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USDA: Food Safety Steps for Spring Holiday Meals

USDA's Simple Food Safety Steps for Spring Holiday Meals Spring holidays bring families and...

Harper Applauds Trump Administration for Reopening USDA FSA Offices, Restoring Critical Farm Services During Government Shutdown

ATLANTA, GA – Today, following Secretary Brooke Rollins’ announcement that USDA FSA offices...

GDA In The News | October 2025

The Georgia Department of Agriculture is the only state agency that impacts every Georgian, every...

State of Georgia and USDA Agree to $531,236,000 in Federal Relief for Hurricane Helene Block Grant Program

ATLANTA, GA – Today, just following the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene, Georgia...

Commissioner Tyler Harper, State Legislators Urge USDA-Risk Management Agency to Add Echols, Lanier, and Ware Counties as Primary Disaster Areas

Atlanta, Ga - Today, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper joined with State Legislators to...

Tyler Harper Voices Full Support to Change WOAH’s Poultry Definition

Atlanta, Ga - Today, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper voiced his full support for...

Five Additional Georgia Counties Designated as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Following Sustained Period of Drought

Atlanta, GA - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has issued a...

11 North Georgia Counties Designated as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Following Recent Drought

Atlanta, GA - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has issued a...

Hurricane Idalia Disaster Declaration Expanded, 27 Counties Declared Primary Natural Disaster Areas

Atlanta, GA - U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Tom Vilsack has issued a disaster...

Yellow-Legged Hornet Nest Eradicated in Savannah Area

Atlanta, GA - Today, the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA), in coordination with the U.S....

MEDIA ADVISORY: Commissioner Tyler Harper and Secretary Tom Vilsack to Meet with Local Producers and Small Business Owners

Atlanta, GA - On Wednesday, August 23rd USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and Georgia Agriculture...