Hawkinsville, GA | Since 1985, Georgia has lost at least one and a half million acres of working and wild lands to development — and that pressure isn’t slowing down. For farming families who have worked the same ground for generations, …
Brunswick, GA | It’s officially shrimping season off the coast of Georgia, where crews are hard at work pulling in the more than two million pounds harvested every year. But the number of vessels on the water has now shrunk to …
Colbert, GA | Where Moon Farms Country Market now stands in Madison County, Russ Moon’s great-grandmother once had her home. The road took it out in 1997, but the land itself has never left the family. As the fourth generation to …
Jekyll Island, GA | Future agricultural leaders made their way to Jekyll Island for Georgia Farm Bureau’s annual Young Farmers and Ranchers Summer Leadership Conference, with more than two hundred and fifty attendees representing not only every corner of the state, …
Barnesville, GA | Allie Andrews is someone who has a lot going on. She, her husband, and three kids run and operate a family farm in Lamar County that includes hay, poultry, and beef cattle. But as if that weren’t enough, …
Cordele, GA | Down in Crisp County — also known as watermelon country — crews are busy in the fields harvesting fresh melons that will be supplying stores across Georgia and the country. Getting to this point, however, was no easy …
Fort Valley, GA | Despite being located in a county famous for producing fresh fruits and vegetables, food insecurity is a major issue for many families in Fort Valley. That’s the idea behind Sweet Valley Farms — a small produce barn …
Ringgold, GA | Around here, the day still starts with a ride across the farm. There are pastures to check, land to look over, and work that never really goes away. For Bernard Sims, this has been home for decades. …
Ashburn, GA | It’s a taste of summer for many around Georgia, with butter beans and field peas now flying off the shelf. And you won’t find them any fresher than at Calhoun Produce in Ashburn, where the journey from field …
Waynesboro, GA | For Robert and Sid Prescott, two brothers who farm together in Burke County, the 2026 growing season has felt less like farming and more like survival. The Prescotts own and operate Idlewood Farms — an 850-acre Bermuda grass …
