Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 106th Convention adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2025. Key topics ranged from labor to rural broadband to trade.
Peoples Company, a recognized leader in integrated land management, brokerage, appraisal, and energy solutions with offices across the nation, announced it acquired Oswego-based Land Pro LLC.
Stratovation Group has announced the addition of 24-year agricultural communications veteran Jeff Caldwell to its team. Caldwell brings almost a decade of experience in agricultural marketing and consulting, as well as 15 years of expertise in agricultural multimedia to his new role of Vice President of Strategy and Content.
U.S. retail sales of potatoes remained strong from January–December 2024, as volume sales increased 3.1 percent, and dollar sales rose 0.7 percent to $18.2 billion. All categories of potatoes increased in volume sales.
The 73rd Annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show will take place February 28 and March 1 in Memphis, TN. This show is the place to be for the latest innovations and insights in agriculture. Pre-register by February 14, 2025 and be eligible for a $1,000 cash prize.
More than 1,500 attendees were able to fine-tune their farming operations with information gained at the 48th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference Jan. 16, 2025, at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia. The show is sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission.
The Georgia Peanut Commission will hold the annual Research Report Day, Feb. 5, 2025, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL), located on the University of Georgia Tifton campus at 2360 Rainwater Road, Tifton, Georgia 31793. The event provides growers and industry representatives an opportunity to hear the latest reports and newest information available on peanut research projects funded by GPC in 2024.
