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Agribusiness

  • I recently attended the first annual International Agribusiness Conference and Exposition in Savannah, Ga. The conference was put on by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Georgia Southern University’s Department of Continuing Education. It was a great conference and a lot of information was provided. The seminars were focused on the US position in the global…

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  • Cotton Marketing News is written biweekly by UGA cotton economist, Don Shurley, and sponsored by Southern Cotton Growers, Inc.

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  • UGA Extension Economist, Dr. Don Shurley, has been keeping tabs on the farm bill status. He has provided us an update this week. The 2008 farm bill originally expired in 2012 but Congress failed to complete action to legislate new law to begin in 2013.  The 2008 farm bill was instead extended for an additional…

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  • Save the dates of Sept. 25 – 26, 2013, for the International Agribusiness Conference and Expo to be held in Savannah at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center. The audience for this event is agribusiness, producers, suppliers, manufacturers and commodity associations. The conference will focus on the expansion of agricultural exports through Georgia’s ports,…

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