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Representative Austin Scott: I’m Worried About the Farm Bill By Clint Thompson Georgia Representative Austin Scott understands the political ramifications if a farm bill is not in place sooner rather than later. It would be in danger of not getting passed this year. “I’m worried about it. Obviously, we’ve got a March deadline on some of the funding aspects on …
A total of 75 congressmen recently issued a bipartisan letter to House and Senate appropriations leaders asking that the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) be frozen in an upcoming spending package. AEWR has more than doubled since 2005, with the nation’s average AEWR reaching $17.55 per hr in 2024. A temporary wage freeze would alleviate the increaased financial burden and …
By Clint Thompson An increase in the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) means Georgia specialty crop producers will have had their labor expenses increase by 21% the past two years. Combine that with the 28% increase from 2011 to 2020 and Georgia farmers have experienced an almost 50% increase in the past 12 years. That is a tough reality for …
By Clint Thompson Precision agriculture will be of vital importance in specialty crop producers remaining sustainable for the foreseeable future. U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) understands that fact after discussing with Georgia producers what their most significant needs are. It is why he partnered with U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) to introduce bipartisan legislation that authorized …
By Clint Thompson Precision Ag innovations are needed for specialty crop producers to remain sustainable now and into the future. The only problem with that reality may be vegetable’s sensitivity. A robotic harvester may not be feasible for some of those crops because they could get damaged during harvest, believes Jessica Kirk, director of food safety and marketing at Lewis …
By Clint Thompson Dustin Grooms is not just a fourth-generation specialty crop farmer in Plant City, Florida, he is an army veteran and proud American who recognizes the dangers this country is in if it does not prioritize providing more support to producers across the country. Grooms was one of the many speakers during Monday’s Farm Bill listening session. He …
By Clint Thompson The high fertilizer prices gripping the agricultural world should improve some for farmers this year. But just a little. At the very least, costs are not expected to increase, says Glen Harris, University of Georgia (UGA) professor and Extension agronomist in environmental soil and fertilizer. “If you look back, fertilizer prices went up in 2008 but came …
Alabama Extension will host a nutrient management meeting, focusing on farmers’ concerns about the rising fertilizer prices. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Autauga County Extension Office in Autaugaville, Alabama. Rishi Prasad, Alabama Extension specialist and assistant professor in Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences at Auburn University, said the …
Gas and diesel prices are on the rise across the Southeast, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Gas costs averaged $3.59 per gallon along the east coast on Nov. 7, which is a 6-cents increase from the previous week and 11 cents more than two weeks ago. The expense is also 24 cents more compared to a year ago. …
By Frank Giles Florida citrus growers faced another challenging season in 2022. Continuing impacts from HLB and inflated input prices forced some growers to scale back their production programs. According to Kendra McCorkle, an agronomic service representative for Syngenta, some growers had to make hard economic decisions. “This past season with spikes (in expenses) across everything, especially fertilizer and fuel, …
