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Agriculture department asks for staffing and equipment amid HPAI response; seeks $1.1 million for hemp program staffing
Summary
The Georgia Department of Agriculture updated the committee on its HPAI response, reported 322 loan applications and $42 million in approved recovery loans, and requested additional funding for the hemp program, emergency response equipment, personnel and capital needs including vehicles and Tifton lab work.
The Georgia Department of Agriculture briefed the House subcommittee on FY2026 budget items, public health work, and program needs, including a request for roughly $1.1 million in additional funding for the hemp regulatory program.
HPAI update and loans: The department said the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) control area tied to the Elbert County event has been lifted and the poultry suspension was lifted as of last Monday. The department reported it received about 322 loan applications for producers affected by Hurricane Heline and has approved 12 loans totaling about $42,000,000.
Hemp program: The department said the hemp licensing and regulatory work has been time‑intensive and that staff have “touched” roughly 5,000…
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