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Photo courtesy of Ag Wage Reform An overflowing room of agricultural producers, association leaders, and policymakers gathered this morning for the Ag Wage Reform press conference and roundtable discussion, underscoring the urgency and national scope of the need for permanent reform to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR). Speakers representing dozens of commodities across six states addressed the crowd, collectively urging Congress and federal policymakers to codify the inte

The Georgia Department of Agriculture has announced that Georgia’s Hurricane Helene Block Grant Program is nearing final approval and is expected to open soon. Since Hurricane Helene impacted Georgia’s agricultural community, GGIA has remained actively engaged — responding to requests for information, providing data, definitions, and industry-specific context, sharing member experiences, and helping keep lines of communication open as the program has taken shape. We know many

The Georgia Department of Agriculture has released an official Pest Alert  regarding the Brown Winged Plant Hopper (BWP), Pochazia shantungensis , an invasive insect recently detected in Georgia. Native to China and present in several other countries, this pest has been reported as damaging to fruit trees in South Korea. Its potential impact on Georgia agriculture is not yet known. BWP has been recorded on more than 200 plant species  across 81 plant families, with fruit tree

GGIA has partnered with AmeriHort to provide helpful resources to assist you and your team in being prepared in the event of any...

APHIS has announced a new appointment-based scheduling trial for air cargo inspections at the Atlanta Plant Inspection Station (PIS),...

(Photo by Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org ) Shared at the request of the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Plant...

Shared at the request of the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Plant Protection Division The Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Plant...