GFB Field Notes: GFB members dig in at Women in Ag Summit

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November 17, 2023 Vol. 5, No. 21

Public Policy | Certified Farm Markets | GFB Insurance

Women in Ag Summit equips attendees to dig in for agriculture

Attendees hear tips for doing interviews, talking ag with legislators & consumers and teaching students about agriculture.

Congress passes appropriations

bill that extends farm bill

Federal ag programs extended for one year; AFBF urges passage of new farm bill soon.

USDA declares disaster areas for crop loss to Idalia, drought

Designations allow the Farm Service Agency to extend emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Drought designations trigger Livestock Forage Program payments.

Avian influenza confirmed in two Alabama flocks

Georgia commercial and back-yard poultry producers urged to maintain biosecurity and continue to monitor their birds for deadly viral disease.

Georgia Foundation for Agriculture offers $65,000 in ag scholarships

Deadline to apply is March 1, 2024; scholarships available for variety of college & technical college majors pertaining to ag & livestock/food animal vet students.

Harper: Georgia farmland is for Georgia farmers

Georgia ag commissioner voices support for placing limits on foreign ownership of Georgia agricultural land.

Georgia has 12 national champions at National FFA Convention

Winners include five proficiency awards, three Agriscience Fair awards, and four national Career Development Event (CDE) & Leadership Development Event (LDE) awards.

GDA eradicates three more yellow-legged hornet nests

Department establishes newsletter to supply public with updates in hopes of preventing hornets from establishing themselves in Georgia.

USDA declares disaster areas for crop loss to Idalia, drought

AFBF: Thanksgiving dinner cost down slightly from 2022

Annual survey of food item costs for holiday feast for 10 people comes in at an average of $61.17 nationally.

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