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News Articles: Agriculture

Vandals struck Terry Fuller's farm a few days ago, burning 367 bales of hay. Fuller is trying to limit use of a herbicide called dicamba, which has pitted farmers against each other.

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  • Science

In Arkansas, Backlash Against Pesticide Regulation Gets Personal

A state official in Arkansas who's led a national effort to limit damage from a controversial herbicide has recently found his tractors damaged and hay bales burned.

September 22, 2020
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By:
  • Dan Charles
President Trump delivers remarks last week on the Farmers to Families Food Box program at Flavor 1st Growers and Packers in Mills River, N.C.

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  • Health

How Trump's Food Box Initiative Overpaid And Underdelivered

The Trump administration has been buying food from farmers and getting it to food banks. Food banks, however, say the program was not set up to deliver food efficiently.

September 04, 2020
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By:
  • Dan Charles
Rattan Lal, an Indian-born scientist, has devoted his career to finding ways to capture carbon from the air and store it in soil.

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  • Environment

A Prophet Of Soil Gets His Moment Of Fame

Rattan Lal, an Indian-born scientist, has devoted his career to finding ways to capture carbon from the air and store it in soil. Today, that idea has a catchy name: regenerative agriculture.

August 11, 2020
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  • Dan Charles
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  • Business

Washington Farmworkers Ask State Supreme Court For Overtime Pay

Farmworkers in Washington state have gone to court to demand overtime pay. Coronavirus outbreaks in agricultural communities have focused new attention on working conditions and pay on farms.

August 02, 2020
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By:
  • Eilis O'Neill
Kirk Buchholz holds seeds mailed from China to his Woodstock home.

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  • Environment

Georgia Residents Asked To Mail Unsolicited Seeds From China To State Ag Department

Woodstock resident Kirk Buchholz said he received two separate packages of seeds from China in the last month.

July 28, 2020
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Prairie strips in fields of corn or soybeans can protect the soil and allow wildlife to flourish. This strip was established in a field near Traer, Iowa, in 2015.

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  • Environment

How Absentee Landowners Keep Farmers From Protecting Water And Soil

America's vast fields of corn and soybeans have displaced wildlife and polluted waterways. Farmers could help solve those problems, but often don't, in part because they rent that land.

July 14, 2020
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  • Dan Charles

What You Need to Know: Growing a Garden While Sheltering in Place

Georgia Public Broadcasting’s new series What You Need To Know: Coronavirus provides succinct, fact-based information to help you get through the...

May 14, 2020
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  • Sean Powers
Parrish Akins plants cotton seeds on his farm in Nashville, Ga., on Thursday, June 21, 2018. Tariffs, natural disasters and now pandemic have plagued Georgia farmers.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Agriculture Takes Hit From Coronavirus Economy

Today on Political Rewind , Georgia agriculture takes a hit from the coronavirus. Farmers face concerns over exposure to the virus and uncertain...

April 20, 2020
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  • Bill Nigut
In this photo taken on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, Rebecca Kern, left, and Ryder Seigle, right, sell Pearson Farm peaches and pecans at the Ponce City Farmers Market in Atlanta.

UGA's Agricultural Forecast For 2020 Says Trade Conflict Hurts Farmers

Economic growth is slowing down because of worries about international trade, according to the University of Georgia College of Agriculture and...

January 22, 2020
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  • Sarah Rose
Georgia officials have asked for water conservation measures in 103 counties.

Drought Conditions Improve For The First Time In Weeks

A drought that has spread across the Southeast is the showing the first real improvement in weeks, but some Georgia farmers are still feeling the...

October 25, 2019
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  • Sophia Saliby
Georgia farmers like Aries Haygood of A&M Farms have faced a number of challenges over the last few years, including trade policy, weather and labor shortages.

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  • Environment

Agricultural Markets Demand More Maintenance — But Georgia Farmers Face Weather, Labor Challenges

Farmers in Georgia have been impacted by a multitude of events in the last few years: hurricanes, stalled aid, trade policy and, on top of that, drought...

October 16, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
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  • Politics

Report: USMCA Trade Deal Could Cost Georgia Farmers Millions

Last week, Mexico became the first country to ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement , or USMCA. Canada is expected to follow suit in short...

June 28, 2019
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  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
After Hurricane Michael destroyed much of Georgia's cotton crop last year, now drought-like weather is threatening the new crop, which is generally planted in May.

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  • Environment

Amid Trade War, Georgia Farmers Face Drought And Financial Doubt

From the devastation of Hurricane Michael to trade tariffs, Georgia farmers have faced months of uncertainty. After stalled disaster and tariff aid...

June 03, 2019
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  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Data from the US Ag Census shows the size of Georgia farms has shifted, but state officials are excited about the data.

Agriculture Census Paints Positive Picture For Georgia Farms

The latest data from the U.S. Census of Agriculture showed Georgia lost more than 1,500 small and mid-size farms over the past five years. But it’s not...

April 22, 2019
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  • Ross Terrell
Georgia is the nation's leading producer of pecans, but the industry faced several setbacks following Hurricane Michael in 2018.

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  • Environment

Georgia Pecan Farmers Say Woes Persist Following Hurricane Michael

It takes about a decade to grow a productive pecan tree and a matter of minutes to take one down. A University of Georgia specialist estimates Hurricane...

March 19, 2019
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  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
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