• GFRN, Georgia's largest ag network with over 40 stations - features the latest daily GEORGIA farm and agribusiness news, commentary, market and commodity information from veteran farm broadcaster Rick Treptow, along with Denny Moore, Mark Wildman and Paul Beliveau.

The Georgia Farm Bureau, the state's largest general farm organization, produces GFRN programming each day. But that's nothing new.... We've been producing agricultural radio programming in Georgia since 1965!

• Click "GFRN Staff" in the menu at left to read about our 40+ year history.

CLICK HERE to download a GFRN brochure (pdf, 720k).
Opening and closing daily market report prices, both Chicago and Georgia, fed AM and Mid-Day and anchored by Denny Moore, Mark Wildman or Rick Treptow, detail the up and down moves in the Agricultural commodities and futures markets. You can also check the CBOT or Chicago Mercantile Exchange current prices by clicking Ag Links in the menu.
GFRN is on-the-scene! Twice daily news reports anchored by Rick Treptow, Denny Moore, Mark Wildman or Paul Beliveau detail breaking and ongoing news stories in Agribusiness. From the nation's capitol to the Gold Dome in Atlanta to the latest news direct from the field, "Georgia Agribusiness News" is Georgia's premiere newscast targeting the state's multi-billion dollar agricultural industry. And from tobacco meetings to peanut meetings to forestry meetings - anywhere in the state - our 5 reporter staff will be there, getting you the story from the newsmakers. Every day, our reporters are either "on the farm" or attending virtually EVERY important ag meeting in Georgia!

Click this link to check the latest GFRN AGRIBUSINESS NEWS.
The latest news about peanut issues and developments. Anchored by Rick Treptow, "The Georgia Peanut Report" is THE source of news and information for the state's peanut producer community.

We're proud that Rick Treptow was honored by the Georgia Peanut Commission with the "Georgia Peanut Media Award" for his many years of covering peanuts on the Georgia Farm Monitor television and Georgia Farm Radio Network news programs.

The award reads: “In appreciation for balanced radio and television coverage of peanut farmers and dissemination of peanut information to growers and the public.”
Daily news and market information specific to cotton, from the Georgia Farm Bureau Commodity & Marketing Division. We also keep up with the vital issues affecting Georgia's cotton producers and take you down on the farm for first-hand reports.
GFRN's Paul Beliveau goes deep into the day's agricultural news, reporting on trends and featuring newsmakers with analysis and sound bites that keep the farming community up to speed on market trends, political controversies and tomorrow's impact of today's ag news.
Georgia Farm Radio Network's partnership between the Georgia Farm Bureau, Inc., and Clear Channel's Georgia News Network gives us the resources, veteran broadcasting talent, and delivery quality which are unsurpassed in the business.

We give your station reliable daily agribusiness news your community can use from reporters you know and can trust. Georgia Farm Bureau has been in the farm radio broadcasting business since 1965! Ask about co-op sponsorship opportunities with your local Farm Bureau Insurance agents.

If you'd like to speak with John Clark at GFRN Affiliate Relations, find his contact info HERE.


For true network quality audio, our main GFRN Macon broadcast studio is equipped with a dual-processor Mac G5 using an M-Audio Delta 66 sound card. A second studio is similarly equipped. Software is Peak Pro 5.

We use a stereo Arrakis 10 channel audio console, a Sony DAT deck or Tascam MD-350 MiniDisc cart machine for taping studio actualities and ElectroVoice RE-20 broadcast mikes into Symetrix 528E Voice Processors. We utilize a Radio Systems TI-101 broadcast telephone interface for actualities.
A Sony or a Marantz digital MiniDisc recorder is used for field work. The digital audio is then fed for program distribution via the Georgia News Network satellite.

Producer Rick Treptow in our GFRN studio.
Check with your GFRN station for local program air times.