{"id":18202,"date":"2023-03-17T15:32:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T19:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=18202"},"modified":"2026-03-13T11:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:41:15","slug":"photos-sen-ossoff-working-to-strengthen-georgias-peanut-industry","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/photos-sen-ossoff-working-to-strengthen-georgias-peanut-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>PHOTOS: Sen. Ossoff Working to Strengthen Georgia\u2019s Peanut Industry<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Ahead of 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization, Sen. Ossoff is meeting with key agricultural leaders to ensure legislation meets needs of Georgia farmers &amp; growers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Georgia produced over half of the nation\u2019s peanuts in 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Douglas, Ga<\/strong>. \u2014 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to strengthen Georgia\u2019s vital peanut industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday, Sen. Ossoff heard directly from peanut growers in Douglas about the needs of the industry, including support for farmers to export their products and increase research on pests and threats to the peanut industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, Sen. Ossoff met with farmers and growers from key agricultural industries as Congress begins working on this year\u2019s Farm Bill, key legislation reauthorized every five years that includes key programs, such as agricultural research, crop insurance, commodity pricing, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nass.usda.gov\/Statistics_by_State\/Georgia\/Publications\/County_Estimates\/2021\/GAPeanut2021.pdf\">According to the USDA<\/a>, Georgia farmers produced over 3.3 billion pounds of peanuts in 2021 alone. According to the Georgia Peanut Commission, Georgia\u2019s peanut industry generates more than $2 billion a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image002-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image002-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image002-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image002-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image002-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image002-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image002-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image003-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image003-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image003-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image003-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image003-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image003-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image003-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Pictured (Left to right): Ben Evans, Don Koehler, Karl Zimmer, Sen. Ossoff, Chandra Harris, Joe Boddiford, John Powell, Rachel Santos<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization, Sen. Ossoff is meeting with key agricultural leaders to ensure legislation meets needs of Georgia farmers &amp; growers Georgia produced over half of the nation\u2019s peanuts in 2021 Douglas, Ga. \u2014 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to strengthen Georgia\u2019s vital peanut industry. On Tuesday, Sen. 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