Agricultural producers can begin to apply for two new important programs for revenue losses, from 2020 and 2021 natural disasters or the COVID-19 pandemic. Both programs equitably fill gaps in earlier assistance.
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he Georgia Foundation for Agriculture (GFA) is offering $70,000 in scholarships to Georgia students pursuing a degree in agriculture, veterinary medicine, family and consumer sciences or a related field.
Read MoreCommunity gardens in Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett counties can apply to receive a $1,500 Community Garden Improvement Grant or apply to receive the $10,000 Garden Forward Grant. The application window for our 2023 Community Garden Grants is open from October 6 - November 13
Read MoreDo you have a community farm or garden that you’d like to designate a USDA People’s Garden? Gardens of different sizes and types, including school gardens, community gardens, urban farms, and small-scale agriculture projects in rural and urban areas, can be recognized as a “People’s Garden.”
Read MoreThe American Council on Germany is currently seeking applications from young professionals working in the agricultural/farming industry who live and work in the state of Georgia for a one-week educational program in Germany.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now accepting nominations for county committee members. County committee members make important decisions about how Federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2022 election must be postmarked or received in the local FSA office by Aug. 1, 2022.
Read MoreThe Georgia Foundation for Agriculture and the Georgia Rural Health are asking for information to understand the mental and emotional health of Georgia farmers.
Read MoreNew financial resources from AgSouth Farm Credit.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced improvements to its Pecan Tree crop insurance policy to simplify the program and increase participation for the 2023 and succeeding crop years. These improvements were prompted by feedback from producers that the complexity of the program could be limiting participation. Policies must be purchased by May 15, 2022, for the 2023 crop year beginning on July 1, 2022.
Read MoreThe USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Georgia corn, cotton, flue-cured tobacco, grain sorghum, peanut, sesame, and soybean growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2022 crop year is February 28. Growers who are interested in the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) policy and are calendar year or early fiscal year filers, have until February 28 to apply for crop insurance. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the February 28 sales closing date to do so.
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