Georgia Residents Urged to Report Invasive Yellow-Legged Hornets
The Georgia Department of Agriculture is asking residents to remain alert for invasive yellow-legged hornets and to report any suspected nests. Officials are warning the public not to remove nests on their own. Instead, residents should contact the state agency or a licensed pest management professional. Counties Asked…
Georgia Is Rapidly Losing Farmland. Can a State Conservation Fund Help Save It?
Georgia lawmakers have approved $2 million for the first year of the Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund, a new program designed to help protect farmland from being converted into housing developments, warehouses, data centers, industrial projects, and other non-agricultural uses. Farm landowners from across Georgia have already applied…