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News Articles: georgia farmers

Decatur resident Kyo Brown keeps her backyard flock of chickens in a coop to protect them from predators. Prohibiting free ranging is just one biosecurity measure that chicken owners and producers are encouraged to take as highly pathogenic avian influenza spreads across the U.S. and across species.

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Everything you need to know about Georgia’s bird flu response

State officials and scientists credit the small number of cases so far to Georgia’s longstanding system for disease prevention and response, set up to protect the state's billion dollar poultry and egg industry.

February 11, 2025
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  • Chase McGee and
  • Sofi Gratas
A Mana facility in Fitzgerald, Ga., is shown in 2022.

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What is USAID's impact on Georgia? This peanut product manufacturer says it's 'massive'

The United States Agency for International Development remains in turmoil as federal government agencies are targeted, with suppliers and recipients awash in confusion. Georgia farmers and peanut product manufacturers could be affected.

February 07, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Kristi York Wooten
Donald and Margaret Holder of Crawford County harvesting purple hull peas in 2018. 

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Ongoing research into farmer stress considers the specific needs of women workers

Just over half of all U.S. farms report having a female producer and thousands more have women working in other roles. 

December 02, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
watermelon pickers

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Georgia judge rules in favor of states against new labor rule for farmworker protections

The judge’s preliminary injunction means farms in Georgia and other suing states won’t have to follow the new rule, for now.

 

August 27, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
High angle view of a red tractor in a green field

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‘Sustainable future will depend on land.’ Group studies 50 years of agriculture, changes in land use

The Georgia Conservancy environmental organization highlighted the trends and changes to Georgia's agriculture and land at the first meeting of the Senate Study Committee on Preservation of Georgia's Farmlands on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

July 31, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Holstein cows are seen after being milked at Alfred Brandt's dairy farm, which has been in his family since 1840 and has been affected by the industry's supply chain disruptions created by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Linn, Missouri, U.S. April 28, 2020. Brandt, along with other U.S. dairy farmers, has seen a drop in milk prices and has been forced to dump excess milk as a result of the closure of schools, restaurants and coffee shops. REUTERS/Whitney Curtis

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Bird flu risk in Georgia remains low. But state agencies have ongoing plans to manage it anyway

There have been no reported cases of HPAI in Georgia among people or dairy cows since traces of the virus was found in pasteurized milk last month.  

May 06, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
Watermelon pickers in a field near Pitts, Ga. on June 27, 2023. Workers take four water breaks an hour to stay safe in the extreme heat of field work.

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UGA's annual Farm Stress Summit is underway as farmers brace for dip in annual gains

Agriculture is Georgia’s largest industry but it can also be stressful for those who work in it. To address this, the University of Georgia Extension is hosting its annual Farm Stress Summit Wednesday — for the first time, in North Georgia. 

March 19, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas

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'Grand Farm' in Perry? State senator explains idea behind Georgia's 'Silicon Valley of agriculture'

An effort is underway to make Georgia the so-called "Silicon Valley of agriculture" with a "Grand Farm" planned for the central Georgia city of Perry. That farm would, in partnership with UGA, be a proving ground for the newest farming technology, including artificial intelligence, robotics, and genetic research. GPB’s Peter Biello spoke with Perry native Georgia state Sen. Larry Walker about the Grand Farm.

February 29, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
Farmer Neal Lee stands in a soybean field on his family farm in Dawson, where they also grow peanuts and cotton. White-tailed deer are more likely to eat row crops farther away from the road, where the plants are ankle height.

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Deer are eating through Georgia crops. For farmers, it’s the latest cost to worry about

Damage from white-tailed deer can cause millions of dollars worth of damage to the state’s most profitable crops.

 

November 01, 2023
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  • Sofi Gratas
Gary Black speaks at Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry in 2022

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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
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack holds up a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Electronic Benefits Transfer (SNAP EBT) card during a press briefing at the White House, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in Washington.

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US Agriculture Secretary Says American Families Plan Will Help Georgia Farmers

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says the American Families Plan includes billions in funding for agriculture and that will help farmers, including those in Georgia.

May 17, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge
The drought monitor report for the Week of Oct. 8 shows pockets of 'extreme drought' in areas north and south of Atlanta, in central Georgia and near the South Carolina border.

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After Extreme Drought in Some Areas of Georgia, Meteorologist Predicts Rain, Cooler Temperatures

The latest drought monitor report notes pockets of “extreme drought” appearing across Georgia. As of Oct. 8, 2019, areas north and south of Atlanta, in...

October 16, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Amy Kiley

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OST Full Show: Breast Cancer, Create Your Dreams, Drought & Fall Heat

New data from the American Cancer Society show breast cancer as the number one form of cancer-related death for African American women in Georgia....

October 16, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
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