Gov. Nathan Deal signs a bill that requires zero-base budgeting, a procedure that several state officials have already adopted . . .
The problem of finding enough workers to pick fruits and vegetables continues to overhang Georgia’s farming industry . . .
Ag Commissioner Gary Black completes his study of the state’s farm labor problem, says it is up to Congress to craft a solution at the federal level . . .
Economic forecasters from the University of Georgia and Georgia State University look at the state’s near-term economic picture, and it is not a pretty one . . .
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black endorse Rick Perry in the race for the GOP presidential nomination; more candidates jump into state Senate races; a new Senate floor leader for Gov. Nathan Deal . . .
Ag Commissioner Gary Black says only a few big farms have signed up to hire probationers to harvest the crops . . .
Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black avoids the tough questions on how Georgia’s new immigration law will affect its largest industry, agriculture, which depends on the availability of migrant workers . . .
