THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on multiple drug charges after it was discovered that he was using a pill press to make fake Xanax, according to WALB. According to the…
GDA’s Georgia Grown To-Go Markets Expand
Release: Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Announces Georgia Grown To-Go Program As part of the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s (GDA) “Buy Georgia Grown, Now More Than Ever” campaign, Georgia Grown is partnering with local governments to connect produce farmers directly to consumers…
GDA Initiates “Buy Georgia Grown” Campaign
Release: Georgia's Ag Industry Launches 'Now More Than Ever, Buy Georgia Grown' Campaign ATLANTA, GA- To help mitigate potential losses due to the COVID-19 response, Georgia Department of Agriculture's Georgia Grown program has joined up…
GA Dog and Cat Sterilization Program Application Opens…
Release: ATLANTA, GA- Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black has announced the issuance of $700,000 in grants to assist with spaying and neutering Georgia’s companion animal population. Eligible applicants can complete the online application for…
Agriculture Recognized as Critical Infrastructure During COVID-19 Response
Release: Atlanta, GA- Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary W. Black is applauding the Secretary of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for releasing a memo giving guidance regarding the critical infrastructure industry during the…
Georgia: Not Just Peaches and Peanuts
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA—May 13, 2019—Georgia Grown, the marketing and economic development program of the Georgia Department of Agriculture, wants everyone to know that the state produces more than just peaches and peanuts. That’s why Georgia Grown…
Poor growing weather puts the freeze on Georgia’s…
Courtesy of WCTV: By Associated Press ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) -- Freezing weather has shriveled Georgia's peach crop, which could put the squeeze on growers for a second straight year. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that a…
Georgia Peanut Commission praises U.S. House of Representatives…
Georgia Peanut Commission Press Release: TIFTON, Ga. - The U.S. House of Representatives passed the farm bill by a 213-211 vote on Thursday, June 21. The farm bill, formally called the Agriculture & Nutrition Act of 2018,…
U.S. Senate Ag Committee passes 2018 Farm Bill
Southern Peanut Farmers Federation Press Release: TIFTON, Ga. (June 13, 2018) The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry marked up the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and delivered on promises for bipartisan legislation from Committee…