: farming

Andy Berry approaches one of his cows at his farm in New Hebron, Miss., on Dec. 16, 2022.

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  • Animals

There's a shortage of vets to treat farm animals. Pandemic pets are partly to blame

A sharp increase in pet ownership during COVID-19 has contributed to an exodus of vets from the farm sector as they opt for better paying and less dangerous "companion" animal practices.

December 19, 2022
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  • Scott Neuman

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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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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
Family members of farmer Dattu Narayan Shewal, who committed suicide after a hailstorm hit his village in Marathwada, India, in 2014. Farmers there were planting single cash crops, so a climate-related disaster would wipe out their livelihoods and leave them unable to buy food. Swayam Shikshan Prayog would seek out their families, particularly the women, and help them get back on their feet.

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  • Climate

Climate prize winner empowers women in India to become farmers and entrepreneurs

The group Swayam Shikshan Prayog, which will be recognized today at the U.N. COP27 summit, focuses on the restoration of livelihoods, especially for women, amid the negative impacts of climate change.

November 12, 2022
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By:
  • Kamala Thiagarajan
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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By:
  • Riley Bunch
Soybeans pour from a combine during harvest in a field in Rippey, Iowa, in 2019.

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  • Climate

As farmers split from the GOP on climate change, they're getting billions to fight it

Democrats plan to spend $20 billion to help rural communities address the climate crisis. There's little sign the infusion of money will reshape politics in areas that traditionally vote Republican.

September 17, 2022
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  • Scott Neuman
Gary Black speaks at Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry in 2022

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  • Economy

Georgia hemp farming, health of state farms on menu heading into next session

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers who serve on agricultural committees in the House and Senate met Tuesday at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry, which drew hundreds of lobbyists, ag industry leaders and producers from across the state.

August 31, 2022
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  • Jill Nolin

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  • News

Economist: Georgia farmers struggling with national, global challenges

Georgia’s rural economy is being buffeted by national and global headwinds — inflation, supply chain disruptions, trade wars, droughts across the globe, the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine — that are making it harder for farmers to make ends meet, an agricultural economist said Tuesday.

August 31, 2022
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  • Dave Williams
Corn Field

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  • Politics

Farm bill season arrives: What’s the outlook for 2023?

The omnibus law that began 90 years ago as crop supports now has an impact far beyond the farm, with programs to create wildlife habitat, address climate change and run the nation’s largest federal nutrition program.

August 15, 2022
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  • Allison Winter
A cotton plant is pictured in this undated photo.

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  • Economy

Georgia cotton farmers endure roller coaster prices

Volatility in the price of cotton is causing worry among many Georgia cotton growers.

August 13, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya
GA TODAY

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  • News

Georgia Today: You likely won't get monkeypox on MARTA

You've arrived at the online edition of the Aug. 9 Georgia Today newsletter, a twice-weekly publication featuring original stories from GPB News reporters and the latest headlines from around the state.

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August 12, 2022
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  • Sarah Rose ,
  • Kristi York Wooten ,
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Stephanie Basey

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  • News

How researchers are getting farmers to talk about mental health

Researchers across Georgia are trying to address mental health in the agriculture community, but the stigma associated with the topic is a major obstacle.

August 09, 2022
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
A sliced seedless watermelon

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  • News

This summer's prematurely intense heat has ruined watermelon season in Georgia

The right amount of heat is needed to raise good watermelons. But there’s been too much, too soon in Georgia this summer.

August 08, 2022
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  • Emma Quintal
Cynthia Rosenzweig has been named the 2022 World Food Prize Laureate for her work to determine the impact of climate change on worldwide food production.

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  • Climate

World Food Prize goes to former farmer who answers climate change question: 'So what?'

The 2022 honoree is Cynthia Rosenzweig, whose computer modeling shows the impact on global crops. She talks about her "aha" moment, a big surprise in her findings and her plans for the $250,000 prize.

May 05, 2022
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By:
  • Julia Simon
Rep. Dickey

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  • Politics

Farmer nuisance suit protection, or ‘bad neighbor bill’? Ga. House gives OK

A controversial bill that proponents say is meant to keep farmers out of court has again collided with private property concerns and fears the measure will make way for large-scale industrial farms.  

March 04, 2022
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
A <em>Guiera senegalensis</em> shrub grows in an agricultural test plot outside Thiès, Senegal. The shrubs used to be considered a threat to other crops. Now American and Senegalese researchers are conducting studies to see if the shrubs in fact are beneficial.

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  • Global Health

Farmers in Senegal learn to respect a scruffy shrub that gets no respect

For decades, they've been told to rip out the Guiera senegalensis shrub. But now there's a new philosophy: The scrappy green plant could be the key to a better harvest.

February 20, 2022
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By:
  • Nick Roll
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