Updated: 05/16/13 - The House Committee on Agriculture last night advanced a new five-year Farm Bill that included reforms championed by U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R-AL). Read More
Updated: 04/08/13 - 2012 was a record year for the peanut crop. In the state of Alabama alone there were 218 thousand acres of peanuts. Read More
Updated: 04/02/13 - In this interview segment of Focus on Agriculture, Todd Smith talks about the Alabama Farmer’s Cooperative. Read More
Updated: 03/20/13 - It doesn’t look like this will be the year of the peanut. Last year’s record breaking year produced more than they could sell. This year, cotton and corn are the money makers. Read More
Updated: 03/06/13 - Georgia farmers say they're expecting to export at least 80,000 tons of peanuts to China in the near future. Read More
Updated: 03/01/13 - Local farmers are already preparing for spring planting. Many are hoping irrigation means more money come harvest. Read More
Updated: 02/21/13 - Currently, 56 percent of the continental U.S. is covered by a drought in one of the three worst stages. Read More
Posted: 02/11/13 - The Georgia Peanut Commission will hold its annual Research Report Day this week. Read More
Posted: 02/11/13 - With spring on the horizon, entomologists predict that swarms of kudzu bugs will be out in force soon. Read More
Updated: 02/07/13 - Georgia counties affected by this last summer's drought declared disaster areas. Federal funds are now available. Read More
