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TIFTON, Ga. (Nov. 9, 2016) Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer. The state winner will be announced at the Georgia Peanut Farm Show on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, in Tifton, Georgia. The award is sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission and BASF. The Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer Award is…
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Albany, GA – Although Zika, which is spread mostly by the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito, has not been transmitted locally in Georgia, the recent outbreak of Zika in Florida has Southwest Georgia public health experts preparing for that possibility. “Residents want to know their risk and what is being done locally to…
By Paul Williams, DVM, GEMHSA Our pets give us unconditional love and constant companionship. Isn’t it time we did something in return for them? During National Pet Preparedness Month in June, the Georgia Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency (GEMHSA) encourages you to celebrate your furry companions by preparing to care for them in an…
Dry weather conditions and the upcoming July 4th holiday are prompting warnings about the possibility of wildfire in Georgia. The Georgia Forestry Commission is encouraging everyone to use extra caution when enjoying campfires, fireworks, or any type of outdoor burning. “Above normal dry conditions have persisted over most of the state for several weeks,” said Frank Sorrells, Chief of…
The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping low income Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has announced that it is expanding from six to 10 the number of Georgia counties eligible to receive assistance for drilling a new water well or rehabilitate an existing well. In 2015, the U.S. Department…
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ATLANTA – May 12, 2016 – May marks National Electrical Safety month across the country – a time to spotlight the importance of electricity in everyday life, as well as electrical safety in and around the house. Georgia Power, the state’s leading electric utility serving 2.5 million customers, makes safety a core value for thousands…
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The Worth County UGA Extension along with the Georgia Forestry Commission held our first joint Forest Management Meeting on April 7th 2016. There were 30 landowners in attendance who heard talks from Dr. David Moorehead : UGA who spoke on invasive species and weed management in planted pine stands and Mark McClure : Georgia Forestry…
TIFTON, Ga. – More than 1,400 attendees were able to fine-tune their farming operations with information gained at the 40th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference on Jan. 21, 2016, at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia. The show is sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission in cooperation with…
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Taking the story of the cooperative to customers in the field, management and board members of Southern States Cooperative, a Virginia-based farm supply retailer, participated in five regional leadership conferences in key cities throughout the southeast this past December. Meetings were held in Raleigh, NC, Annapolis, MD, Blacksburg, VA, Valdosta, GA and Louisville, KY. Farmers…
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Sylvester, Ga– Even though most Georgians are several generations removed from their family farm, many can trace their family history back to a farm and even still have relatives farming the family home place. The Worth County Farm Bureau encourages owners of farms continuously operating for 100 years or more to apply to be recognized…
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