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Be Recall Ready: Preparing Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Producers for Recalls

June 30, 2010 – 12:58 pm |  Filed Under: 
Be Recall Ready    The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association is partnering with Dr. David Gombas of United Fresh Produce Association and Amy Philpott of Watson and Mulhern to offer a FULL day of preparing Georgia’s producers for recalls in the produce industry, Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at the UGA Conference Center in Tifton, GA. This hands-on educational course will help growers and shippers be recall ready with an understanding of the fundamentals of produce recalls. Many other traceability workshops have been offered in the past but have been too expensive or offered a teaser in order to sell
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Obama administration unveils obesity action plan

June 15, 2010 – 12:46 pm |  Filed Under: 
A produce-friendly action plan to solve childhood obesity within a generation has attracted widespread praise from food industry and nutrition advocates. First Lady Michelle Obama and other Obama administration officials unveiled the action plan in a presentation May 11. The plan to reduce the rate of childhood obesity to 5% by 2030 outlines 70 specific recommendations that stress physical fitness and better nutrition for America’s youth. The plan’s focus on encouraging increased consumption of fruits and vegetables is in line with foodservice industry trends, said Dawn Sweeney, president of the Washington, D.C.-based National Restaurant Association. “The restaurant industry is built
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2010/2011 Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Foundation, Inc. Scholarship

June 15, 2010 – 12:42 pm |  Filed Under: 
Kaylee Hamilton Named Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Recipient for 2010/2011  The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce that Kaylee Hamilton of Norman Park, Ga., has been named its 2010/2011 Scholarship recipient. The scholarship, totaling $2,000, was established on December 19, 2002 by the Trustees of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Foundation to encourage and support higher education endeavors by sons and daughters of individuals involved in the fruit and vegetable industry.   Hamilton, currently a Senior at Colquitt County High School, plans to attend Georgia College and State University where she will pursue a
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Understanding Health Care Reform

May 24, 2010 – 7:11 am |  Filed Under: 
Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association invites our members and other southeastern producers to participate in a Health Care Reform for Family Farms webinar Wednesday, May 26 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 p.m. (eastern time). The webinar is hosted by Western Growers Association. Additional information and link to REGISTER is shown below. Please let us know if you have any questions. Understanding Health Care Reform May 26 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (EST) 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (PST) Please join Western Growers for a free webinar to discuss the immediate and continuing impact of the recently enacted Health Care Reform
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Action Alert

March 3, 2010 – 1:25 pm |  Filed Under: 
Action Alert!   UGA - College of Agriculture   Faced with 'Mission Devastating' Budget CUTS   Proposal Closes Four (4) Ag Research Stations Cuts ½ of All County Extension Offices and Personnel Eliminates the Georgia 4-H Club Program Closes All 4-H Club Camps, including Rock Eagle Plus more cuts . . .     During a joint session of the Georgia House and Senate Higher Education Appropriation subcommittees on February 24, the Chancellor of the Board of Regents was instructed to develop a plan to reduce the Regent's budget by an additional $300 million for fiscal year 2011.  This cut would be in
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Talking Points for Proposed Budget Cuts to CAES

March 3, 2010 – 8:36 am |  Filed Under: 
Talking Points for Proposed Budget Cuts to College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences (CAES) March 1, 2010 Background – the university system has been ordered to find $300M in additional cuts beyond those already enacted.  The UGA portion of this is $60M. UGA Administration had less than 48 hrs to develop this plan. This is NOT a budget plan but rather a reaction to the request by the legislature. Below are some talking point to use in talking with legislators concerning the cuts to the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) budget.     Guidelines: 1.     Begin with how you
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