Month: April 2024

One Family Growing Sweet Berries and Family Memories

Rome, GA | Rows of ripe strawberries, beautiful skies, and family time – things you can find on U-pick operations across the state, just like this one, LCCL Strawberry Farm in Rome. A strawberry operation that was started by the …

Low Beef Inventories Creating Opportunities

Columbus, GA | Despite popular belief, the steady increase of beef prices over the past couple of decades hasn’t necessarily mean more money in the pockets of producers. Between record high input costs and the portion that goes towards packers, …

East Georgia Sheep Operation Thriving

Crawfordville, GA | What started off as just a way to make extra money while in college, has turned into a passion for Tucker and Emily West, a young farming couple that got married in 2020 and decided to turn …

County Presidents Advocate for Georgia Agriculture on Capitol Hill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoFUVRPtK60 Washington D.C. | Home to world class museums, breath taking monuments and some of the most powerful people in the world, Washington DC serves at the backdrop for those looking to affect change. That’s why every year, GFB county …

This Market Bloomed Into a Premier Garden Center

Clermont, GA | With the days getting longer and the weather getting warmer, green thumbs around Georgia are making their way back into the garden. That means plants are flying off the lot of Full Bloom Nursery, a staple of …

Women’s Pivotal Role in Georgia Agriculture

Athens, GA | In Athens recently, conversations were had surrounding the topic of women in agriculture, which according to USDA Census Data, accounts for thirty-six percent of the ag industry’s workforce, three times was it was just decades ago. However, …

Connecting Georgia Farmers to Worldwide Markets

Tucker, GA | As is the case for most things in life, big things come from humble beginnings. And that’s certainly the case for FEAST Global, a multinational company that started off as just a website. Despite that growth, the …

Better Days Ahead for Georgia’s Forage Producers

Tifton, GA | Spring has officially sprung here in Georgia which means hay fields and pastures across the state will be starting to flourish, signaling a new production year for forage producers. According to Lisa Baxter, State Forage Extension Specialist, …