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MACON, Ga. - Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) members elected Tom McCall for a two-year term as president of Georgia’s largest general farm organization on Dec. 8. McCall of Elbert County grows wheat, oats, triticale, grain corn, sweet corn and hay. The McCall family also raises beef cattle, hogs and sheep.
McCall replaces Gerald Long, who retired from the position after serving as GFB president since 2016. Long, of Bainbridge, served on the GFB Board of Directors in various roles since 1999 including GFB 9th District director, GFB South Georgia vice president and GFB 1st vice president.
Georgia Farm Bureau Sets 2021 Priorities and AFBF Mental Health Survey
Monday Jan 11th, 2021 From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update. During its December meeting, the Georgia Farm Bureau Board of Directors approved its set of priority issues for 2021.
The GFB Board is not limited to these issues, but the priority issues are topics that have come to the board’s attention and merit specific attention in the coming year.
The 2021 priority issues are Natural Resources & Environment, Animal Agriculture, Taxes & Budget and General Ag Issues.
https://www.gfb.org/media-and-publications/news.cms/2021/944/georgia-farm-bureau-board-approves-2021-priority-issues A healthy majority of farmers and farmworkers say the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their mental health, and more than half say they’re personally experiencing more mental health challenges than just a year ago.