Ag Economics

Another Planting Season with Expected Challenges

Tifton, GA | With net farm income once again projected to fall in 2024, growers around Georgia are once again facing the task with doing more with less heading into planting season. And that is especially true for two of …

2023 Net Farm Income to Decline Nearly 16 Percent

Tifton, GA Despite all of the challenges endured by farmers in 2022 from labor shortages to rising input costs, they were rewarded with net farm income reaching record levels. However, that might be short lived as early projections for 2023 …

Company Making Manufacturing More Efficient

DULUTH, GA – Robots, virtual reality, smart glasses. This is some of the technology being used today to make factories so efficient as manufacturing jobs have now become more advanced than ever. It’s a far cry from the setting many …

Economist Talks Budgets for Upcoming Season

Tifton, GA – Whether you run a small family farm, or thousands of acres, it’s essential to set a yearly budget for your operation. And that’s especially true in this economic climate, as there is very little room for error. …