VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
LMS earns Cattle Herdsman Award for FFA at…
Release: LMS FFA Received Cattle Herdsman Award The Lowndes County FFA livestock team competed Oct 8-11 at the Georgia National Fair Cattle show and GA Jr National Goat Show. The Lowndes Middle FFA team earned…
BASF announce Sparks, GA site expansion
Release: RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, August 25, 2020 – BASF announced today the expansion of its Sparks, Georgia facility. The company invested approximately $70 million in capital improvements to produce seed treatment formulations that will…
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…
Proposed new EPA pesticide rules are toxic, say…
ATLANTA -- Georgia agricultural leaders say a proposal by the EPA to implement a lot of new rules for handling pesticides could be toxic to the state's farms. The Environmental Protection Agency proposed the new…
Farmers Wait for New Farm Bill
VALDOSTA, GA - The much awaited new farm bill is still in the processing stage as conference committee member's hash out the difference between their respective political parties. Most farmers are well aware of the…
Ga. Agriculture Commissioner Shows Concern Over New Federal…
ATLANTA, GA - The agriculture commissioner of Georgia is skeptical of newly proposed federal food safety rules and its effects on Georgia farmers. Gary Black, asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to adjust how…
Local Student Wins at Hog Show
VALDOSTA, GA - One hundred-sixteen students from Lowndes, Lanier, and Echols Counties exhibited hogs at the 37th annual Lowndes Area Market Hog Show on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. The exhibitors were first through twelfth grade students…
GA Immigration Crackdown: More Bark Than Bite?
A recent study done by the Georgia Department of Agriculture shows that despite the passage of the state's strict immigration, more and more illegal migrant workers continue to stay in Georgia fields. Similar to a…