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AGCO Announces NexTECH Program at South Georgia Technical College to Train Tomorrow’s Ag Technicians
AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag ...
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Middle School FFA Students Address Rotary
On December 12th Middle School FFA students Dilan Amin, Danna Morgan-Hernandez, Jake Dutcher, and Mackenzie Mitchell addressed a ...
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Koinonia Farm
Koinonia Farm was created with a vision of Christian fellowship and inclusivity, long before other institutions in the ...
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Samsung Solar Q&A
A Q&A on solar took place on Sept. 25th with representatives of SA solar and other interested parties. ...
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Concrete Jungle Gleans Scuppernongs and Muscadines at Koinonia Farm
Concrete Jungle, an Atlanta-based organization that gleans unwanted or extra produce, came to Koinonia farms to harvest muscadines ...
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School Board Plans New Livestock Facility and Cannery for Highschool
The Sumter County Board of Education reviewed plans to build a five-million-dollar livestock facility and cannery for students ...
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Sumter County Chamber of Commerce holds legislative luncheon in Plains
PLAINS, GA – On Thursday, May 11, approximately 60 people, including local politicians, law enforcement officials, educators and ...
agriculture
One goal: to feed the world
Tracy K. Hall We have new lover of Sumter County. Chelsea Lopez is serving us as UGA’s and ...
agriculture
A national champion stands upon family and community
Tracy K. Hall Joan Tovar-Martinez came back home to Sumter County a national champion. It is the culmination ...
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UGA SBDC and UGA Food Science partner to host Starting a New Food Product Business Two Day Workshop in Tifton, GA.
The University of Small Business Development Center with the UGA Department of Food Science at the University of ...
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GCC Seeking Potential Nominees for Cotton Board Member and Alternate Position
In July, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will convene a caucus of certified producer organizations representing ...
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Southwest Georgia Farm Credit to Continue Decade’s Long Grant Program
The farm to table movement stems from a new found appreciation of our food and sustainability. The transparency ...
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Nomination meetings scheduled to fill posts on Georgia Peanut Commission
Peanut producers to vote on posts in GPC Districts 2, 4 and 5 MACON, Ga. – Nomination meetings ...
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Senate candidate, Gary Black, visits Sumter County
Gary Black, a Republican Senate candidate, spent Wednesday, September 22, 2021, investing in Sumter County. To begin his ...
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Farmers speak with our elected officials
Congressman Sanford Bishop and Senator Raphael Warnock made a stop at Minor Brothers Farm in Leslie on Wednesday, ...
agriculture
USDA to provide $150 M to help rural communities affected by natural disasters
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service Administrator Bruce Lammers today announced that USDA is ...
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USDA resources available for farmers hurt by 2018, 2019 disasters
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced that agricultural producers affected by natural disasters ...
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Bill Starr: Armadillos are amongst us
There is an old saying that if you can build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a ...
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Who says research can’t be fun?
By BETH ALSTON AMERICUS — Who says research can’t be fun? Alexandria Cajuste, a junior at Georgia ...
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Town crier: July 3, 2019
AMERICUS Hydrant Testing: The Americus Fire & Emergency Services is conducting its annual hydrant testing, and should be ...
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Federation donates to HOH
The Sumter County Federation of Garden Clubs recently held its annual plant sale, and voted to donate part ...
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Literacy in agriculture
Jason Radner, regional manager for Flint Equipment Co. recently spoke with Brinson Brock regarding his Sumter County Middle ...
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Tom Griffin Joins Southwest Georgia Farm Credit
BAINBRIDGE — Tom Griffin has joined Southwest Georgia Farm Credit as a commercial credit analyst in the Bainbridge ...
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Prayer time at Harvest of Hope
Each Monday and Tuesday at the Harvest of Hope Food Pantry the volunteers that morning gather for announcements ...
agriculture
Super villain on the march
When I was growing up we only had a couple of super heroes; we had Spiderman, Batman, and ...
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Seminar for ag producers focuses on risk management tools
BAINBRIDGE — Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA, a customer-owned financial institution, and The Corporation for Community and Economic ...
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Sumter Middle FFA members experience ‘miracle of nature’
AMERICUS — Alexa Pina-Mendez and Skyler Pemberton, Sumter County Middle School FFA members, were the first to check ...
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NRC Workshop at ABAC June 9-13
TIFTON — Over $15,000 in college scholarships, back-to-nature field trips, and a true taste of college life will ...
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How to Watch SEC College Basketball Games – Tuesday, February 4
The Oklahoma Sooners versus the Auburn Tigers is one of three games on Tuesday’s college basketball schedule that…
How to Watch Auburn vs. Oklahoma on TV or Live Stream – February 4
The No. 1 Auburn Tigers (20-1, 8-0 SEC) will be looking to extend an 11-game home winning streak…
February 4 NHL TV Schedule: TV Channel, Start Times & Live Streaming Options
The NHL lineup on Tuesday, which includes the Carolina Hurricanes squaring off against the Winnipeg Jets, should provide…
How to Watch Top 25 College Basketball Games – Tuesday, February 4
Tuesday’s college basketball schedule includes 10 games featuring a ranked team in action. Among those games is the…
College Basketball Picks Against the Spread: SEC Games Today, February 4
In one of the compelling matchups on the SEC college basketball slate on Tuesday, the Oklahoma Sooners and…
