Farmers Still Suffer From Labor Shortage
Farmers across the country are still suffering from chronic labor shortages, recent US Department of Agriculture estimates reveal. The difficulty attracting stable labor pools is partially a result of the…
Farmers across the country are still suffering from chronic labor shortages, recent US Department of Agriculture estimates reveal. The difficulty attracting stable labor pools is partially a result of the…
Despite the failure of the US Department of Labor to increase safety regulations and limit the ability of underage children to work certain agricultural jobs, US farmers have made a…
Researchers at the Harvard Microbiotic Lab may be on the brink of developing working, robotic bees, an invention that could limit the agricultural fallout of Colony Collapse Disorder, a phenomenon…
The Georgia Department of Agriculture announced a new grant program to fund specialty crops known as The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. This program is party of the 2008 Farm…
A recent salmonella outbreak has put a bit of worry on the shoulders of tomato growers. Although the source has been found, it took days to find the source. “It's…
South Georgia hasn't had much luck with its peach crop this year. Trees blossomed late following two late winter freezes and now are suffering from abnormal warm summer temperatures. "What…
South Georgia Blueberry crops are fairing well this summer despite damage from heavy rains and frost damage early in the season. The most common berries are the rabbiteye blueberry varieties…
The USDA has announced 60 Georgia counties a disaster area following excessive rainfall, flash floods, severe winds and tornadoes between March and July of 2009. Based on assessment reports, the…
Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss held a forum for farmers with growing concerns over crop insurance. Saxby arranged for USDA's Risk Management Administrator Bill Murphy to discuss the future of crop…
Georgia farmers have seen their biggest peanut crop to date despite many problems along the way. The average yield was around 3,500 pounds per acre when the largest recorded was…