Farmers and consumers market bulletin, 2023 February 22

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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TYLER HARPER, COMMISSIONER WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2023 VOL. 106, NO. 4 COPYRIGHT 2023

Researchers, growers seek ways to protect blueberries from freeze

By Jay Jones
jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov
In the weeks following Groundhog Day on Feb. 2, many are inspired by the hopes of an early spring. Georgia's blueberry growers have the same hope for warmer weather, but they also keep a close eye on the cold that could threaten their crop with a late freeze.
Researchers at the University of Georgia are looking into a possible solution. Rachel Itle, a researcher with UGA Fruit Production and Genetics Program, and her colleagues are looking into the possibility of spraying a solution of nanocellulose, similar to wood pulp, on the bushes before a freeze as a winter coat for the plants. Once the danger passes, the plant-based material would wash away with water without causing harm to the plant or soil.
"It almost looks like when you open up the container like a really thick jar of mayonnaise or an expensive hand cream kind of consistency," Itle said. "What we're trying to understand is, does it provide protection? But before that, can we get a concentration

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Overhead irrigation is shown in use at a test plot of at University of Georgia's Blueberry Research Center in Alma. Researchers are working on new ways to protect the blueberry crop with different methods and techniques from harsh freezes. (Special Photo/UGA-CAES)

that will get through the sprain nozzle so it won't clog up everything? Then, will it be usable because when it's that thick, you will not be able to apply it in the field? So that's where we're starting."
The research in freeze protection for fruit crops is the first in the Southeast. Itle explained that researchers at Washington State University had had some success with the same material to protect cherry and wine grapes there. The work at UGA grew from a federal grant to study freeze protection of peaches, which Itle was asked to join to work on blueberries.
The research is in the early stages of study, and Itle explained that there is a lot to be learned about the material before determining if it will work. What she does know is that there is a need to help farmers.
"What drew me to try to work on it was we just had devastating losses in blueberries not every year, but nearly every year. Last year we lost about 50 percent of the crop with a really hard freeze in March. In 2017, we lost upwards of 80 percent of the crop. It's
See BLUEBERRIES, page 14

Warmer winters cause early blooms, increases freeze concerns

By Jay Jones jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov
As peach, blueberry and other fruit producers work each year to prepare for a possible late freeze, University of Georgia Chief Meteorologist Pam Knox said rising winter temperatures are also playing a role.
Knox explained that the Southeastern United States has been experiencing the effects of La Nia

for the last three years, which means warmer winters.
La Nia is an oceanic and atmospheric phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean that can affect the jet stream across North America. La Nia shifts cold water near the South American coast, which pushes the jet stream further north and away from the southern tier of the United States. El Nio is the opposite condition, where warm water shifts and draws the

jet stream down further south. Knox explained this winter Geor-
gia had cold temperatures earlier, including the blast of Artic cold air in December, which has helped blueberries accumulate chill hours but overall it has been warmer.
"Hearing from a couple of blueberry growers down in south Georgia, they're already starting to see some of their southern highbush bushes blooming, which is very early. It's been warm enough that

they got their chill hours early, and they're ready to go," Knox said.
Knox said there is a 90 percent chance of another 32 F freeze in the coming weeks based on historical weather records, which show the latest probability for a freeze in south Georgia in late February and north Georgia through the middle of March.
On March 13 last year, a cold blast struck Georgia, where temperatures
See WARMER WINTERS, page 14

Georgia citrus growers gather for annual conference
By Jay Jones jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov

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The Georgia Citrus Association annual conference opens next week in Tifton with high hopes to continue growing the industry.
The GCA will hold its seventh annual conference at the University of Georgia Tifton Conference Center on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Nick Place, dean of the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, will be the keynote speaker. Along with a panel discussion of researchers and growers, the event has a trade show with vendors offering their services and products to citrus growers.
GCA President Lindy Savelle said the conference is open to commercial growers and homeowners. "There is something for everybody," she said.
Georgia citrus has grown significantly in the past decade. There were about 4,500 commercial citrus trees in Georgia in 2013. Today, almost 400,000 trees cover 2,700 acres in 45 counties.
Savelle said this year is significant for Georgia citrus growers. UGA officials are seeking funding for a citrus breeder and research specialist. The conference itself
See GEORGIA CITRUS GROWERS, page 16

At last year's GCA conference, Georgia Citrus Association President Lindy Savelle, left, stands with citrus growers Herb and Cathy Young of Thomasville. This year's conference will be held in Tifton on Feb. 28. (Special Photo/GCA)

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FARM MACHINERY

5030 Ford w/front weights & New Holland TC30 4WD new battery, runs good, solid compact tractor. 772 hours. tractor. Needs seat, need front Great running condition. No istire, leaking a little diesel: Call sues: $8900. Tim Moore

for price. Martin Greene Ideal Statesboro 912-536-3441

Please specify if machinery is in running condition.
TRACTORS

478-949-3055

NH TC33D tractor with load-

800 Ford tractor, good metal, er. Runs well. New transmis-

runs good: $3500. Eddy Tom- sion, 2450hrs. Kept under

linson Calhoun 706-280-8068 shelter: $13,300. Ande Burke

1948 TE20 Ferguson, looks 8000 Ford tractor w/5-bottom Wrens 706-540-8461

bad, runs good, good tires, turning plow, 22 disc offset TO35 Massey Ferguson

good lift: $2000. Original color Taylor Way harrow. Russell 1950s model w/attachments

was blue. H. Adkison Albany Adams Fayetteville 770-653- dirt scoop, Bush Hog harrow,

229-894-5115

1806

all-purpose plow blade scrape

1954 John Deere 40 tricycle front end. Good shape runs out good: $5250. Will text pic-

9N Ford tractor runs has good tires. Pete Fairburn 770-964-5644

good Cobb

& Bush Hog: $4000 OBO. Eddie Gray Thomaston 706-3339820

tures if interested. Mickey Allis-Chalmers 160 1973 & Wilkes Co. Young Farmer

Bentley Sumner 229-881-7427 1974. One runs great, other Equipment Auction

1970 International 444, w/power steering, very sound, mechanic inspected, ready for work: $5000 OBO. Harriett Mansfield 770-722-2667

not running but great sheet metal. Perfect restoration project. All parts available: make offer. Call or text. Van McAlister Ball Ground 404783-1273

Saturday,March 18th, 9:30 A.M., McGill-Woodruff Ag. Center,Washington,GA, Buy or Sell, Info:706-990-9073, Auctioneer: Eddie Christian Gal# 1672, WCYF Auction LLC

1989 John Deere 2955 tractor Collectors items to be rew/John Deere 720 loader, stored 1950 JD model 420, 90HP: $15,500. Omer Mc- 1951 JD model 420 w/plows,

CUTTERS AND MOWERS

Cants 5725

Talbotton

706-573-

1976 JD model 2030 w/plows, 1950 Farmall w4ft mower: $10,000/all. Benny Cole Valdosta 912-559-9132

2018 Orange Land Pride, FDR1672 grooming mower. High quality, very good condition: $2850. Text or call for

Farmall 230. Darell Lloyd picture or questions. Michael

McIntyre 478-946-6523

Warren Monroe 770-731-7118

Farmall Cub tractor, w/belly 44in DR PRO 44T bush hog mower, 36in disc plow under for 4-wheeler, 2in ball, 22hp. belly, scrape blade. Rebuilt Only 2 seasons old, excellent

few years ago: $2500. Don condition, heavy blades, many

Flovilla 404-617-2781

upgrades: $2900. Tim West

Farmall Super A tractor, Covington 770-480-2270

2014 Kubota L3901 4WD, Hydrostatic transmission, 436hrs, immaculate condition: $21,995. Mark Christian Reynolds 678-414-7114
2017 Kubota L4600 tractor 31hrs, barn kept, like new. Leave message, I'll get back to you. Danny Conkle Griffin 770-356-8191

needs tuneup: $600; backhoe 8-foot rotary mower. New

attachment off farm tractor: gear boxes: $2950. Tim Moore

$100; Farmall Super A cultiva- Statesboro 912-536-3441

tors: $500. Frank Massey Conyers 770-483-2639

Bush Hog 1815 batwing rotary mower. In very good con-

Ford 3000 diesel, good rub- dition. Pictures available:

ber, great food plot tractor: $16,500. Todd Fleming Canon

$4000. Charles Lizella 478- 706-498-1886.

737-7659

Bush Hog 5ft SqUealer 160

Ford 3910, loader, quick frame, gear box good, Woods

hitch, hay roll spear, 5ft 3pt shaft, stump jumper, blades:

hitch cutting harrow, 5ft tiller, $150. Glenn McBay Madison

all purpose plow: $9000. 770-722-0331

James Black Adairsville 770773-3411

Bush Hog FTH600 finish mower. Excellent condition,

Ford 4000 gas tractor, good minimal use, very reasonable.

condition: $3700. Wayman Call. Please leave message.

Jordan Douglasville 404-245- Bill Main Fayetteville 770-716-

9374

8220

Ford 8N tractor w/mower; Bush Hog, model 2710, 10ft:

Ford 9N tractor; John Deere $10,000; NorthStar 55gal

model 60; MF 245. Jack Gar- sprayer w/boom arms: $500.

land Locust Grove 404-376- AA Farms Hartwell 706-376-

2020 Ditch Witch Trencher 8061

8968

(1990 model), low hours, excellent condition: $7,500. B.S. Brown Fort Valley 478-9884360

Kubota L235 diesel farm tractor. Good hydraulics, metal and rubber. Bush hog, cultivator, turning plow, 6-foot scrape

Kodiak 5-foot standard duty rotary cutter. Very good condition: $800. Sam Turner Waver-
ly Hall 706-582-3691

2355 John Deere tractor, ex- blade and 3-point quick hitch:

cellent shape; (2) rotary mow- $6000 firm. Dwight Snipes

PLANTING AND

ers, 5ft, good condition: $550 Conyers 770-841-6368 & $650. Holton Douglas 912- Kubota L245 DT parts tractor.

TILLAGE

383-6805 or 912-592-8584

3pt implements, pallet forks, (1) 4x8 drag harrow. Paid

40hp Kioti 4310 4WD w/loader, 66in grapple, forks, bucket,

scoop pan, boom pole, trailer hitch. Frank Withey Jasper

$430 at Agri Supply, in good shape: $150. W. O. Bell Glen-

rear remotes, 3rd function, 770-605-7658

nville 912-237-0222

Quick Hitch, warranty trans- MX5200F Kubota tractor 260 14-inch double bottom plow,

fers, financing available: hours. Make offer. Can send 3-point hitch. Nearly new con-

$28,500. Kevin Milledgeville picture. Steve Copeland Cal- dition. Jeff Kenerly Zebulon

478-443-0046

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PLANTING AND

8-bale Haymaster accumula- JD Model 48 Loader w/bucktor & 8-bale grapple. Very et, sheltered, previously on JD

CONSTRUCTION

2014 Stoll gooseneck cattle trailer 24ft, cleated rubber

CROP TRAILERS,

TILLAGE

good condition: $5000. Scott 3020. Hoses may need replac-

EQUIPMENT

floor, cut-off gates, canvas

AND CARTS

McGuinty Pitts 229-276-5861 ing: $2,300. Leave msg for call

top, very good condtion, like

(1) HD 6ft rock rake; (1) 14in 1-bottom turning plow; (1) Ford 2-bottom spring trip

Hay spears for Bush Hog quick hitch loaders, 3,200lbs,

back. Robert Fort Valley 478825-7202

1 C-Lug rubber track for skid steer. Size 320x86x50. Came off Case TR270. Has small cut

new: $12,500. Doug Huff Rincon 706-833-1163

15ft hay/firewood trailer, 2 axles, new tires, sheltered: $1500. Bill Loganville 770-

plow; (1) Athens 2-disc turning plow w/tail wheel. D. Blansit

removable spears w/ stabilizer: $525/ea; also sets of forks for

Model 7610 Ditch Witch trencher for sale. Will trench up

in track but should have many hours left: $200. Ron Hunton

Trion 706-238-0465

skid steer loaders, 5ft: $900 & 4ft: $800. William Harris Elber-

to 6ft deep, twelve inches and anything in between. Good

Kingston 678-614-2336

EQUIPMENT TRAILERS AND
CARTS

652-7817
For sale 5000-bushel grain bin. New paint in 2020. Can at-

(3) 4-row cultivators: $500/ea; 5-section JD bottom plow: $1500; JD Chisel plow: $1000. Call, no texts. David Unadilla 478-952-0292
VEHICLES 1-2, & 4 row cultivator Cole
planters; 2 disc tiller; 2-3, & 4 bottom plows; 1-2 & 4 rolling cultivator, New Ground harrow; dirt scoop; hay spear; more. Crosby Blackshear 912-337-3739
HEAVY 2 row cultivator with seven EQUIPMENT feet and Cole distributors.
Looks a little rough, everything is there: $550. Call or text. Ronnie Braswell Tifton 229349-7205
2-row cultivator frame w/Cole planters in excellent condition, still has rubber tires. No rust in
TRAILERS seed boxes w/brand new corn

ton 706-283-6615
John Deere 348 square baler, very nice: $18,000; John Deere 468 mega wide round baler w/net wrap: $17,500. Tripp Conner Social Circle 770-6012877
John Deere 435 baler, monitor included, used this season, good condition: $5000. Wynn Copelan Greensboro 706453-7687 or 706-474-5066
MF #12 square baler, field ready, shed kept, great small operation: $800. T. Mayfield Cumming 770-561-5646
MF1837 square baler, MF 1745 round baler, MF1635 tedder 12-bale grapple and accumulator: $45,000. Ashley Ray Hinesville 912-432-0972

condition, don't need it anymore. Asking: $9,500. Benny Colquitt 229-726-4882
New 48in pallet forks for John Deere tractor - hook and pin hook up or global/Euro 3.5 and 5K capacity available. Can deliver. Raymond Monty Villa Rica 404-234-0786
Please specify if equipment is in running condition or not.
FORESTRY AND LOGGING EQUIPMENT

JCB 214 Series 2

loader/backhoe:

$15,000.

Steve Broadhurst Americus

229-331-1000

Komatsu D31P-18 dozer, runs great, wide track, good u/c, limb risers, 3325hrs, 8ft 6in blade: $27,000. Gerry Bell Milledgeville 478-457-6408

Kubota KX080-4 2017, enclosed cab, AC/heat, radio, 800hrs, 36in bucket, hyd thumb & 6ft rotary mower, (2) hyd circuits w/controls on each joy stick: $82,000. Text/leave message. Green Watkinsville 706-338-0895

12ft-6ft-4inch Curahee landscaping trailer with a load capacity. Unit is in good condition: $2000. Sammy Stephens Clermont 770-287-2704
16-foot trailer, 6-feet wide: $1300. Sidney Keadle Thomaston 706-601-2473
16ft heavy duty flatbed equipment trailer: $4000; also, tools and chain saw for sale. Joseph Benise Fayetteville 770-8425828 or 770-634-1408
2021 Load Trail 16ft gooseneck dump trailer. Like new, all the bells & whistles. Not beat up: $12,500. Lou Beal Ellijay 706-502-8266

tach a dryer: $3000. Mort Ewing Covington 770-786-5006
Please specify if vehicles are in running condition.
TRUCKS
1929 Ford Model A truck, restored. All original. Ed Gebhardt Senoia 770-778-8702
1987 Ford Ranger, 4cyl, 5speed, AC. I'm the second owner. Body good, paint bad. Runs good, leaks oil. Single cab, long wide bed. Billie Wilkerson Fortson 256-453-7313

& peanut plates: $800. Extra New Holland 273 square bail-

1988 Jeep Wrangler. Runs

plates included. Billy Ochlock- er: $1700; Ford 500 side deliv- For sale Husqvarna 285CD

ee 229-977-2252

ery hay rake: $400; 8ft tedder: chainsaw, 20in bar, strong mo-

Cole TP-46 2-row planter, used little, great condition, extra plates & gears: $1600; 2row cultivator: $300. Chris

$400. All working condition. Text me. Gene Berna Griffin 678-358-5466
SPRAYERS

tor; also ISO spark plug cover for Jonsered 670 Champion Chainsaw. Sanders Stephens 706-759-3871

Newman Canton 770-8835952

AND SPREADERS

Tree spade. Big John 90in on 1997 Ford 9000, 8LL trans,

LIVESTOCK HANDLING

6.5X16ft wood floor trailer, good. Less than 300 miles on

electric brakes, dual 3500lb all terrain tires: $6400. Barbara

axles, built sturdy: $1300. Don McCommons Dallas 404-790-

Jackson 770-550-1794

5420

AND HAULING

1988 Suburban, 6.2 diesel, Hooper trailer, 16ft bumper 4WD: call for pricing; John

pull, dove tail, dual axle with Deere ripper, off of 650 dozer: 1970 Hale 16ft cattle trailer, brakes, new tires: $2000. $10,000 OBO. Todd Grogan

Four Covington TP46 planters planted 80 acres, well main-

40ft sprayer boom: $1200; Bermuda King 2-row planter:

CAT engine 137K miles. Rex Nursery Rex 770-823-6789

bumper pull. Jim Moon Buckhead 706-255-8349

Michael Story 678-378-4822

Luthersville Montgomery, 7315

AL

334-320-

tained. Make offer. Steve $2500. Richie McCants Butler

Copeland Calhoun 706-234- 478-952-1023

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TRUCKS

2001 Chevrolet 2500 HD Du- 2011 Chevy Silverado HD ramax Diesel, single cab, 2WD, 3500, one owner. Well main-

TRUCK

New factory front bumper for 2018 Ram 4500 4WD: $300.

GENERATORS AND

1999 Chevrolet Z71, short bed. 200,000 miles, excellent condition, Michelins, locking cap, bed liner, trailer package, running boards, red and gray. One owner: $12,000. I. Kosior, Locust Grove 770-957-6114

only 158k miles, second owner: $10,000. Michael Cook County 706-936-7467
2002 Chevy Silverado Ext cab Z71 4x4. Runs good. Has 274K miles: $5800 OBO. Justin Kincaid Buchanan 404-

tained w/12ft flatbed, HD metal sidebodies, top rails & tailgate. Excellent tires, body & running condition: $16,000 negotiable. W. Finch Conyers 770-7147464

ACCESSORIES AND PARTS
2000 GMC diesel engine with 6.8 V8 LGR and transmission. Excellent condition: $2600. Omer McCants Talbotton 706573-5725

Tow hooks for same: $50 each. BJ Weeks Ball Ground weeksworks@gmail.com
UTVs/ATVs
1986 Honda Fourtrax 200SX: $1200. Ervin Young Hephzibah 706-836-7249

COMPRESSORS
Generac Briggs & Stratton Wheel House generator, 5500W/8500S. Very low use, like new, runs great, one owner: $549. No texts. Eddie Ross Canton 678-493-2347

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post hole digger; Pittsburgh silver metallic color, 5.7 Hemi, gas, longbed with 39,000 1500 crew cab running boards,

cultivator plow, spring trip, 10 great condition, no leaks, miles: $33,500. Please text. brnad new, still in box, will not

shank. Larry Houston Coving- 119,500mi: $11,500 OBO. Dennis Harris Kennesaw 770- it classic body style: $200.

ton 770-235-3082

Steve Alto 706-778-3934

351-7525

Moreland 678-378-1749

(1) rollout window, 42x48, wooden frame; approx 300400ft window & door trim; (1) 4x8 sheet 19/32 plywood; (4)

Preparing to Buy Half of a Hog

15ft 1.25in diameter closet rod. Harold McLain Stockbridge 770-689-8180
(100) sticks 2.5inX10ft gray

2014 Bighorn 28 UTV 4X4 electrical conduit: $5/ea; old

with dumpbed. One owner, barn wood, many sizes &

How much meat is half of a hog?

adult driven. Low usage on lengths: make offer; 8ft trailer farm. All papers, runs great: from truck body: $450. William $5499. Vince Kuykendall Can- Pinehurst 478-954-5903

ton 770-355-0005

(4) 12-ton grain bins: $900

Meat from a typical half a hog with a live weight of 250 to 270 lbs
3 shoulder roasts (4 lbs)
Shoulder

12 to 14 lbs pork chops
Loin Leg 15- to 18-lb ham

GOLF CARS

each. Richie McCants Butler 478-952-1023

2001 E-Z-GO Textron gas powered golf cart with back seat. Runs well: $3100. Ande Burke Wrens 706-540-8461

(60) 8x12 new cinder blocks, never used: $60/all; new vinyl siding leftovers, cedar color, 4sq/ft: $250; circa 1950 Fergu-

LAWN AND

son tractor for parts: $500. Call for details. Claude Callihan

GARDEN

Cleveland 706-892-8641

Heavy duty steel above

Side

Please specify if machinery is ground tank cradle (support

in running condition or not.

rack) for 8,000+ gallon tank.

Free, you dismantle and re-

6 to 10 lbs ground pork or sausage

Spare ribs (3 lbs) 8 to 10 lbs bacon

2 smoked hocks (0.75 lbs)

GARDEN TRACTORS
Bad Boy zero turn, 54in: $3500. Ronald Auburn 770-307-7152

2022, Wiley

move. Royce Brooks Acworth 770-378-2564

Old bricks from 1915 ware-

house. Stacked on pallets and

wrapped.

Approximately

22,000: $300-$500 per pallet

Additional meat may be available including: heart, liver, tongue, fat/lard
Cuts and quantities of meat will depend on the animal and processor.
How much cooler/freezer space do you need?

JD R72 riding mower, 30-inch or $1.25 each. Hugh Hamilton cut, 12.5HP Briggs engine. Warrenton 706-825-1526

Runs good, but needs, drive belt, other small things to cut grass: $150. Will take trade in. David Combs Jefferson 706367-4107

Plastic pallets. Black, large heavy duty. Over sized. 43 1/2 in(W) x 55 in(L) x 6 in(H). Good condition. Durable: $18 each. Alexander Brooks 678-723-

Snapper riding lawn mowers, 9265

(14) complete mowers w/en-

gines. Condition unknown, go-

ing out of business, trade-ins,

etc.: $75/ea. Deal take all. J.C.

Mullins Holly Springs 770-

2.25 cu. ft. can fit about 50 lbs of meat

595-4987
LANDSCAPE TOOLS

AND MATERIALS

Live weight: 250 to 270 lbs

1/2

=

Can fit into an empty, average-sized home freezer

Fresh, clean, red long needle pinestraw installed: $5 per bale. Travis Golden Conyers 770-895-8073
FARM SUPPLIES
IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT

Ranch-hand mobile home. 2BR/2BA, clean, refurbished, gas heat/range, electric AC/hot water, 1in plywood floors w/tires & tongue attached: $27,500. Text please. Marian Ellenwood 404-858-3336

60 to 70 lbs

Shop building for sale, you tear down. Former workshop. Good 2x4s, 2x6s with equipment included. Make offer. Roy The Rock 706-741-9279

What costs should you expect?

The cost of the animal is split between two parties

Each party is responsible for individual processing costs

Source: Beef and Pork Whole Animal Meat Buying Guide, Iowa State University

Steel carport frame 12ft W X

16ft L X 8ft H precut, slip-fit

connections. No screws. Nev-

er used: $1000. Omer Mc-

25HP irrigation w/500gpm pump &

motor suction

Cants 5725

Talbotton

706-573-

pipe. Also has single to 3 Used corral boards, pressure phase converter: $3800. Jim- treated: make offer. M Fowler my Cofield Eastman 478-893- Sharpsburg 678-416-8799 4996

E-2 Rain irrigation traveler, 660ft & 330ft soft hose, bit

LUMBER

gun, good condition: $2500; 1800's barn available in Lin-

new 5hp gas water transfer coln County, GA. You tear

pumps, 2in outlets: $175. down for barn wood and haul

William Sparrow Pinehurst off: best offer accepted.

478-954-5903

Frances Steed Aycock Lincol-

TOOLS AND

nton 706-359-7190

HARDWARE

Band-sawn lumber. Pine or

hardwood. Siding or framing

600-foot, three-quarter cotton and beams. Oak trailer deck-

fiber rope on unused reel. ing or blocking. T&G shiplap.

New, never used: $125. C. An- Text or call. Larry Moore

thony Jefferson 706-605-0201 Grantville 678-278-5709

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Livestock Sales and Events Calendar MARION COUNTY

THOMAS COUNTY

1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7 p.m.: Goats,

Every Tuesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle. Thomas

sheep, chickens, small animals; Auction County Stockyards, 20975 Hwy. 19

APPLING COUNTY 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. at the Baxley Fairgrounds: Goats, sheep, feeder pigs, hogs, calves, poultry and rabbits; A&A Goat Sales, 187 Industrial Drive, Baxley. Call Allen Ahl, 912.590.2096
ATKINSON COUNTY

CLARKE COUNTY Every Wednesday, 11 a.m.: Goats and sheep; noon, cattle. Northeast Georgia Livestock, 1200 Winterville Road, Athens. Call Todd Stephens, 706.549.4790
COLQUITT COUNTY Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle;

FRANKLIN COUNTY Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Franklin County Livestock Sales, 6461 Stone Bridge Road, Carnesville. Call Chad Ellison, 706.384.2975 or 706.384.2105
GORDON COUNTY Every Thursday, 12:30 p.m.: Cattle,

41, 4275 GA Hwy. 41 N, Buena Vista. Call Jim Rush, 706.326.3549. Email rushfam4275@windstream.net
PULASKI COUNTY Every Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.: Cattle, goats, sheep; Pulaski County Stockyard, 1 Houston Street, Hawkinsville. Call John Walker, 478.892.9071

N, Thomasville. Call Danny Burkhart, 229.228.6960
TOOMBS COUNTY 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 11 a.m.: Feeder pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Metter Livestock Auction, 621 Hwy. 1 S, Lyons. Call Lewie Fortner, 478.553.6066

2nd & 4th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Pearson Livestock, 1168 Highway 441 N, Pearson. Call Michelle S. Mizell, 912.422.3211
BEN HILL COUNTY Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; South Central Livestock, 146 Broad Road, Fitzgerald. Call Thomas Stripling, 229.423.4400 or 229.423.4436
BLECKLEY COUNTY

Moultrie Livestock Co., 1200 1st Street NE, Moultrie. Call Randy Bannister, 229.985.1019
COOK COUNTY 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Cows, goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Deer Run Auction, 1158 Parrish Road, Adel. Call John Strickland, 229.896.4553
DECATUR COUNTY 2nd Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats,

goats, sheep, slaughter hogs; Calhoun Stockyard Hwy. 53, 2270 Rome Road SW, Calhoun. Call Dennis Little & Gene Williams, 706.629.1900
GREENE COUNTY Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Duvall Livestock Market, 101 Apalachee Ave., Greensboro. Call Jim Malcom, 706.342.5655; JD HIdgon, 706.817.6829; or main office, 706.453.7368

SEMINOLE COUNTY

TURNER COUNTY

Every Wednesday, 1:30 p.m., 3rd

Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle;

Saturday Special Sale, 1:30 p.m.: Cattle, Turner County Stockyards, 1315 Hwy.

goats, sheep; Seminole Livestock

41 S, Ashburn. Call Alan Wiggins,

Exchange, 5061 Hwy. 91, Donalsonville. 229.567.3371

Call Luke Spooner, 229.524.2305

UPSON COUNTY

STEPHENS COUNTY

Every Tuesday, 12 p.m.: Cattle, goats,

2nd Saturdays, 5 p.m.: W&W

sheep, horses. Upson County Livestock,

Livestock, Eastanollee Livestock

2626 Yatesville Hwy., Thomaston. Call

Auction, Eastanollee. Call Brad Wood, Aaron and Anna White, 864.704.2487 or

864.903.0296

770.713.5045

2nd & 4th Saturday, 1 p.m.: Goats, sheep, calves, rabbits, poultry. Every Saturday miscellaneous at 10 a.m. Col. Wayne's Auction Co., Bleckley County Barn, 293 Ash St., Cochran. Call Wayne Chambley, 678.544.3105. Lic# AU004496

sheep, chickens, small animals; Waddell Auction Co., 979 Old Pelham Road, Climax. Call John Waddell, 229.246.4955
EMANUEL COUNTY Every Tuesday, 12:30 p.m.: Cattle;

JEFF DAVIS COUNTY 1st Fridays: Horse sale, 7:30 p.m.; Circle Double S, 102 Lumber City Highway, Hazlehurst. Call Steve Underwood, 912.594.6200 (night) or 912.375.5543 (day)

3rd Saturdays, noon: Goats, sheep; Agri Auction Sales at Eastanollee Livestock Market, Highway 17 between Toccoa and Lavonia. Call Ricky Chatham, 706.491.2812 or Jason Wilson, 706.491.8840

WILKES COUNTY Every Wednesday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Wilkes County Stockyard, Hwy. 78 Bypass/302 Third Street, Washington. Call Sam Moore and Shane Moore, 706.678.2632

BUTTS COUNTY Every Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.: Beef cattle; 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.: Dairy cattle; Jackson Regional Stockyard, 467 Fairfield Church Road/ Hwy. 16 W, Jackson. Call Barry Robinson, 770.775.7314
Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Carroll County Livestock Sales Barn, 225 Salebarn Road, Carrollton. Call Barry Robinson, 770.834.6608 or 770.834.6609

Southern Livestock, 131 Old Hwy 46, Oak Park. Call Clay Floyd, Dustin Miller and Cody Copelan, 912.578.3263.
2nd & 4th Saturdays, noon: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; R&R Goat & Livestock Auction, 560 GA Hwy. 56 N, Swainsboro. Call Ron & Karen Claxton, 478.455.4765
FORSYTH COUNTY Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Lanier Farm's Livestock Corp., 8325 Jot-Em Down Road, Gainesville. Call Tyler Bagwell, 770.844.9223 or 770.844.9231

LAMAR COUNTY Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; 5 p.m., farm miscellaneous, Ga. Lic. #4213; Buggy Town Auction Market, 1315 Highway 341 S, Barnesville. Call Krystal Burnett 678.972.4599
LAURENS COUNTY 2nd & 4th Thursday, 6 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Horse Creek Auction Co., 5971 Hwy. 441 S, Dublin. Call Daniel Harrelson, 478.595.5418
MADISON COUNTY Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Chickens, small animals; Gray Bell Animal Auction, Hwy. 281, Royston. Call Billy Bell, 706.795.3961

Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Eastanollee Livestock, 40 Cattle Drive, Eastanollee. Call Mark Smith, 706.779.5944
SUMTER COUNTY Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; Sumter County Stockyard, 505 Southerfield Road, Americus. Call Aaron and Anna White, 229-380-4901 or 864.704.2487
TAYLOR COUNTY 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.: Feeder pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, small animals. Taylor County Livestock Auction, 1357 Tommy Purvis Jr. Road, Reynolds. Call 678.914.7333

Saturday, March 18, 9:30 a.m.: Farm equipment, buy or sell; Wilkes County Young Farmer Equipment Auction, McGill-Woodruff Agricultural Center, 136 Campbell St., Washington. Call Eddie Christian, :706-990-9073. GAL #1672 WCYF Auction LLC
Notices for auctions selling farmrelated items other than livestock must be accompanied by the auction license number of the principal auctioneer or auction firm conducting the auction, per regulations from the Georgia Secretary of State. Auctions without this information will not be published. Have an auction to put on our calendar? Contact Jay Jones at 404.656.3722 or jay.jones@agr. georgia.gov.

LUMBER

(4) Reg'd black Angus bulls. 5y/o reg'd Angus bull for sale, Hereford Brahman bulls, Reg'd Beefmaster bulls black
FARM ANIMALS James Miller, 1499, Unadilla Becton bloodline, low birth crossed, black w/white faces, and polled: $1500 and up. I

Custom cut lumber using a Woodmizer. Pine and hardwood available for fencing, deck boards, live edge, mantles, etc. 20yrs+ exp, delivery available. Call or text. Danny Mason Williamson 770-3281244

Livestock listed must be for specific animals. Ads for free or unwanted livestock will not
be published. All animals offered for sale in the Market Bulletin must be healthy and apparently free of any conta-

Hwy, Hawkinsville 478-8922839 or 478-955-9224
(7) Purebred black Angus cows w/calves at side; (5) Angus/Hereford cross cows w/calves at side. Cathy Covington 678-313-3640

weight calves, good bull. Joe Winkler Chatsworth 706-6952518
Angus/Hereford cross heifers born and raised on our farm. 9-15 months old: $800 each. Townley Wilson Lexington 770-601-3080

2.5-3y/o. One polled, one banana horns. Gentle. Corky Harvell Pavo 229-200-9081
Horned Hereford bulls 16-17 months old. Semen tested. Straight Line 1 breeding from proven genetics. Calving ease with strong EPDs. DJ Shep-

have been breeding black Beefmaster bulls for 15yrs. Larry Bowen Woodland, AL 770-826-2512
Reg'd Charolais bulls 18 and 16 m/o. Proven calving ease. Excellent performance. Fully vaccinated, semen tested,

Sawmill lumber - rough cut & finished, kiln dried, air dried or green. Pine, red/white oak, poplar, cherry, & black walnut. AA Farms Hartwell 706-3768968
Wood-Mizer custom-cut lumber, air-dried, milled. Restorations, timber frames, mantles,

gious, infectious or communicable disease. Out-of-state an-
imals offered for sale in the Market Bulletin must meet all Interstate Animal Health Movement Requirements, including appropriate testing for the species and a current offi-
cial Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or NPIP 9-3 for poultry. Individuals may sell their own animals; however,

(8) Black Baldie, (4) black heifers, Angus/Hereford cross, vaccinated, average wt 600lbs, 10-13m/o: $980/ea. A. Stober Carrollton 770-854-4258.
14 steers ages 9-15 months. Up to date on shots. Willie Carnesville 706-654-7479
2 Charolais bulls easy calving

Beefmaster bulls, all ages, good bloodlines & dispositions. Cary Bittick Jr. Forsyth 478-957-0095
Black Angus (2) heifers & (2) bulls, 500-600lbs: $650/ea. C. D. Gravitt Buford 770-9454371
Black Angus bulls all sizes: $900 to $1800 each. Black An-

pard White Plains 706-4536879
Polled Hereford heifer, 18m/o, 900lbs: $900. Lee Eastman 478-893-7438
Pure bred Limousine and pure Bred Semi-Angus bulls for sale: $3500 each. Lowell Macher Hartwell 864-9402730

guaranteed. Ready to work. Call/text. Pictures available on request. C. Padgett Baxley 912-347-4345
Reg'd Charolais bulls, 1626m/o, polled, docile, raised on grass, ready to go: $2500$3500. Text or call & leave message. Shala Phillips Lavonia 706-498-4215

flooring, barns, fencing, reclaimed lumber, live-edge lumber, trailer flooring. John Sell Milner 770-480-2326
POSTS AND FENCING
(1) 10ftX50in gate: $50; (1) 12ftX48in gate: $60; (2) 12ftX60in gate: $70/ea; (1) 14ftX50in gate: $90; (50) 12ftX60in corral panels: $60/ea. Glen Davis Statham 706-207-2128

livestock dealers are required to have a Livestock Dealer License from GDA. For more information, please call the GDA Livestock and Poultry Division at 404.656.3665.
CATTLE
(1) purebred red Angus bull, 7 months old: $1100. Call or text for more information. Must see to appreciate. Kenny Owens Box Springs 706-464-4670
(10) Angus cross heifers, 750lbs, 10-12m/o. Jack Hurst Dewy Rose 770-827-2530

LBW coming 2yrs old not registered. Aubrey Ledford Commerce 706-654-6861
2y/o reg'd Angus bulls for sale. Ready for service. Pachitla Creek Farm, Matt Masters Albany 229-881-1213
3-year-old Hereford bull for sale. Wes Smith Thomaston 706-601-9527

gus heifers: $900 to $1300 each. All vaccinated. Rodney Brooks Glenwood 912-5235282
Black Angus replacement heifers, bred and open. John Bryant Eatonton 706-4730399
Breeding age 17-month-old Charolais bulls, Calving ease, with growth: $3250. Scott Carey Madison 706-474-0738
Breeding age purebred polled Hereford bulls, top bloodlines: $1500 and up. James Jeanes Macon 478-972-0912

Purebred bJersey bull, no papers, 2y/o, calves on ground: $600. Gerald Eaton Dahlonega 770-983-7104
Purebred polled Hereford heifers, group of 4, weighing 750lbs/ea: $4000/all. Ronnie Lancaster Milan 229-362-4619 or 478-979-0026
Red Angus Charolais cross bulls, 15m/o, dams reg'd Charolais, sires reg'd Angus. Gentle disposition. Larry Myers Sparks 229-546-5777
Red Angus heifers, all shots bred and open. Pictures avail-

Reg'd red Angus bulls, 2 available, 14 m/o. Excellent ends. All vaccinations, semen tested. Fully guaranteed. Call or text. Pictures available on request. C. Padgett Baxley 912-347-4345
Reg'd red Angus yearling heifers & bulls, breeding age, good EPDs, western genetics, southern born. Ready to move into breeding herd. Waiting for work. Flying W Farm Cochran 478-934-6998
Reg. black Angus bulls. 15+ months. Performance Data,

(1) walk in gate plus (2) drive-

Bulls - black Angus Aristocrat able on request. Michael Smith Verified, tested & vaccinated.

way gates, all galvanized (2) 5y/o & (1) 2y/o reg'd polled

of Wye lineage. LBW, wormed, Newnan 770-301-1945

Quality Angus Breeding Since

mesh, used; $150 or separate. M. Ray Aragon 706-237-0247
T-posts insulator, all sizes: prices vary; (12) 4x3 rubber mats: $20/ea; old tractor seat: $50; patio block, 12x12, pink gray: $1.50/ea. Gloria Gifford Macon 478-342-4317
Treated wood fence posts approx. 4inX6.5ft. Bundles of 90 or so posts: $7.50/post,

Hereford bulls. Selling to prevent inbreeding. Gentle, exc. bloodlines & EPDs, small calving, exc. growth, western genetics, Ga bred. Bobby Brantley Tennille 478-553-8598
(2) Mini Hereford bulls, 2y/o, MHBA reg'd: $500/ea OBO. Charles Allen Evans 706-3068872
(25) coming 2y/o Hereford

4y/o black Angus bull, low birth weight, calves on ground, very calm: $1800. Scotty Morris Sale City 229319-5066.
5 second calf Hereford cows, registered, 4y/o: $1800 each; 1 Hereford bull 3y/o, also reg-

shots, 12m/o: $1000/ea; 24m/o: $2500. Your choice. Leave message. Arthur Ferdinand Palmetto 404-867-8773
Cattle for sale. Angus and Angus cross. Bulls, heifers, cow/calf pairs. Wayne Ansley Cornelia 706-499-3869
Cow/calf pairs bred back with pure bred bull: $1800. Lowell Macher Hartwell 864-9402730

Reg'd 28m/o black Angus bull, Bridges bloodline: $5000; reg'd Sim-Angus cow w/2nd calf: $2500. Black w/blaze face. Frank Eaves Elberton 706-201-7267
Reg'd Angus and Hereford bulls; Angus/Hereford bulls; Angus/Hereford heifers; also (14) straws Dream On semen. Ennis Ryals 478-278-0678
Registered 2-year-old Here-

2008. Call or text for details, pricing. Free delivery. Kim Hagen Carrollton 404-386-9918
Reg. black Simmental, SimAngus bulls, performance tested; cow/calf pairs, heifers, heavy milk, AI embryo bred, satisfaction guaranteed. Milton Martin Jr. Clarkesville 770519-0008
Registered Angus bull, AAA #19208356, Bridges Foretold

sold only by the bundle. Can bulls; (20) 2y/o Braford bulls; istered: $2500. Some cross Hereford bulls, 16m/o, deep ford bulls and 14-month-old AB80, excellent EPD's, 4 years

load bundles. Tim Smith (80) open Hereford heifers. bred Baldies: $1300.00 each. red in color, Durango/Victor guaranteed open heifers ready old. Joe Schmenk Dahlonega

Milledgeville

timber- Jonny Harris Odum 912-586- Eugene Lovett Tennille 478- blood line: $1,600. Terron to breed. Tim Parks Ellijay 706-864-6659 or cell 317-965-

smith63@gmail.com

6585

232-8554

Gentry Royston 678-617-1696 706-635-2531

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2023

CATTLE

11m/o. Boer buck, partially TWHBEA mare, 15hds, 17y/o, Floyd Felines has rescue cats Baby chicks hatching last intact (castration missed one). B&W. Great seasoned trail for rodent control in barn/gar- week February; also rabbits.

POULTRY/FOWL

Easy to handle but will butt. horse, great gait. Tony Fair- den homes. Cats are Colleen Freeman Gainesville

REQUIRING

Registered black Ultrablack Tipped horns. Originally, mont 770-605-0888 1-2 year old bulls. Semen wethered goat, unregistered,

neutered/vaccinated & come 678-897-9318 at no charge. Must provide

PERMIT/LICENSE

tested, vaccinated, wormed. approx 100lbs. Delivery avail-

STOCK DOGS

daily food, water. Will deliver. Bourbon Red hens & toms;

Great selection. Sean Davis able: $400 OBO. Russ Edge

Text/email. Angie Rome 706- White Holland hen & Chocolate Advertisements selling wood

Butler 404-406-1428
Registered Gelbvieh bull. Homozygous black, double pulled PB. Super thick with good feet and legs. Birth 86lbs, weaning 573lbs, yearling 915lbs: $3500 OBO. Text. H. Wease Dublin 478396-7472 Registered mini Jersey bull.

Forsyth 478-214-8254
2 young bucks for sale. Nigeria Dwarf/Angora. 1-2y/o, black/brown with brown eyes. (2) 1.5y/o, black, blue eyes: $150 black/brown; $225 black, blue eyes. M. Blanton Canton 678-896-0662
3y/o commercial Boer nanny: $300; sterile Boer billy: $250. Please text. Winder 678-9792334
6 Kiko cross does, 1 year old: $125 and up. Call or text for details. Todd Brady Lula 770530-3729
Beautiful dwarf Nigerian / Pygmy mix babies. Males: $75; females: $100. Richard Day Monroe 770-267-0004

Ads in this category are limited to breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club as herding and/or working dogs (in an agricultural context). Ads for breeds that do not meet those definitions will not be published.
Advertisers must submit a copy of a current Rabies Vaccination Certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian for dogs 12 weeks and older and include the ages of all dogs being advertised. Ads submitted without this information will not be published.
(3) AKC reg'd Belgian Malinois female puppies, born Nov. 13th, shots & dewormed

512-7004 angieyanceygae@gmail.com
RABBITS
Baby rabbits, 2m/o. Chinchilla/Rex mix: $10/ea. Kevin Sylvania 717-433-1094
Black Silver Fox, healthy clean bunnies w/pure bloodlines. Meat & fur rabbits, make great pets, super calm dispositions. Bunnies crossed w/New Zealand/Black Silver Fox. Porter Bostwick 706-3807222
Flemish Giant baby bunnies. Healthy, friendly gentle giants. Party colors and solids: $40. Moore Williamson 770-2289752

hen, hatched spring 2022. Taking reservations for Bourbon Red & Narragansett poults and turkey hatching eggs. Daniel Pine Mountain 678-687-6746
Brown-egg-layers 14w/o pullets: $18.00; ready to butcher free-range young rooster: $15.00; Red Sex Link chicks: $4.50. Call for an appointment. RES Poultry Farm Louisville 478-241-3989
Game chickens (1) rooster & (2) hens, Sweater Gaines: $75/all; (1) rooster & (1) hen, Law Grey, Blue Faced cross: $75/all OBO will trade. William Jackson Albany 229-376-0675
Homer pigeons for sale: $20/3. Tommy Stone Moun-

ducks must be accompanied by

a Waterfowl Sale permit. Ads

without this permit will not be

published. Email permitsR4M-

B@fws.gov or call the U.S. Fish

and

Wildlife

Service,

404.679.7070. Advertisements

selling pen-raised Bobwhite

quail must be accompanied by

a copy of the Commercial Quail

Breeder's License. Ads without

this license will not be pub-

lished. Visit https://georgiaw-

ildlife.com/licenses-permits-

passes/commercial or call the

Georgia DNR Wildlife Re-

sources Division, 706.557.3244.

Canada geese may not be sold.

Bobwhite quail, flight condition: $5 per bird. Larry Corbin Fayetteville 770-527-1988

43 inches tall. Almost 3 years old. Halter broke: $2000. L. Callahan Rome 706-506-7393
Registered or non-registered pure-bred yearling black Angus bulls: $1400+. Grassraised, all out of registered stock. Three bloodlines to choose from. Triple R Farm. Eugene Ridley Lafayette 706764-6110
Registered polled Hereford

Pygmy goats several to choose from all different ages need to down size. Allen Rooks Hogansville 404-4302512
Registered Nubian goats (with papers). Disbudded. 2 beautiful females ,Black spots, trim, white belt. Moon spotted, white belt. Can send pictures. Doyle Waters Chickamauga 424 605-2716

at 6 weeks & 9 weeks: $1000. Calls only. Andrew Frantz Cleveland 706-969-0334
(5) Great Pyrenees & Anatolian Shephard mix puppies: $800/ea. Received 2 shots & dewormed. Raised on small farm with sheep & chickens. Text/call. Malachi Covington 708-295-7060
(9) Great Pyrenees puppies, born 01/04/2023, UTD shots &

Flemish Giant: $60/doe, $50/buck; Continental/Flemish Giant mix: $60/doe, $50/buck; New Zealand: $40/doe, $30/buck; Flemish Giant/New Zealand mix: $40/doe, $30/buck. 6-12w/o, not pedigreed. No delivery. Bailey Elko TheBaileysBunnyBarn@gmail.com. 478-987-4756
Flemish giants for sale. Lee Eason Hogansville 706-594-

tain 404-702-0798
Jumbo Coturnix quail eggs & hatchlings available. NPIP certified & AI clean. Text only. Moss Quail Farm, Kevin Moss Statham 470-334-6013
Jumbo Coturnix quail for sale. 6 weeks of age: $5 each. Zaheed Hussain Loganville 770652-3585

NON-TRADITIONAL LIVESTOCK
Advertisers selling fallow deer, axis deer, sika deer, elk, red deer, reindeer and caribou must submit a current Deer Farming License with the ad. Farmed deer greater than 12 m/o are required to have a negative Brucellosis test within 30

bulls. Good genetics, excellent

dewormed: $300/ea. Don 6916

Jumbo Coturnix quail, pheas- days and a negative TB test

EPDs. Several to choose from. Andy Hames Trion 706-6396044
SWINE
Advertisers submitting swine ads must submit proof of a negative brucellosis and pseudorabies test from within the past 30 days. Exceptions are swine from a validated brucellosis-free herd and/or qualified pseudorabies-free herd; these operations must submit proof of those certifications. Buyers are urged to request proof of a negative brucellosis pseudorabies test prior to purchase. Feral hogs may not be offered for sale or advertised in the Market Bulletin.
11 month old Tamworth boar, 350 lbs. Very friendly: $300. H.

Two 1yr. old bucks. One black, one brown. Black one bottle fed, Brown one half tame. Pygmy/Boer mix. Probably stay Pygmy size: $125 each. Leave Message. Vicki Wilkerson Jackson 770-6171305
SHEEP
(2) Katahdin rams, 11m/o: $400/ea. Call for additional information or pictures. Tom Madison 678-592-1125
2 Katahdin rams. Top quality. 2 years old: $400 each. Tommy Copelan Eatonton 706473-0613
Katahdin Dorper crossed ram lambs. Purebred Katahdin sire. Several breeding quality for commercial flock. 2yo breeding ram. Leave message or

Williams Ringgold 762-2191847
AKC Golden Retriever puppies great variety of colors from light, medium and dark gold. Call or text. Reed Brinkley Monticello 404-333-5342
Anatolian Shepherd 2 years old. Very sweet dog but hasn't been great with our sheep. Rachel Forsyth 770-468-9767
Beautiful 1y/o spaded Anatolian Pyrenees. She is trained with chickens, sheep, and cattle: $500. Photos available upon request. Kenny Box Springs 706-464-4670
Border Collie puppies for sale. All B/W. Born 12/25/22. Excellent genetics. ABCA registrable. Nathan Elzey Cumming 770-480-7278

Flemish Giants, Mini Rex & Rex, pedigreed & non-pedigreed available. Find us on Facebook. Cofield Farms, Sierra Pine Mountain 706457-9923
POULTRY/FOWL
Any person engaged in buying live poultry of any kind for resale, or in selling live poultry of any kind bought for resale, must be licensed by the GDA. Possessing such a license does not by itself disqualify an individual from advertising poultry in the Market Bulletin. Mallard ducks must be at least three generations from the wild before they can be advertised in the Market Bulletin. Advertisers must include this information in notices submitted for

ants, & chuckers. Every age group from hatching eggs to 8w/o. Manning Family Quail Farm on Facebook & Instagram Glennville 912-237-1952
Looking for any free or cheap hens or pullets. Billy Montgomery Homer 678-591-6410

within 90 days to move intrastate. Ads submitted without a copy of the license and negative sample results (if applicable) will not be published. For information about deer farming licenses, contact the GDA Livestock and Poultry Section at 404.656.3665. For information on other hoofed stock, excluding llamas and water buffalo, contact the Georgia Department of Natural Resources at 770.761.3044. Camelids (llama, alpaca) must be individually identified; bison (some people mistakenly call them buffalo) and water buffalo must meet the same requirements as cattle. Antelope must be individually and officially identified, and 6 m/o or older are required to have a negative Brucellosis test within 30 days and a negative

Baker Whitesburg 478-442- text. S. Cobb Cedartown 404- German Shepherd puppies, publication. Out-of-state poul-

TB test within 90 days prior to

4572

218-1615

born 12/23/22, will be ready at try must have a negative Avian

entering Georgia. PLEASE

American Guinea Hogs, born July & December 2022. Paula

Katahdin/Dorper cross ewe and ram lambs, beautiful com-

8w/o. Parents checked w/1st

on site. shot &

Vet de-

Influenza test and negative pullorum test within 21 days of en-

Covington 404-702-8642

mercial sheep, 4-6m/o: $200- wormed: $400/ea cash. Adam tering Georgia. For more infor-

Feeder Berkshire pigs - have been dewormed, and all are very healthy, 10w/o. Call or

$300. Erwin Thomas Dawson 404-401-1588
Mixed meat sheep for sale.

Hartwell 706-371-2064
German Shepherd puppies. Working lines. Full AKC regis-

mation, call the GDA Livestock

and

Poultry

Division,

404.656.3665.

Lowman Whitehackle, Albany, Blueface Hatch, Gilmore Hatch - select brood trios, select pairs, individuals, also hatching eggs. David Bagley Cumming

NOTE: Importation of any cervid into Georgia requires a special permit from the GDA State Veterinarian and DNR. At this time, cervids are not permitted into the State.

text. Brandon White Griffin Rams, ewes, & lambs. Calls tration. Only 3 puppies left, 1 (15) varieties game fowl: $75-

470-909-2357

please. Mickey Henley male and 2 females Bi-color: $125/pair or $15-$25/hen; (15)

Hampshire, Yorkshire, Berk- Colquitt 229-400-5711 or 229- $1000 each. Zaheed Hussain varieties peafowl: $250-

shire, Duroc boars weaned to 758-3053

Loganville 770-652-3585

$400/ea. Ray Watts Macon

dbagley79@gmail.com 315-3481
Malaysian Seramas,

770very

Standard Emu chicks available. In middle Georgia. Brandy Brown Orchard Hill 678-886-9635

service age, validated herd #211. Performance info. Lawton Kemp Dudley 478-6972521
IPP piglets available, 8w/o, sired and farrowed from IPP parents, not reg'd: $95/ea. Text for availability & info. Eric Hogan Lizella 478-955-8891
GOATS

Reg'd Polypay sheep for sale (2) ewes & (2) lambs: $150/ea. Jim Dahlonega 404764-9931
EQUINE
Advertisers in the Equine category must submit a current negative Coggins test for each equine advertised. This in-

Maremma/Kangal puppies born Christmas night. Parents have excellent disposition: $400. Surrounded by goats, chickens, cows. Ask for Ms. lu. Wee Woods Farm Danielsville 706-254-7717
BARN CATS

478-361-3468
(2) 100% Easter Egger roosters, born 7/18/22. Ready to stud. Sell or trade for hens in kind. Jerilyn Terrell County 229-815-0971
(2) 1y/o Royal Palm toms: $100/ea. Sam Molena 678588-5183

small, very pretty birds: $30/ea or $75/trio. Text only. Can send pictures. Stroup Oakwood 678-858-6362
Murray's big red hens and roosters. Good dual purpose chickens. Will be 5 months old Feb. 2023. Raised organic: $25 each. K. Cook Griffin 678-9840277

ANIMAL EQUIPMENT AND
SUPPLIES
CATTLE SUPPLIES

cludes horses, ponies and donAll goats offered for sale must keys. Buyers are urged to rebe individually identified in quest verification of a negative compliance with the USDA Coggins from the advertiser Scrapie Program. For more in- before purchasing any equine.

(75) gold comet chicks hatch- Pigeons - white rollers, turner Dehorner tool made by Im-

ing weekly. Will also have a rollers, colored rollers & white proved Keystone James Scully

few show quality BCM every homers: $20/pair. Wyatt John- Pomeroy Pa No 12, 46 inches

week. Comets: $4/ea; BCM: son Midville 478-494-3240 long cut up to a 3 inches

$6/ea. Will discount for 20

horn. Good condition: $150.

formation, please call the GDA Generalized ads such as those Animal Health Division at selling "many horses," "variety

plus. Travis Ellington Senoia Turkeys, gobblers, reason- Jeffrey Meeks Augusta 706-

678-787-9341

able prices. Text or call for 513-6628

404.656.3667.

to choose from" or "free" ani-

(14) reg'd 100% Kiko nannies, 15m/o: $900/ea; (5) reg'd purebred Kiko nannies: $750/ea. Ed Drexler Fitzgerald

mals will not be published. For more information, please call the GDA Equine Health Division at 404.656.3713.

edrexler@windstream.net 229- Sorrel white Tobiano Paint

423-9931

QH mare. 13y/o, grade.

3 year old Nubian/Nigerian Flashy, beautiful markings.

buck. Born on property and is Loads, UTD medical, 14.2HH,

black with little white on front green broke. Kind, smart, curi-

legs. Very strong and healthy. ous, pays attention: $1200.

Text/call for pics or info. Paula Skittish to start, needs gentle

Dawsonville 404-606-1226 hand. Bowman 706-988-0085

Barn cats available for rodent control (shelter rescues). Neutered, vaccinated, delivered to you at no cost. Call or text. Linda Watkinsville 706-343-8173 barncatsgeorgia@gmail.com

more info. Becca McClain

Ameraucana cross roosters (5). Hatched September 9. Just

Clayton 706-982-4654

Powder River squeeze chute & alleyway: $3500; also 1-row

starting to crow and growing Various breeds of Coturnix plastic layer implement and

fast: $10 each. Call or text. quail for sale, 4-5w/o including homemade dibble wheel. J.W.

Cori Bennett Mauk 941-929- blue egg layers: $5/ea; Also Adkins Vienna 229-805-0255

8399

have hatching eggs available:

Assorted breeds baby to $25/30 eggs. Text only. Western Stampede mobile

adult; chicks sexed and un- Michael Ostrozynski Wood- chute, Priefert panels, Bow-

sexed; ducks, guineas, Ayam stock 470-376-1281

gate Alley backstop, calf pass

Cemani also. Sherry Amerson-

panel, hay rings, horse stall,

White Augusta blackber- Whitehackle gamefowl, stags dart gun, 84in Woods planter

rycreekminifarm@gmail.com and hatches. R. Shepard Fort- David Cedartown 770-748-

706-833-5535

son 706-358-5601

8929

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Bulletin Calendar

Feb. 22-26 Georgia Junior National Livestock Show Georgia 4-H Georgia National Fairgrounds 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 706.542.8892 hkalino@uga.edu
Feb. 23-25 Georgia National Rodeo Georgia National Fairgrounds 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 1.800.987.3247 www.georgianationalrodeo.com
Feb. 23-25 2023 Southeastern Pecan Growers Association Convention The Lodge at Gulf State Park 21196 E Beach Blvd Gulf Shores, Ala. 36542 https://sepga.com/
Feb. 24 Pruning workshop UGA Griffin Campus 1109 Experiment Street Griffin, Ga, 30223 770-228-7214 bhorne@uga.edu http://bit.ly/3GynYwJ
Feb. 25 Learn and Burn Workshop North Georgia Technical College 1500 Hwy 197 N Clarkesville, GA 30523 706.894.1591 info.ccrcd@gmail.com
Feb. 28-March 1 Georgia Grown Symposium Jekyll Island Convention Center 75 Beachview Dr North Jekyll Island, Ga. 31527 404.656.3680 www.georgiagrown.com
March 1 Grow Your Vegetables: There must be a tool for that North Fulton Master Gardeners Milton City Park and Preserve 1785 Dinsmore Rd Milton, Ga 30004 404.613.7670 norlethia.harris@uga.edu http://bit.ly/3Xsp2J8
March 2 Virtual Lunch and Learn: Spring Gardening UGA Extension Camden County ONLINE WORKSHOP Email for registration 912.576.3219 eg43271@uga.edu https://bit.ly/3PIh5Nr

March 3-4 Washington Area Jr Steer and Heifer Show Georgia 4-H McGill Woodruff Agricultural Center 136 Campbell Street Washington, Ga. 30673 706.678.2332 audrac@uga.edu http://bit.ly/3Xa7IZO
March 4-5 Inman Antique Expo Antique tractors, trucks, farm equipment, working exhibits 283 Hill's Bridge Rd Fayetteville, Ga. 30215 770.461.2840 www.mintersfarm.com
March 5 A Virtual Walk in the Woods with Spring Wildflowers North Fulton Master Gardeners ONLINE WORKSHOP Register at http://bit.ly/3iCzCi3 404.613.7670 norlethia.harris@uga.edu http://bit.ly/3Xsp2J8
March 8 Egg candling class Margaret Jones Public Library Worth County 205 East Pope St Sylvester, Ga. 31791 229.386.3489 glenda.adams@agr.georgia.gov http://bit.ly/3Xw7X1x
March 8-9 Timberland Investment Conference UGA Harley Langdale Jr. Center for Forest Business Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island 4750 Amelia Island Parkway Fernandina Beach, Fla. 32034 706.389.8424 www.ugacfb.com
March 8-10 61st Annual Convention Georgia Cattlemen's Association Columbus Convention and Trade Center 801 Front Ave Columbus, Ga. 31901 478.474.6560 www.georgiacattlemen.org
March 9 Egg candling class Fannin County Agriculture Facility 43 Station Ridge Blue Ridge, Ga. 30513 470.501.0605 tina.maples@agr.georgia.gov http://bit.ly/3ZYB4fk
March 9-12 American Daffodil Society National Show Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Rd Atlanta, Ga. 30346 https://daffodilusa.org

March 12 An Introduction to Growing Figs in the Southeast North Fulton Master Gardeners ONLINE WORKSHOP Register at http://bit.ly/3iCzCi3 404.613.7670 norlethia.harris@uga.edu
March 12-13 Winter Chautauqua travel and tourism conference Northwest Georgia Travel Association Brasstown Valley Resort 6321 US Highway 76 Young Harris, Ga. 30582 info@georgiamountains.org www.winterchautauqua.com
March 13 Tri County Beekeepers Meeting Program: Beekeeper safety Gillsville City Park 7864 County Line Rd Gillsville, Ga. 30543 678.902.2899 https://tricountybeekeepers.net
March 14 Beef and Forage Research Update University of Georgia Range Cattle Research Station 20038 Hwy 129 South Alapaha, Ga. 31622 229.386.3215 jjtucker@uga.edu http://bit.ly/3JJlleA

Heart of Georgia Beekeepers Meeting Argene Claxton Canning Plant 1701 Houston Lake Rd Perry, Ga. 31069 www.hogba.org
March 24-25 Turner County Fire Ant Festival Downtown Ashburn 229.567.9696 www.fireantfestival.com
March 25-26 Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival Georgia International Horse Park 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway Conyers, Ga. 30013 770.860.4190 www.conyerscherryblossomfest.com
March 26 Ferns of the Southeast North Fulton Master Gardeners ONLINE WORKSHOP Register at http://bit.ly/3iCzCi3 404.613.7670 norlethia.harris@uga.edu
March 28 Flavor of Georgia contest The Classic Center 300 N Thomas St Athens, Ga. 30601 flavorofga@uga.edu https://flavorofgeorgia.caes.uga.edu/

March 17-26 International Cherry Blossom Festival Carolyn Crayton Park 115 Willie Smokie Glover Dr. Macon, Ga. 31201 478.330.7067 www.cherryblossom.com

2023 UGA Small Ruminant Education Series Lincoln County Ag Center 2080 Rowland York Rd Lincolnton, Ga. 30817 706.359.3233 rlstew2@uga.edu https://tinyurl.com/SRES23

March 19 Insect Allies: Predators and Parasitoids in the Garden North Fulton Master Gardeners ONLINE WORKSHOP Register at http://bit.ly/3iCzCi3 404.613.7670 norlethia.harris@uga.edu

March 28-30 Georgia Pecan Growers Association Annual Conference and Trade Show Georgia National Fairgrounds 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 229.382.2187 https://georgiapecan.org/

Georgia Questival State Botanical Garden of Georgia Alice H. Richards Children's Garden 2450 S. Milledge Ave. Athens, Ga. 30605 706.583.0894 sbgeduc@uga.edu https://botgarden.uga.edu/event/questival/
March 20 2023 Farm Stress Summit UGA Extension Service Mercer University School of Medicine 1550 College St. Macon, Ga. 31207 706.542.3824 mbowie@uga.edu http://bit.ly/3X2IjQY

March 31 Small Ruminant Production Journeyman Farmer Training UGA Extension Carroll, Haralson and Paulding 900 Newnan Rd Carrollton, Ga. 30117 770-836-8546 pjburke@uga.edu http://bit.ly/3iDU95J
April 1 Bartow County Spring Tractor Show Gordon County Antique Engine and Tractor Club American Legion Post 42 525 Martin Luther King Jr. St. Cartersville, Ga. 30120 678.986.0362 www.gcaeatc.com

March 21 Rethink Waste: Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle UGA Extension Clayton County ONLINE WORKSHOP Register at http://bit.ly/3k6K1D3 770.473.3945 rlhard@uga.edu

April 2 Annual and Perennial Plants for Water Gardens North Fulton Master Gardeners ONLINE WORKSHOP Register at http://bit.ly/3iCzCi3 404.613.7670 norlethia.harris@uga.edu

April 4 2023 UGA Small Ruminant Education Series Lincoln County Ag Center 2080 Rowland York Rd Lincolnton, Ga. 30817 706.359.3233 rlstew2@uga.edu https://tinyurl.com/SRES23
April 5 Better Beef Systems Extravaganza Beef and Forage Field Day UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center 15 RDC Road Tifton, Ga. 31793 229.386.3328 francine.henry@uga.edu https://beef.caes.uga.edu/programs/educationalprograms.html
April 6 Virtual Lunch and Learn: The Amazing Octopus UGA Extension Camden County ONLINE WORKSHOP Email for registration 912.576.3219 eg43271@uga.edu https://bit.ly/3PIh5Nr
April 7-8 Spring Garden Expo Hall County Master Gardeners Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center 1855 Calvary Church Rd Gainesville, Ga. 30507 770.535.8293 www.hallmastergardeners.com/spring-expo
April 11 2023 UGA Small Ruminant Education Series Lincoln County Ag Center 2080 Rowland York Rd Lincolnton, Ga. 30817 706.359.3233 rlstew2@uga.edu https://tinyurl.com/SRES23
April 18 2023 UGA Small Ruminant Education Series FAMACHA Certification and Farm Tour Oglethorpe County Ag Center 55 Oglethorpe Dr. Crawford, Ga. 30630 706.359.3233 rlstew2@uga.edu https://tinyurl.com/SRES23
Have an event to put on our calendar? Contact Jay Jones at 404.656.3722 or jay. jones@agr.georgia.gov
We accept calendar submissions for food, craft and agriculture festivals and events. Submissions for festivals that do not specifically promote those industries will not be printed.
Additional pesticide recertification training notices are available on the department website under the Plant Industry Division tab.

CATTLE SUPPLIES

DOG SUPPLIES

Genesis 1588 Hova-bator in- Apiary owner retiring. For cubator w/quail racks. Holds sale, new and used bee equip-

AQUACULTURE AND

XHD cattle panels: $220/ea; 180 XHD cornorless sweep: $3900; 20ft HD cattle guards: $5000; 2-bale covered hay

6-compartment dog trailer built on 5X10 utility, used to haul bird dogs. Box can be removed to covert to utility work:

42 hen eggs, 120 quail eggs. Leave message. Bobby Hawks Nicholson 706-983-0258

ment, bee trailers, freezers, & feed buckets. Jimmy Rich Collins 912-426-9099 or jimmyr@pineland.net

SUPPLIES
Advertisers selling sterile triploid grass carp must submit

feeder: $2700. Gary Piedmont, $1250. Good condition. H MISCELLANEOUS Bee removal Valdosta and

a current Wild Animal License

AL 256-390-3940

Chitwood Resaca 706-264-

Southwest Georgia (100-mile Overwintered five frame from the Georgia Department

SWINE SUPPLIES
I have (9) farrowing crates for sale. Call or text. Hales Chatsworth 706-537-5263
TACK AND SUPPLIES
Black, PVC piping round hay ring for horses, 6ft wide, 3ft high for sale. Cost $300, ask-

0771
Dog box - factory built aluminum, 40 L, 21 W, and 20 inches high. Good condition: $75. Wayne Bartow County 770-624-4383
POULTRY SUPPLIES
Cages, outdoor, welded wire,

Only agriculture-related items may be advertised in this Category.
BEES, HONEY AND SUPPLIES
3lb package bees: $140; March 5-frame nucs: $200. Multiple discounts available on some supplies. David McDaniel Rome 706-389-5425

radius). Structural bee removal for a fee, swarms free. Licensed and insured. Blossom Bee Removal. S. Peterson Valdosta 229-563-3050

nucs. 3 frames brood, 2 frames honey and pollen available March 1st: $185 per nuc. Includes nice wooden hive. Leave message or text. Kolby Browne Clyo 912-663-7277
Remove honey bees from a structure for a fee; remove a swarm for free. Also, wanted bee equipment. Leonard Day

of Natural Resources. Ads without this license will not be published. Entities producing and selling or reselling domestic fish in Georgia are required to obtain a free Aquaculture Registration Permit. For more information on aquaculture rules and licensing in Georgia, including a listing of domestic fish and other fish species requiring a Wild Animal License, visit https://georgiawildlife.-

ing: $200. Please leave mes- galvanized units, quality con-

Macon 478-719-5588

com/aquaculture or call

sage. Non-profit horse rescue struction: free. Various sizes. 5 frame nucs will be ready

770.761.3044.

farm, Margaret Hill Mitchell Call/text. John Bennett Atlanta mid April w/ young queen:

706-465-9010

404-680-5150

$180. Call and place order.

Aubrey Ledford Commerce

706-654-6861

Gallberry honey - Voted Best-Tasting & Flavor of GA winner: $68/gallon including shipping. B. Bruce PO Box

All sizes - Bass, Bluegill, Swarms removed: free of Channel Catfish, Threadfin, charge. No structures. Joe Gizzard Shad, Shellcracker Clark Upson County 706-975 and more. Free delivery or pick

88 Homerville, GA 31634 -1096

up. Danny Austin Roberta

5-frame nucs for sale late www.brucesnutnhoney.com

478-391-9068

March or early April. Survivor 912-487-5001

and full blood Italian queens

Wooden Solar wax melter: Bass, bluegill, hybrid bream,

mid, late April. Call for info. Nucs, queens, packages & $60; 3 pollen traps: $40 each. shellcracker, sterile grass carp,

Laura or William Thacker beekeeping classes. Melissa Mead Supplies, 4-6 gallon car- channel catfish, koi. Lake man-

Dahlonega 706-265-3040 or Monticello www.gsbeez.com. boy. Roy Rush Cairo 404-683- agement. David Cochran Elli-

678-207-7809

312-909-3050

2741

jay 706-889-8113

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Bart Davis named 2023 Georgia Farmer of the Year

By Amanda Budd
The University of Georgia
Bart Davis doesn't seek out accolades or praise, but through an impressive dedication to his farm and the industry, honor found him at this year's Georgia Ag Forecast presentation, where he was recognized as 2023 Georgia Farmer of the Year.
University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Dean Nick Place awarded Davis at the annual outlook event Jan. 27 on the UGA Tifton campus.
"It's a great honor to be nominated as Georgia's farmer of the year. I'm not one that's ever been real big on recognition. I'm sure there's farmers out there that deserve it more than I do," Davis told Southeast Ag Net. "But me and my family are honored about it."
Davis began farming 41 years ago in Doerun, Georgia, following the loss of his mother and father during his senior year of high school. Since then, he has grown the then500-acre operation to encompass 5,000 acres. Today, he focuses on cotton, peanuts and corn, while also managing a cattle operation.
"Farming's been my life. As a child, that's all I ever wanted to do is farm and farm for my father," said Davis. "Of course, I lost him about the time I was graduating. I have got to farm, got married early in life. Me and my wife together have built a farm; a row crop

UGA Extension has recognized Bart Davis, right, of Davis Family Farms as the 2023 Georgia Farmer of the Year. Pictured with UGA CAES Dean Nick Place at the annual Ag Forecast on Jan. 27. Davis will go on to represent Georgia as the state nominee for the Swisher/Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year. (Jay Jones/GDA)

farm and cattle operation. We've got three kids that are really involved. It's just an honor to do every day what you love to do."
Davis has made impressive strides in using precision agriculture technology to ensure the efficiency of his farm, including the use of soil moisture sensors and irrigation in the majority of his fields. Because of his

work with precision agriculture and wildlife stewardship, Davis was recognized as Quail Forever and Pheasants Forever's Precision Farmer of the Year in 2021.
In addition to the work on his own farm, Davis has given back in various industry leadership roles. He has served on the Georgia Cotton Commission Board for the past

10 years and is the current chairman. He also serves as chairman of the Georgia Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation. Nationally, he serves as a voting delegate to the National Cotton Council and represents Georgia on Southern Cotton Growers and Cotton Incorporated.
His outlook and advice to other farmers for the next year is to adjust operations for inflation and increased costs. He's hoping for prices and input costs to decrease, but in the meantime, planning is key.
"We've got to hope for the best going into this crop and try to figure out which crops will fit you better for your cash flow and your budget this year," he said.
In the next year, Davis will serve as a representative of Georgia, further showcasing his commitment to industry leadership, environmental stewardship, marketing innovation and the adoption of cutting-edge technologies. He will also represent Georgia as the state nominee for the Swisher/Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year.
"The recognition of the Georgia Farmer of the Year allows us the opportunity to celebrate the `cream of the crop' in Georgia agriculture,'" said Mark McCann, assistant dean for University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. "These farmers are innovators, early adopters and entrepreneurs who are both lifelong learners and environmental stewards."

Effects of possible recession on agriculture, grocery prices

By Emily Cabrera

to decrease for beef, pork and fresh fruits but

The University of Georgia

increase for other meats, dairy products, fats and

oils, processed fruits and vegetables, sugar and

Chances are good that you have felt the pinch

sweets, cereals and bakery products, nonalco-

at the grocery store and bemoaned the price of

holic beverages, and other foods.

some of your standard weekly staples. Econo-

Gopinath Munisamy, agricultural and ap-

mists at the University of Georgia say to brace

plied economics department head, said the war

yourselves for more of the same in the upcoming

in Ukraine continues to be one of the main driv-

months.

ers for increased agricultural product prices.

"In the case of eggs, the price increase has

"A lot of our fertilizer and other commodities

been dramatic and in a very quick timeframe,"

come from Russia and Ukraine, so until those

said Benjamin Campbell, associate professor

two countries fully come back on the market,

in the Department of Agricultural and Applied

farmers will continue to pay higher prices for

Economics at the College of Agricultural and

production," said Munisamy.

Environmental Sciences.

Farmers are often locked into a contract with

The average price for a dozen eggs has more

grocery chains and retailers trying to keep their

than doubled in recent months. Retail egg prices

costs at a lower, more competitive rate, he ex-

increased 11.1 percent in December 2022, reach-

plained. However, higher input prices, coupled

ing 59.9 percent above December 2021 prices.

with less availability and higher labor costs, have

The reason for the price hike, explained

farmers absorbing a lot of these inflated costs.

Campbell, is a confluence of factors such as in-

"It's difficult to say with complete confidence,

creased demand during the holidays and rising input costs for feed, fuel and labor. More importantly, the increase is due to the impact of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI),

The USDA Food Price Outlook for 2023 predicts prices to decrease for some meats and fresh fruits but increase for a wide variety of other food categories. The best consumers can do is deploy costsaving strategies at the grocery store and build a buffer through increased savings when possible. (Special Photo/UGA-CAES)

but plan for a slowdown in economic growth this year," said Munisamy. "There is a lot of unpredictability as we are still seeing issues on the supply chain, lower income growth and wage

a contagious disease that causes high mortality in poultry Campbell said the impact of avian influenza and in- increases, and higher interest rates."

such as chickens, turkeys and quail.

creased demand for eggs around Easter is expected to in- CAES economist Chen Zhen added that "the best con-

According to the United States Department of Agricul- crease wholesale and retail egg prices through the first quar- sumers can do in anticipation of a possible recession is to

ture (USDA), the current outbreak is the deadliest in U.S. ter of the year, as it takes several months for new layer hens build a buffer against an economic slowdown through high-

history, present in 47 states and impacting more than 58 mil- to reach full maturity and begin producing eggs.

er savings. This is more difficult to do in a high-inflation

lion birds, 300 commercial flocks and 433 backyard flocks.

On a per-ounce basis, other protein sources, such as beef environment. But there are cost-saving strategies grocery

Farm Gate values reported by the UGA Center for Agri- and pork, are more economical than eggs, so Campbell pre- shoppers can deploy, such as buying generic brands, in bulk,

business and Economic Development hail Georgia as the No. dicts people will be making substitutions more often in favor products on sale and cheaper substitutes."

1 producer of poultry in the country, but only 5 percent of of these less expensive options.

For additional money-saving information, UGA Exten-

the state's poultry produce table eggs, Campbell explained. But what of those other staples? As consumers spend sion offers several programs, services and resources that can

"Most of our eggs come from Midwestern states, such as about 12 percent of their income on food, consumers will help residents to meet their needs and money-saving goals

Iowa, which has suffered catastrophic losses from the ongo- have to be flexible to optimize their grocery bills this year. at https://extension.uga.edu/topic-areas/money-family-home/

ing outbreak."

The USDA Food Price Outlook for 2023 predicts prices money.html.

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Mercer Medical: Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat Awareness Month

By Priya Arya
Second-year MD student
Mercer University School of Medicine
Did you know February is Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Awareness month? Health data for the United States shows that issues with these areas are the leading cause of pediatric appointments, with ear infections being the number one reason. Statistics show that five out of six children will have at least one ear infection by their third birthday. Why are ear infections so common in children? Since their bodies are still growing, it's harder for children to fight off infection compared to adults. The structure of a child's ear also makes them more vulnerable to infection than adults. If your child complains about ear pain, they could have an ear infection. Other common symptoms of an ear infection in children include: Difficulty sleeping Fever

Fussiness or irritability Rubbing or tugging at the ear You should take your child to the doctor if:
Your child has a fever over 102 They have pus, discharge, or fluid coming from their ear Their symptom worsen or last longer than 2-3 days They begin to experience hearing loss How can you reduce the risk of an ear infection in your child?
Stay up to date on their vaccines. The pneumococcal and flu vaccine can help protect against the bacteria that commonly cause middle ear infections.
Make sure they are properly washing their hands. If you can, breastfeed them for the first six months of life. Avoid giving them bottles in bed. Limit their exposure to smoke. Wean them off pacifiers after six months. What other ENT conditions should I be aware of in my child?
Frequent exposure to loud sounds such as gunshots from hunting, concerts, fireworks, and music/video games at high volumes through headphones can put children at risk of noise-induced hearing loss. 12-15 percent of American school-aged children have some degree of hearing loss due to

noise exposure. What are the symptoms of noise-induced hearing loss?
Hearing loss tends to start with high-pitched sounds only. So, the volume of sound heard may be unchanged, but the quality of it lessens. Over time, it can worsen to the point where it becomes hard for your child to understand what is being said. Ringing or buzzing in the ear, known as tinnitus, can also occur.
It may be hard to tell the symptoms of noise-induced hearing loss in the early stages. To check your child's hearing regularly, download the WHO Hearing Screening App. The free mobile app was developed by the World Health Organization for people at risk of hearing loss or who may already have related symptoms. How can I help protect my child's hearing?
Make sure they are wearing earplugs, earmuffs, or other protection when around loud noises.
Keep the volume on devices low. Minimize the time they spend in noisy environments. A good rule of thumb is if you have to shout to hear yourself, the noise level is damaging to small ears. For more information on the ear, nose, and throat and tips to stay healthy, check out www.enthealth.org.

Where do bees go in the winter?

By Amanda Budd
The University of Georgia
As temperatures continue to drop and many pollinators fade from view, you may be wondering what happens to bees during the cold season. Do they hibernate? Are they hiding in plain sight?
How a bee spends the winter depends on the species of bee, but the insects have an arsenal of strategies to survive the chill, including burrowing, gathering in tight clusters, or hiding in flower stems or leaf piles.
Honey bees As temperatures drop below 40 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit, honey bees return to their hive, leaving only when the temperatures rise again. To protect themselves and their queen from the cold, they form tight clusters and begin to constantly shiver and contract the muscles powering their wings to create heat. While the outside of these clusters is around the same temperature as their environment, the inside can reach up to 95 F. To ensure that none of the bees stay exposed to the cold weather for extended periods, the bees will constantly rotate from the outside of the cluster to the inside. While overwintering in the hive, they feed on their stores of honey built up during the warmer months. Bees cannot leave the cluster, so it's important that their honey stores

Honey bees can huddle for warmth during the winter, while other bee species burrow in the ground, in foliage or other natural cavities. (Special Photo/UGA-CAES)

remain directly around them at all times. Beekeepers, who often supplement honey
during the winter months, must make sure the honey is as close as possible to the cluster. They must also secure the structure of the hive, making sure there are no gaps or holes for wind or rain to enter and harm the bees.
"Hopefully, beekeepers have taken precautions to make sure their equipment is

stable," said Jennifer Berry, a research professional and doctoral student in the Department of Entomology at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. "If the hive is stable and the colony is healthy, we can see honey bees that survive the winter as far north as Canada."
When the temperature rises, including during warm spells in the winter, the bees

will momentarily leave the hive to relieve themselves of waste and search for flowers offering nectar and pollen.
Other bee species
Other types of bees may burrow in the ground, leaves or any other natural cavity. Bumblebees, for example, all die off before the winter with the exception of newly hatched queens. Queens, whose eggs are fertilized before the rest of the brood dies off, will burrow underground for the winter and wait for warmer weather.
When the queen emerges, she will feed on nectar and pollen, build a nest and lay her eggs to start the next generation.
Kris Braman, head of the Department of Entomology, and Miriam Edelkind-Vealey, an entomology graduate student, said homeowners can help provide safe overwintering spaces for many species of bees by reducing lawn maintenance in the winter months.
"People can leave the leaves in their yards, for example. That helps a lot of the bumblebees and similar species that nest in the leaf litter," said Edelkind-Vealey. "We can also leave stems of flowers because often we find species nesting in those, like small carpenter bees and leaf cutter bees."
For more information on how to protect pollinators, visit the UGA Cooperative Extension website at https://extension.uga.edu/ topic-areas/timely-topics/pollinators.html/

Georgia Cooking: Persimmon and Goat Cheese Bites

Growing up in Henry County, my mother had a persimmon tree by our garden, and I had always wondered who would eat them besides mom. Persimmons have a unique flavor that I could never appreciate as a child. Today, I have a persimmon tree in my backyard, and I have come to enjoy them.
Though persimmons are not a major crop in Georgia, they grow well here and are a fall/winter crop depending on the variety. There are native persimmons in Georgia (Diospyros virginiana), but the Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki) produces better quality fruit and grows just as well here.
This appetizer recipe comes from Chef Jessica Gamble of Atlanta and is easy to make. "I added some soft-seeded pomegranate arils and ended up with

sweet-salty-savory-tart perfection," Gamble said. "Everyone loved them, and they're so easy to put together."
This recipe is vegetarian and glutenfree and makes about 12 servings.
Ingredients 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 24 small, fresh sage leaves 4 medium, ripe Fuyu persimmons 4 ounces Fresh Goat Cheese (aka
chvre) crumbled 4-5 ounces (or 1 each) soft-seeded
pomegranate arils (optional) Garnish sea salt
Instructions Line a plate with paper towels. Heat the oil in a small frying pan over medium high heat. When the oil shimmers, add a 5 to 6 sage leaves and fry until crisp, about 15 seconds. Using tongs or slotted spoon, remove leaves and drain on plate and set

aside. Repeat to fry all the sage. The sage can be fried up to 1 day in advance. Store in an airtight container at room temperature until ready to use. Trim ends of persimmon then carefully slice it into 6 rounds. Arrange persimmon slices on a platter then crumble the goat cheese across the slices and garnish with some fried
(Special Photo/Tiberiu)

sage and pomegranate arils, a drizzle of the frying oil, and a pinch of sea salt and serve.
Editor's note: Chef Gamble used Fuyu persimmons, the squat, flat-bottomed, non-astringent, tomato-looking fruit in this recipe. She advised to buy persimmons that are dark orange and just give a bit when pressed.

Georgia Grown

in Season

Brussel Sprouts
Cabbage Carrots Citrus Collards Kale Lettuce

Mushrooms Sweet
Potatoes Spinach

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2023

GEORGIA GROWN SYMPOSIUM
FEBRUARY 28 & MARCH 1, 2023
The Westin, Jekyll Island, GA
The Georgia Grown Symposium has an abundance of educational opportunities that will help your food or agritourism business flourish!
Take advantage of the opportunity to network with Georgia Grown staff, fellow operators, and business service vendors all in one spot.
BREAK OUT TOPICS:
Food P.I.C. Business Tools from USPS Georgia Grown Trails Marketing Your Product Nationally & Globally E-Commerce, Marketing Harvest Host
The second day stops at three great farms where you will learn from some of the best in the industry.
For more information or to register, visit bit.ly/GGsymposium2023

AQUACULTURE AND

2022 Bahai/Bermuda mix 4x5.5 net-wrapped John hay, net wrapped, 4x5 round Deere rolls inside and outside

SUPPLIES

bales: $50/ea outside, $70/ea stored. Prices vary delivery

inside. Bahai/Bermuda mix available for mileage. Josh

Advertisers selling sterile

square bales, stored in the Pennino Sparta 706-340-3146

triploid grass carp must submit a current Wild Animal License from the Georgia Department

barn: $6/ea. Raymond Bailey Louisville 404-379-9802 or 404-379-9804

Available now - Coastal Bermuda hay, 4x5 rolled bales, well fertilized, covered. Carl

of Natural Resources. Ads with- 2022 Bahia/Bermuda net Sconyers Twin City 478-763-

out this license will not be pub- wrapped mix hay, 4x5 round 2344 or 478-494-7926

lished. Entities producing and bales: $50 outside; $70 stored

selling or reselling domestic in barn; square bales in the Bermuda hay, horse quality,

fish in Georgia are required to obtain a free Aquaculture Reg-

barn: $6.00. Raymond Bailey Louisville 404-379-9802

barn stored: $40/roll. Joe Allen Cochran 478-689-0400

istration Permit. For more information on aquaculture rules and licensing in Georgia, including a listing of domestic fish and other fish species requiring a Wild Animal License,

2022 Bermuda square bales: $6/bale; mix hay: $5/bale; mulch hay: $4/bale. All barn stored. Steve Matthews Griffin 404-247-9789

Bermuda, mixed hay. Fertilized & rain free, horse quality: $9/sq; $60-$80/round bales in barn. Large quantity delivery available. S. Stana Carrollton 770-241-3201

visit https://georgiawildlife.- 2022 coastal Bermuda, 4x5 Bermuda, mixed hay. Fertil-

com/aquaculture or call rolls, fertilized & limed, triple ized & rain free, horse quality:

770.761.3044.

net-wrapped: $65/roll. Delivery $9/sq; $60-$80/round bales in

available. Jim Rogers Cochran barn. Large quantity delivery

386-416-9901

available. S. Stana Carrollton

2022 Coastal bermuda: $65 770-241-3201

and $75. UGA tested. Reggie Bermuda/Bahia grass hay,

Wrightsville 478-484-0746

4x5 tight bales. Well fertilized:

2022 horse

Fescue Bermuda mix, quality, net-wrapped:

$75 Steve 536-3844

Meeks

Kite

912-

$60-$65 (inside); $40-$45 (out- Fescue square bales, horse

side). Delivery possible. Coy quality, cut July 2022, always

Baker Loganville 770-466- sheltered: $8/bale. Buyer picks

4609

up, cash only. Text only. L.

2022 Hay for sale, 4x4 rolls, Lewis Canton 770-428-7996

mostly rye grass, fertilized, Hay for sale - 5x5.5, net-

sprayed, & barn-stored: wrapped, inside & outside: $45

1999 Mercury 4-stroke 5HP $35/ea. Delivery available for & up. Todd Grogan Montoutboard: $750. Bill Garrett extra charge. Rodney Johnson gomery, AL 334-320-7315

Manchester 706-604-2242

Tallapoosa 678-378-6562

Hay for sale. Horse quality &

Bass, Bluegill, Shellcracker, Catfish, Shiners, Crappie, Sterile Grass Carp, Fish structure, Pond lime, Fish Feeders. Keith Edge Soper-

2022 mulch hay. 4x5 rows. cow, square bales. Call for

Johnson grass, crab and fes- pick up. Donald, 4540 Three

cue: $12. Net wrapped, tightly Bridge RD Gillsville 770-540-

rolled. Norman Callaway Com- 8599

er 706-207-9444

Hay sale - 2022 barn-stored

ton 478-697-8994

2022 peanut hay: $50 per roll Coastal Bermuda, UGA in-

at barn. Delivery available. spected, RFQ 135, 4x5 round

Grass

carp,

Bluegill, Glenn Brinson Tarrytown 912- bales, 175 available: $80/ea.

Threadfin shad, Shellcracker 288-5960

Discount available on 30+

and Catfish. Delivery available at: $2.50/mile, one way. Brian Simmons Hawkinsville 478892-3144

2022 Russell Bermuda hay, net-wrapped, 4x5.5 round bales, highly fertilized: $60/ea. Ron Millen 386-956-2589

bales. Pierce Screven Co 912659-9726 or 912-925-9796
Hay, Bermuda-Bahia mixed 4x5 round bales. Tight bales,

Koi and Goldfish for sale. All

well fertilized. Our cows eat it

sizes and colors. Call for more 2022 Russell Bermudagrass - every day: $75. Steve Meeks

info. Glenn Kicklighter Sander- (500) 4x5 fertilized, net- Kite 912-536-3844

sville 478-232-7704
Red wigglers, night crawlers delivered. Pickens County and surrounding areas. Text preferred. Hollis Morris Jasper

wrapped,

barn-sheltered:

$85/bale, 10+ @ $80/bale; out-

side hay: $60-70/bale. Delivery

negotiable. VM/text. Pruitt

Statesboro 912-682-4481

Horse quality Bermuda hay, pesticide free, good for your animals and your garden: $7.5/bale. Andrew Carpenter Metter 912-682-9690

706-299-0377
Townsend catfish skinner: $5000. Ladon Tucker Chula 229-426-9052
Wild shad for stocking. Call now for spring delivery. Terry Richardson Rutledge 706474-9333
FEED, HAY

2022 Russell hay, UGA tested, 4x5 net-wrap rolls. Excellent horse & cattle quality: $75/roll. Lonnie McKinney Cordele 229-947-2878
2022 square bales, Bermuda crabgrass mix, sprayed, fertilized & weed free: $6 each at barn. K. Wood Hoschton 770867-4332

Horse/cow hay, 2022 Fescue/ Orchard mix: $4.00 at the barn. John Petrel LaFayette 706313-6628
Mixed grass 4x5 net-wrapped hay bales, rain free: $45 per bale. R. Chadwick Adairsville 770-608-0637
Mixed grass hay, 4x5, rain

AND GRAIN

free, net-wrapped. John 2022 square bales. Fertilized. Cordele 229-322-8480 or 229-

(100) 4x5 bales, net-wrapped coastal Bermuda (70%) & Crabgrass (30%). No weeds,

Great horse hay: $7.50 each. Fran Masters Buford 770-9456433

273-3597
Oats, combine run. Bright, pretty oats. John Cordele 229-

baled dry in Sept, no rain. Will 2022 Tift44 Bermuda & other 322-8480 or 229-273-3597

load, but no delivery: $45/bale. grasses. 4x5 rolls, net

Glenn Comer 850-508-2665 wrapped, fertilized, limed, un- Oats, combine run. Bright,

(1500) grass

4x5 mix:

Bermuda/Crab$50/bale or

der cover: $65/roll. Everett Parrott Alvaton 404-319-5326

pretty oats. John Cordele 229322-8480 or 229-273-3597

$45/bale for 250+. Galen Krei- 2022 Tifton 44 Bermuda hay, Rye grass rolls & squares,

der Register 912-687-5719

horse quality: $6.50/bale. Ken Fescue squares, bermuda

2000 square bales quality horse hay, big bales: $8 per bale; round bales: 60 rolls poor

Owens 3555
2022

Bethlehem 404-312Tifton 44 Bermuda,

rolls; crabgrass rolls & squares. Perry Marlowe Comer 678-227-9110

quality, housed in barn: $20 horse quality, fertilized, weed

per roll. Jim Hancock Norman free, barn stored, 4x5 rolls:

Park 229-873-6107

$85. Tim Hunter Conyers 770-

MULCH AND FERTILIZERS

2021-2022 Bermuda Bahia 331-7749 or 770-483-8712

2022 wheat straw: $3.50 per

mix hay,: $60-$80/bale. UGA 4x5 net-wrapped rolls of bale at barn. Delivery available. tested, good hay. W. Young Tift85 & Tift44 Bermuda: Gary Brinson Tarrytown 912-

Tennille 478-640-1262

$45/roll; also Tift85 & Tift44 286-3191

2022 4x5 rolls, barn-stored Jiggs Bermuda, UGA tested,

mulch hay: $35/roll. J.W. Adkins Vienna 229-805-0255

Aged horse manure mixed with shavings: $10 per load.

net wrapped: $45/roll. (200) 4x5 rolls Coastal Bahia mix, Can load with tractor. M Hight

rolls available. Rucker McDon- outside: $50/ea; sorghum, in- Macon 478-960-2008

ald Calhoun Calhoun 770-3137080

dividually wrapped: $50/ea. Dannie Metter 912-314-9568

Compost available for pickup or delivery: $40/yd. Whole-

2022 Alicia Bermuda hay, fert, horse quality: $8/sq bale. Jim Grant Elko 478-217-0626

4x5.5 net-wrapped JD rolls, some inside some outside. Prices vary. Delivery available

sale pricing available. Please call. Wesley Savannah 912313-4460

2022 coastal Bermuda, some for mileage located in Greene, Horse manure and pine

Fescue, x-large sq bales: Hancock and Taliaferro Coun- shavings. Free with pick up.

$6.50/ea. Horse hay in barn. N. ties. Josh Pennino Sparta Jerry Douglasville 770 337-

Harris Winder 770-867-0733 706-340-3146

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MULCH AND

Paw paw seedlings for sale. Old-timey cayenne, rooster A-1 fat wood splinters, 3in di1-year-old: $15 each, 3 for spur, peter pepper seeds: (25) ameter bundles, approx 10in

THINGS TO EAT

Locally-grown premium beef, USDA inspected, half/whole

FERTILIZERS

$10, or 10 for $80. Two-years- seeds, $2/pk. SASE Terry long: $5/ea + shipping. Davis

available, custom cuts:

old: $25 each, 3 for $50, or 10 Madaris 2017 Cloud Springs Yaun 15412 Ga Hwy 86 Sop- Advertisers producing and offer- $4.50/lb hanging weight. Also,

Horse manure w/shavings, for $200. Jay Doolittle College Rd Rossville GA 30741

erton 30457 aikenyaun@g- ing for sale shell eggs at retail to ground beef, sausage, steaks,

aged or fresh: free. I load Park 404-422-0828 w/Bobcat. Paulding/Cobb/Bar-

Old-timey Hot Cow Horn, Red mail.com 678-283-7592

the end consumer must obtain roast, beef sticks & jerky. Potts an egg candling certificate from Bros Farm Jefferson 706-367-

tow area. Robert Acorth 770974-2010
Horse manure, mixed with shavings: free. Danny West Fayetteville 404-771-4041
Long leaf pine straw - delivery and installation available. Tight bales, fresh good color. Josh Bulloch Manchester 404-9251076
Mulch hay, no mold: $3.50/bale. Kermit Jefferson 770-867-7550
PLANTS, TREES AND FLOWERS

Rooted yellow Angel Trumpet stalks: $12/mailed; $5/pickup; Japanese Maples, Lenton Rose now blooming, pink or white: $5. Leave text message. Tillman Farm Hoschton 706654-8639
Variegated liriope & mondo grass, 1gal pots: $2/each; nandina, 1gal pots: $5/ea; Ginkgo trees, 1gal pots: $10/each. K. Patman Athens 706-549-4487
SEEDS

Peter pepper seed, Rutger and German pink tomato seed: $1/pack with SASE. Amory Hall 130 Ellison St Maysville GA 30558 470-201-9105
Purple Martin gourd seeds from 8 to 12inches diameter gourds: $5 cash for 25 seeds + SASE. John Sills 5266 Durand Hwy Warm Springs GA 31830
Tifton 9 Bahia grass seed, Georgia certified. Great for pasture or hay, fast growing, 40lb bags: $210/bag. Wes Gaston Americus 229-3310570

Firewood, 70-foot oak, hickory trees. You cut, you haul and load free. Gayla Gipson Douglasville 678-862-9012
Man-made log splitter, horizontal position, made out of good metal, 8 HP B&S engine, tires good. Will handle a 20 inch cut: $850. Alton Ray Washington 706-678-2801
Seasoned oak: $110/quarter cord w/local delivery included. All quantities available. Bob Lewis Fayetteville 770-461-

the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The department offers training in egg candling. Email candling@agr.georgia.gov or call 404.656.3627 for more information.
2022 Desirable pecans, shelled, fresh, in 1lb sealed, resealable bags - halves: $11; pieces: $10. All +shipping. Call for bulk prices - in shell, cracked & shelled. The Pecan Barn Blythe 706-421-3936
2022 pecans for sale. Shelled and cleaned. Ready for freezer: $11 per lb. Peggy Griffin Clarkesville 706-768-8417

5823
Multiplying onions for sale, grown by Eugene White: $30/gal + shipping. Vanessa White Lithonia 770-787-6037
Old-fashioned, pure, north Georgia, Young Harris sorghum cane syrup, pints. Call for details. Charles Jasper 706-273-4294 or 706-692-5846
Pecans, not shelled, in 5lb bags: $10/bag. No shipping. J. Cook Dawsonville 706-429-

Advertisements selling seeds

4083

2022 pecans pieces for sale: 2898

Advertisements selling officially

protected plants must include a

permit to sell such plants. Ads

submitted without this permit

will not be published. For infor-

mation on the sale or shipment

of protected plants, visit

www.fws.org/Endangered/per-

mits/index.html or call the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service,

404.679.7097. For questions

about

ginseng,

visit

https://www.fws.gov/Endan-

gered/permits/index.html or

call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 404.679.7097.

must include a current state laboratory report (fewer than nine months old) for purity, noxious weeks and germination for each seed lot advertised. Ads submitted without this information will not be published. For more information regarding certified seed, call the GDA Seed Division, 229.386.3557.
2022 light or dark pink mixed Zinnia seeds: 50+ $3 (cash) + Self Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE). Donna Miltimore 1766 Pleasant Hill Rd., NE, Ranger GA 30734

TIMBER
Timber must be individually owned and produced by the advertiser on his or her personal property. No companies or businesses are permitted to advertise timberland in this Category. Timberland advertised must be at least one acre. Timber wanted ads will not be published.
3-4 acres of large pine, saw logs & pulpwood. Mostly uprooted. Timber: free, w/removal. Easy access. David

Seasoned or green oak firewood. 1/2 cord: $150. Truckload or any quantity available. Delivery available. Text/call Larry Moore Grantville 678-278-5709
Seasoned, split firewood - 1/2 cord: $95; cord: $170; 15 pieces for campfire bundle: $25. Green wood 1/2 cord: $85; cord: $150. All prices +tax. AA Farms Hartwell 706376-8968

$10 per lb., and black walnut: $20 a quart. Vickie Hogan Clarkesville 706-768-5441
2022 shelled Elliott pecans, ready to eat-bake-freeze-enjoy: $12/lb. +shipping. Call/text Mark Parker 229-726-4238 Tressie Parker 229-400-3304 Moultrie Facebook: Parker Pecans
Beautiful farm fresh eggs in assorted colors: $6/doz. Rebecca Little Monroe 678-5358417
Custom and USDA Inspected processing for beef. Now

Pecans: $10 pound shelled. $6 pound cracked. Fresh this year harvest. Thank you for looking. Call or text, let me know how much you want. Beau Vineyard Grantville 770328-1481
Shelled pecans, halves and pieces. 1lb bag & 30lb box, 1lb bag halves: $12/lb and pieces $10.75/lb + postage. Volume discounts. Packaged in PGFS facility. Call/text. Paradox Farms Sycamore 229-4020302 pecans@paradoxfarms.com

Beautiful red surprise lilies: 25

Upole Griffin 678-588-6319

booking for 2023. Retail store

for $10. Statham 770-725- 2022 Texas Star hibiscus

FARMERS

with great selection of beef, Surplus of processed An-

8177
Figs (three varieties) mulberries, Christmas roses: $5/ea; thornless blackberries, beautyberries, burning bushes,

seeds. Hummingbirds love the large red flowers. Send email to csirmans@aol.com for information. John and Claire Sirmans Macon

FIREWOOD
Firewood must be cut from the advertiser's personal property. Ads for firewood must use the

MARKETS
Weekly Farmers Market in downtown Thomasville. Sat-

pork, chicken. Southern Cuts Processing Pitts 229-6488000
Fresh shelled pecans for sale. Professionally shelled and

gus beef. Raised on our farm. Most cuts available: $300/minimum order. Wilson Family Farm, Gary Bishop 678-468-8257

harlequin glorybowers, & nan-

cord when specifying the urdays 9AM to 1PM. Fresh packaged in one pound reseal-

dinas, weeping cherries, hy- Castor bean, Loofah or Mini amount of firewood for sale. produce, eggs, meat, flowers, able bags: Halves $13, large Water-ground meal, flour &

drangeas, forsythia: $3.50/ea; Orna corn seeds $3/25 seeds

honey, jams, bread, fruits and pieces $12. Discounted ship- grits: $5/5lbs + postage. Mike

fig cuttings, dew berries: or $10/100 seeds. Please send Firewood you cut, you load, more. New vendors welcomed. ping available. Neil Wingfield Buckner 780 Fielders Mill RD

$2.50/ea. Free Monkey grass. SASE + cash. J. Shelnutt PO you haul: free. Charles Stewart Email: laura@hubsandhops.- Leesberg 229-407-0371 wing- Junction City GA 31812 706-

Carla Marietta 770-428-2227 Box 1212 Loganville 30052 Siloam 706-817-1862

com.

fieldfamilyfarms.com

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ODDITIES

Corn shellers grinders; cross- Carpenter bees are back - I cut saws; plow stocks; old make traps that work, shipped,

19 acres Henry County, HWY 9.5 acres with house, de81, brick home, 30x60 shop, tached carport, workshop,

Gourds for sale. New crop, all sizes. Jimmy McDonald Sylvester 229-777-0444

farm tools; post striking anvil; meal bin; wood tool boxes; vises and cradles; furniture; more. Bill Blairsville 706-897-

w/instruction, lots of 5: $85. Call for info. Bill Timmerman Harlem 803-640-6265

huge barn, large creek plus garage. Has year round spring.

double wide home: $475k /all. Utilities gas, water, electric.

Dwight McDonough 706-498- Located in Powder Springs,

3325

Brownsville Rd: $125,000.00

Martin gourds for sale. Larry Heard Chula 229-402-0375

0106 Crosscut

saw:

$50;

child's

Converse waders, size 11: $40; large dog igloo: $50; all

HANDICRAFTS AND SUPPLIES

peddle tractor, Ford, JD/IH, re- leather cowboy boots, size stored: $350. Others available. M7.5: $50; new deer stand, Wayne Warner Robins 478- needs seat: $50; hangable

4-Leaf clovers are lucky. Real clovers laminated with

953-3241 Double ox yoke. Hand made,

cages: call for prices. B. Maynard Cleveland 706-865-5945

per acre. DC Edmonson Cobb 19.85 acres wooded land for County 678-758-8923 sale. Zoned AG. Diagonally
across from Lake Oconee. 93acres w/frontage on US Stream on property. 1300 feet HWY 80, w/creek, pond, well, of road frontage on Old turkey, deer & duck, also inPhoenix Road. H.N. Ralston cluding 71.5acres of mature Putnam County 706-473-3119 timber, mostly hardwood:

decorations. Makes very nice in mint condition, approx. gifts. Be ready for St. Patrick's 100lb old. Will send pictures Day. Call before 8pm, leave upon request. Alex Glennville message. Chris Colley Lo- 912-237-3808

Introduction to Beekeeping, March 11 & 18. Learn everything to get started in beekeeping: $50/person. Bees &

$335,000. James Beck Twiggs County 478-747-3599
Mid-1800s heart cypress

ganville 770-466-2173

For sale, cash only square

equipment options available.

farmhouse for sale w/lot,

Afghans all sizes and all col- nails, wooden knobs & other

ors up to king size: $20-$50. misc hardware for furniture:

M. Pursley 253 Ryan Rd reasonable. John Powder

Winder Ga. 30680 678-979- Springs 404-805-0978

0057

For sale: Antique pointed

All types of chair caning, re- fruit/orchard ladder in great

finishing & repairs. James condition.18 feet.: $350. South

Lewis Perry 478-987-4243

Fulton area. Call or text: Birgit

Beautiful emerald green emu Bolton Atlanta 404-783-2045

eggs, cleaned & blown out. Jackie Paul Conyers 770-5971510

Mule-drawn hay rack; cross cut saw; cast iron wash pot; Champion shop blower. Ken-

Chair and rocker caning of all neth Keller Toccoa 706-886-

kinds; also wicker and rattan 8754

repair. Over 40 years of experi-

ence. Duke Dufresne Statham

CANNING

Fisher GrandPa Bear wood heater, like new. Will heat 2200sqft home. Only used a few times, then wrapped and put into storage. Bob Brookshire Monroe 404-895-6469

Come join us. Northeast Georgia Mountain Beekeepers Association Clarkesville/Toccoa www.negabeekeeping.com

acreage TBD, or to be moved. Excellent for restoration for retreat or primary residence. Dewel Lawrence Vienna 229322-4048

REAL ESTATE

202.5 acres: $2000/acre. Hills and hollows with red &

FARMLAND FOR

SERVICES All farm property listed within
this category (for sale or rent/lease) must consist of 10 acres or more. Out-of-state subscribers owning farm property within Georgia are
allowed to advertise in this category. Real estate agents, businesses, brokers or dealers

white oak, American beech, hickory & pine. Deer, turkey, pig. S. Broussard Stewart Co 770-778-8682
21.68ac w/barn, well, greenhouse, creek, & pasture: $260,000. J. Henshaw Rydal 770-386-3144

RENT/LEASE
Christian family of four looking for hunting land to lease 50+ acres. Jimmy Adairsville 678-918-0424

H: 770-725-2554 or C: 706340-5523
Chair caning in Tiger. Please call for estimate. Donald Becker Rabun County 770-8079783
Memory Bears made out of your loved ones clothing. Call for more info. Sherry McDaniel Buford 770-366-1306
Vintage hand-braided rug, 104in diameter, minor separation. Perfect for lodge or cabin: $125 OBO. Call/text after 5pm. A. Hollis Milledgeville 706829-3759

SUPPLIES
Lots of clean mason jars for canning quarts, pints, half pints, regular and large mouth: $3/doz. Lawson Hooper Covington 770-354-0406
OTHER
55gal food-grade stainless steel; 55gal metal burn barrels; 55gal food-grade plastic barrels; 275/330gal plastic totes; also tote cages. Tom Allanson Cumming 678-231-2324

Inman Antique Expo, March 4-5 - antique tractors, trucks, equipment, working exhibits including sawmill, planing mill, shingle mill, blacksmith, grist mill, more. 283 Hill's Bridge Rd Fayetteville, GA 30215. www.mintersfarm.com 770461-2840
Meyers pecan cracker: $500; Turner Walker table saw: $75 or best offer. Jesse Littlejohn Yatesville 770-468-8607

that sell land on a commission basis are not eligible to advertise.
FARMLAND FOR SALE
10ac & Cape Cod near Toccoa Falls, 1000ft Chattahoochee border, 4ac cleared, topsoil intact, hardwoods. City water/gas crossing property. GA Power trenched transformer excess capacity: $330,000. John Summerville, SC 843-291-1126

38 beautiful acres, on highway, city water, natural gas, 3phase power, creek, pond, shop, adjoining 5 acres, large home, horse barn. Charles Wellham Barrow County 470273-1698
45.5 acres, 20 acres open. Fronts Ga. Highway 37, near Morgan. Spring-fed stream: $3500/acre. Jim Andrews Edison 229-835-2483 jtajr51@yahoo.com
48.7ac w/2ac pond, barndominium w/unique features,

BOARDING FACILITIES
The Georgia Animal Protection Act requires boarding and breeding facilities to be licensed. A current license number must be submitted with notices for publication in the "Boarding Facilities" category. Notices submitted without this information will not be published. For more information, please call the GDA Equine

FARM ANTIQUES
7hp Hercules; 2hp Whittie. W.C. Quarles Dawsonville 706-344-7595
Metal simple trees for mules, (2) sets. Mule harness $60; simple trees: $50 OBO. Joe Yeargin Dallas 770-778-3441

7,000gal poly tank w/2in outlet: $2500; (3) 3,000 bu grain bins w/floor: $1000; set 12-row KMC markers: $1500. William Pinehurst 478-954-5903
Brinkmann professional dual zone charcoal grill, never used: $150. Can text pictures. David Fairmount 770-796-2555

Mule drawn cane grinder and syrup kettles for sale. Charles Jackson Collins 912-693-5703
Super sack's Bulk Bag, 35in X 35in X 35in: $10/bag. Discount for multiple bags purchased. Call for more info. Jeff Jefferson 706-215-1025

11.2ac, cypress log cabin, completely fenced, two out buildings, drive-thru barn, Harrison school district, no liens, two highway entrances: $1.45 million. Sam Saliba Cobb County 770-514-1431

barn/shop w/3ph power: $585,000. Finance w/10%.Text please. Ed Ellard Newborn 770-330-7800
72acres, 100acres, 140acres, Lexington (UGA). One on US 78: $3400 to $3900 per acre. Hartwell Mayfield Oglethorpe County 770-540-4705

Health Division, 404.656.3713.
Lush pasture horse boarding on 60-acre family farm in South Gwinnett County. Riding Trails $250 month. Text for more info. Red Arrow Ranch. Lilburn 703-9634696

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FARM SERVICES

Honeybee services: Local overwintered 5 frame nucs

20+ years experience w/all types tractor/bobcat farm/residential work, bush hogging & mowing, fertilizing, clearing & plowing, seeding/drainage,

available. On-site beehive management. Bee swarms removed. Olivia Menard Lawrenceville 770-313-2829 OliviaMenard@Mail.com

roads/driveways, grading & Lakes/ponds built, repaired,

erosion control, pasture land new pipe systems, land clear-

maintenance. Will travel. W. ing, swamps drained, creeks

Finch Conyers 770-714-7464 rerouted, drainage problems,

25 years experience in farm, tractor & Bobcat work, bush hogging/lawn mowing, grading/clearing, plowing/garden,

wetlands restoration, bush hogging home sites. Tim Harper Peachtree City 770-5271565

deer plots, fence/heavy equip- Loader/backhoe, grading,

ment welding, post holes. Lar- bush hogging, aeration, tree

ry Houston Covington 770- cutting, branch trimming,

235-3082/770-235-3782

pruning, lawn mowing, leaf

33 years of experience heavy/light grading,land clearing, Lakes/pond build or repairs. Riding arenas build or repair, laser grading, no-till

mulching, chain saw & blade sharpening. Rockdale and surrounding counties. G. Kelecheck Conyers 770-5974878

drilling, bushhog, driveways, pipe installation, homesites. Greg Hammett Sharpsburg 404-392-5918

Mobile welding service all types of welding, certified, 45 years of experience. Call for details. Within 60mi.

38 years' experience: horse Campbell's Welding, Randy

arenas laser graded, tree Campbell Griffin 678-603-

clearing, driveways built/re- 0175

graded, gravel, barns graded,

drainage correction, trucking, Portable sawmill service, 25

demolition. Luke Butler yrs experience, quality work.

Braselton 770-685-0288

Prices start at: $0.65/BF or

44 years of experience. Bush hogging, light clearing, grading, potholes, gardens, food plots, aerating, fertilizing,

hourly rates are available. Stanford Farm and Saw Service, Bruce Stanford Jones County 478-256-5763

seeding, discing, hauling, Russell Bermuda sprigging

fence removal, etc. Rick Alli- service no till or plant by

son Buford 678-200-2040

plow. Perfect for livestock in-

Ag/farm fencing, all types installed & repaired. 14yrs experience. Land management services: consulting, mowing, seeding, food plots, wildlife

cluding cattle & horses. Call us to learn more today. Covering all of Northeast Georgia. Taylor Catalano Toccoa 706-3913560

habitat. Casey Kent Good

Hope 678-446-8520

Spring Vegetable Planting Chart

Days to Vegetable Maturity

Asparagus

2nd year

Planting Dates
Jan. 15-Mar. 15

Beans, bush pole lima pole lima

50-60 65-75 65-75 80-85

Mar. 15-May 1 Mar. 15-May 10 Mar. 15-June 1 Mar. 15-June 1

Beets Broccoli

55-65 60-80

Feb. 15-April 1 Feb. 15-March 15

Butterpea

70

April 1-May 1

Cabbage Cantaloupe

70-120 80-90

Jan. 15-Mar. 15 Mar. 20-June 20

Carrot

70-95 Jan. 15-March 20

Cauliflower

60-75

Mar. 1-April 1

Collards
Corn, yellow white bi-color
Cucumber: slicing pickling gynoecious
Eggplant

55-85 65-90 65-90 65-90
50-65 50-65 50-65 75-90

Feb. 1-March 15 Mar. 15-June 1 Mar. 15-June 1 Mar. 15-June 1
April 1-May 15 April 1-May 15 April 1-May 15 April 1-May 15

Seeds/ Plants per
100 ft.
50 roots
1/2 pound 1/2 pound 1/2 pound 1/2 pound
1 ounce 100 plants 1/2 pound
100 plants 1 ounce
1/2 ounce
100 plants
1/2 ounce 1/4 pound 1/4 pound 1/4 pound
1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 50 plants

Spacing Rows per
plants
36" x 18"-24"
36" x 2"-4" 36" x 4"-12" 36" x 3"-4" 36" x 6"-8"
18"-36" x 2" 36" x 12" 36" x 3"-4"
36" x 12" 60" x 36"
18-36" x 2"-3"
36" x 12"
36" x 8"-16" 36" x 12"-18" 36" x 12"-18" 36" x 12"-18"
60" x 12" 60" x 12" 60" x 12" 36" x 24"

Depth to
Plant
6" 1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2"
1/2"
1"-1 1/2"
1" 1/4"
1/2" 1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2"
1/2"-3/4" 1/2"-3/4" 1/2"-3/4"

AM Horsemanship. Mobile professional horse training, 30 years' experience. Working initiate colts, horse behavior issues, etc. For more info, call 678-308-4002

Kale Lettuce Mustard

50-70 60-85 40-50

Feb. 1-Mar. 10 Jan. 15-Mar. 1 Jan. 15-April 1

1/2 ounce 1/4 ounce 1/2 ounce

36" x 8"-16"

1/2"

18"-36" x 8-12"

1/8"

18"-36" x 2"

1/2"

Bush hog your pasture or field or till your garden. Larry

Okra

55-65

April 1-June 1

1 ounce

36" x 12"

1"

Boatright Dallas 678-386-1466 State wide brush cutting. Bush hog, rotary mow, Underbrush clearing, small garden and food plot, harrow tree clearing, brush cleanup,

Onion, green dry bulb

60-90 100-120

Jan. 1-Mar. 15 Jan. 1-Mar. 15

300 plants 300 plants

18"-36" x 3" 18"-36" x 3"-4"

and plow, bale square hay. Monroe County area. Jimmy Waldrep Forsyth 478-9515563

bush hogging, property and fence lines, overgrown areas. Thomas Bowlin 678972-4647

Peas: garden (English) edible pod

60-70 60-70

Jan. 15-Feb. 15 Jan. 15-Feb. 15

1 pound 1 pound

36" x 2" 36" x 2"

1"-2" 1"-2"

Coyote & hog control, day or night, fully suppressed, thermal scopes: free. Servicing all of GA. Very experienced. Zeb Brown Dallas 678-873-6234

Stump grinding. Call today for your free estimate. Military and Senior discounts. Billy Swafford Comer 706343-7425

Southern
Peppers, bell hot hot-sweet

60-70
65-80 65-95

April-Aug. 10
April 1-June 1 April 1-June 1 April 1-June 1

1/2 pound
50 plants 50 plants 50 plants

36" x 3"-4"
36" x 24" 36" x 24" 36" x 24"

1"-2"

Dry kiln available. Bring your own lumber to dry. Live edge

EMPLOYMENT

slabs and lumber available.

Elm, Poplar, Oak and Pine on Farm Help Needed and Seek-

Potatoes, Irish Sweet

70-90 90-120

Jan.15-Mar. 1 April 15-June 15

12 pounds 100 plants

36" x 12" 36" x 12"

4"-5"

hand. Craig Darsey Griffin ing Farm Employment ads

678-572-3160

must be related to agricultural

Farm 911 Signs-Farm Safety and Emergency Signage. An

farm work. Ads submitted for domestic help, companions, baby sitters, housekeepers,

information source for greater etc. will not be published.

peace of mind. Website:

Pumpkin, tiny pie type small large

85-120 85-120 85-120 85-120

May 15-July 1 (Depending on maturity date)

1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce

72" x 48"

1"

72" x 48"

1"

72" x 48"

1"

72" x 48"

1"

www.farm911signs.com Daren Sue Truex Cumming 678-6286767

FARM HELP NEEDED

Farm fence specialist - instal- Farm help wanted. Looking

lation, paint, pressure-wash & for part or full-time worker for

repair. Serving NE Georgia. general farming: tractor, cattle.

Dan Gilbert Cumming 229- Johns Creek Area. $17/hr. Call

325-3163

or text. M. Embry Duluth 678-

For land improvement: Geor- 471-6999

gia Chew Crew in need of Farm manager needed. Look-

giant
Radish
Spinach
Squash: summer (zuchini)

85-120 25-30 40-45
40-55

Jan. 15-April 1 Jan. 15-Mar. 15
April 1-May 15

1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce
1/2 ounce

72" x 48" 24" x 1" 18"-36" x 2"
36" x 24"

1" 1/2" 1/2"-3/4"
1"-2"

rental pasture with overgrowth, ing for a full time farm manag- winter
water, power, 5+ acres. Op- er having experience w/hay

85-120

April 1-July 1

1/2 ounce

60" x 36"

1"-2"

tional lease/own. Have own operation/general farm duties. Tomato: cherry

camper and fencing. Georgia Pay based on experience. Chew Crew Danielsville 706- Email resume. Waverly Hall

grape

70-90 70-90

Mar. 25-May 1 Mar. 25-May 1

50 plants 50 plants

48" x 24" 48" x 24"

254-7717

info@woodcraftbymacdonald.-

Hauling horses or horse com

transportation, new 2022 two- Holstein dairy farm looking for

determinate indeterminate

70-90 70-90

Mar. 25-May 1 Mar. 25-May 1

50 plants 50 plants

48" x 24" 48" x 24"

horse trailer. Any distance, assistant herdsman. Nancy Turnip
anytime. Call for more info. AM Clark Madison 706-818-2204

40-60

Jan. 15-April 1

1/2 ounce

18"-36" x 2"

1/2"

Horsemanship 678-308-4002 Looking for someone to do Watermelon: lg.

80-90

Mar. 20-May 1

1 ounce

72" x 36-48"

1"-2"

Stumps ground neatly below repair on wood on inside of

ground level, free estimate and house, upper level. Have all

reasonably priced. Glen Whit- tools and equipment to do job.

ley Bethlehem 770-867-2718 Text me. Free estimate. Harris

or 770-307-7098

Jefferson 706-338-3165

round small

80-90

Mar. 20-May 1

1 ounce

72" x 36-48"

80-90

Mar. 20-May 1

1 ounce

72" x 36-48"

A

Adapted from the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service

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FARM HELP

3pt. hitch post whole digger. ISO rear end with locking dif- Looking for game rooster Want 24-30inch grist mill, Wanted someone w/green5ft or 6ft landscapers rake, ferential for 3000 series Ford (chicken) and hens. Hennies preferably rotted from ele- house space to grow tomato

NEEDED

rock rake. Within 80 miles of diesel tractor. Would consider (brown, black, white, red.) Ter- ments. Will pay reasonable seedlings. I will provide seeds,

Macon. Ask for Billy. L. Mathis complete rear section, ring and ry Edins Riverdale 770-478- price and pick up. H.J. Hine trays, deliver and pick up. I will

Honest, mature person to Macon 478-954-7911

pinion set or whole tractor for 0900 or 478-390-2847

Conyers 404-310-6490

pay for your time. Jon Davis

maintain property and equip-

parts Mike Cardwell Com-

Atlanta 678-300-3787

ment. Salary based on experience. 1BR furnished house included. Drug test required. L. Simmons Conyers 770-6056107
Someone needed to work on

Cash paid for older axes and hatchets, individually or collections. Any condition, with or without handles. Rusty old tools still desired. Doug Blackburn Augusta 404-702-9581

merce 404-312-8804
Looking for 9ft or larger 3pt hitch disc harrow. Gabe Pierce Roswell 404-5671909

a broiler farm. Salary & hous-

Looking for Jennies or Jacks Want to buy Rooster Spur

within 100 miles. Wayne Luck Pepper plants in the Newnan

Cumming 678-886-4640

area. Larry Brown 404-578-2178

Grantville

Wanted United Farm Tools 5000 series no till grain drill for

Want to buy stock trailer, parts or individual parts for

bumper pull, 14-16ft long. drill. Mainly need double disc

Kendall Morris Barnesville openers & coulter. Justin Gay

ing. No drugs or alcohol. Ed- Hay for cows wanted. James

770-358-6800

Broxton 912-592-9973

ward Lewis Blue Ridge 706- Elrod Gainesville 770-536- Looking for a New Holland

Want to buy whole fig pre-

633-7056

1798

L555 skid steer running or not

serves. I will pick up and pay

with Kubota engine reasonable

for several jars of your home- Wanted: 7.3 diesel truck, any

SEEKING FARM EMPLOYMENT

Hunting lease wanted: established hunting club

priced. Brian Garrett Franklin 770-328-5212

made preserves. Jon Davis At- year. Cody Lewis Adrian 478-

Looking for signed or un- lanta 678-300-3787

290-0986

WANTED 50y/o adult male looking for
farm work. Years of experience in tractor work, bush hogging, carpentry & fencing. Michael Martin Thomaston 678-416-1424

searching for acreage to lease near Monticello. All small & large tracts considered. Dan Ergle Snellville 770-921-2701 or 770-3801180
I would like to buy 5-10 acre farm or property for green-

Looking for a portable band saw mill; also looking for mini skid steer. Kenneth Taylor Cleveland 706-224-6169
Looking for an International Harvester tractor, something between a 766 and a 966 in size. Prefer something ready to

signed pottery. I am especially interested in Meaders and anything from north GA. Will buy one piece or entire collection. Stan Clark Maysville 770-654-8422
Looking to purchase bee equipment and honey pro-

Wanted - 3 to 6-ton grain bin. If you have one to sell call. Cliff Hampton 404-273-9516
Wanted - JD 6330 or 6430 tractor 4WD w/loader & cab, low hrs, in excellent condition. Hugh Hosch Auburn 770-7893258

Wanted: Agri-Alert 2400 poultry house alarm system. Marcus Dyer Calhoun 931-8081122 or 678-725-1959
Wanted: male full blooded Boer goat. Must be butthead.

house operation in or around work. Chuck Phillips Royston cessing equipment. Justin Wanted - serger machine, any 6 months to 2 years old. Ask

Henry County. Please text. 678-414-2313

Berrong Hayesville, NC 828- model, near Cobb or Cherokee for Hobert. H.N. Ralston

Items wanted in all Classified D.J. Sanders Hawkinsville

557-9448

counties. Bobbie Garrison Eatonton 706-473-3119

Categories will be advertised here.
1957-1962 Ford 861 PowerMaster tractor wanted. I want good condition, ready to work. Richard Ivey Eatonton 706-

478-335-9379
I'm looking for a green peanut harvester machine, in good condition. Carl Little Seffner, FL 813-390-6707

Looking for any free or cheap poultry - chicken, duck, turkey, geese, emu; also looking for cheap rabbits. Michael Phippen Newnan 770-755-8702

Old or broken down cattle,

goat or hog trailers. Ball hitch

or gooseneck type. They do

not have to be in working or-

der.

Randy

Wilkes

Watkinsville 706-202-8988

Woodstock 404-403-4102
Wanted Hunting lease on 100-300 acres in either Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Turner or Wilcox County. Sam Robinson Lake City, FL 386-365-6765

Wanting to have a pole barn built 40-foot wide x 36-foot deep. Phil Bowen Powder
Spring 678-773-8736

473-0140

Looking for cow pasture to

In search of a New Holland lease with fencing and water Someone in Southwest Geor- Wanted: 28- to 32-foot wind-

Comfrey rootings. I am look- skid steer such as LS180, source in north Charlton or gia to sharpen used peanut mill working or not. Will take Would like to buy a good utili-

ing for some comfrey rootings. L185, LS190, etc. Cash in south Brantley counties. Call blades. Text or call. James down. Name your price. Mike ty trailer, 6ft by 8ft. Leave mes-

Heath Kirby Cumming 770- hand. Connor Power Monroe or text. Joe Phelps Folkston Gaston Americus 229-938- King Cherry Log 706-889- sage. L. Durden Monticello

354-5374

404-989-2306

912-276-4560

9115

3170

706-468-1834

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just getting more and more frequent," Itle said. Overhead irrigation systems are the most widely used by
Georgia growers for freeze protection of blueberries by coating the bushes with a layer of ice as temperatures dip. Itle explained that although the plants are covered in ice, the method creates an exothermic reaction generating 1-2 degrees in temperature from the water changing into ice, just enough to protect the plants' buds. Also, water has to be sprayed continuously during the freeze to keep the process going.
"Basically, the entire time that has the freezing temperatures, you keep the water running, and the water continues to coat the plant over and over and over, and each time it changes from liquid to solid, it releases a few degrees of heat," Itle explained.
Brandon Wade with Alma Nursery and Berry Farms welcomed any help the research could provide him and other growers. He said overhead irrigation is the most used method in Georgia for freeze protection, but it has limited usage. Weather conditions dictate whether it can be used. It does not work well in windy conditions, low humidity, or if the temperature stays below 32 F for several days.
An example Wade gave was a zero-wind freezing event

where the temperature drops to 31 F for five hours, requiring a continuous water spray of one-tenth per acre, per hour to protect plants. Anything colder or lasting longer would require more water.
"And the limitation on most people's systems is either two-tenths or 2.5 tenths of an inch per acre per hour, so we are still bound by a limit," Wade said. "I think last March that a lot of us blueberry growers found where that limit was. We had low humidity, higher wind freeze that got all the way down in some areas to 22 degrees that night that really tested and showed the flaws of some of our irrigation systems."
The Highland bush blueberry variety is most affected by cold snaps because it blooms early. One option is to grow hardier varieties, like Rabbiteye, that bloom later. Wade, who also serves as president of the Georgia Blueberry Exchange, said all growers know this and most grow different varieties, but Highland berries get a better price.
"We're kind of hedging our bets, and we have some early stuff, some mid-season stuff and some late stuff," Wade said. "The issue is that all of us farmers know that the better price point for fruit is earlier in the season, so there is a much

bigger push to continue planting these earlier varieties that require freeze protection, even though it's a risky move."
Wade noted that blueberry growers have had to consider freeze protection more than they did ten years ago. With the freezes of 2017 and last year as examples, Wade thinks freeze protection will have to be considered each year. He added that growers learn from each freeze and are developing better methods with help from the UGA Extension Service while private industry designs more efficient irrigation equipment.
Itle's research in nanocellulose coverage is part of the search for better methods and techniques to protect blueberry plants. Her work will take a few years to complete, and it has yet to make it beyond the lab.
Regardless, she said growers are open to the possibilities. Itle said they have a lot of questions about whether it could be used in combination with overhead irrigation or be able to protect plants after they bloom.
"No one seems to think it's crazy," Itle said. She later added, "I think there's a little skepticism, but also hopeful `Hey, maybe this could be something else that could help."

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dropped in the mid-20s in south Georgia. Vegetable and peach growers experienced losses from the cold weather, but blueberry growers particularly hit hard, with about half the crop lost.
"You remember then we went through a long period of above normal temperatures before that, so the plants were like, `I'm ready to go,' then we went back into a colder pattern, and there were some areas of frost," she said. "Those plants were pretty far along, and some

were even past the blooming stage and had small fruit, which is very sensitive to temperatures."
Knox explained that although average temperatures are rising, individual cold outbreaks can still occur with specific weather patterns. But she added that overall, warmer winters are having an effect.
"As temperatures get warmer, and winter is the season that's getting the warmest most quickly in Georgia, but all seasons are warm-

ing up, so that's definitely going to affect the chill hours accumulation, and if you look over the last 10 years, almost every year the chill accumulation has been below the long-term average because we're on this rising curve of temperatures," Knox said.
"Farmers can adapt to that by planting varieties that take fewer chill hours, and they're doing that, but it's kind of like hitting a moving target."

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Fun on the Farm!

An acre of activities for young people.

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Georgie's Drive Thru
the Ocmulgee Mounds
Hello! I'm Georgie, the Georgia Grown mascot. I travel the state of Georgia promoting our #1 industry, agriculture! A few weeks ago, Ginny and I traveled to the Ocmulgee Mounds in Macon and discovered how people lived and farmed there for thousands of years.
The first English explorers called the river nearby "Ochese Creek," and the people who lived there were Ochese Creek Indians, which was later shortened to Creek Indians. The Native Americans called themselves Muscogee, and the "creek" was renamed the Ocmulgee River. It's amazing to think, but the Ocmulgee Mounds were all built by hand with people toting baskets of dirt from nearby to create these towering structures. The base of the Great Ceremonial Mound is 100 yards wide by 90 yards long. At 90 feet tall on one side, we could see downtown Macon from the top. Mounds of different sizes and uses are scattered throughout the flood plain of the Ocmulgee River south of town, including the Lamar Mounds on the west side of the interstate. Across a small creek from the visitor's center is the Earth Lodge, discovered during excavations led by Dr. Arthur Kelly and reconstructed with help from the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.

The Earth Lodge at the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park in Macon is a reconstructed council chamber of the Mississippian culture. This building's walls and ceiling were reconstructed in the late 1930s. The clay floor is the original floor built by native people dating to the year 1015. (Special Photo)

Recipes for Tiny Tasters!

Easy Jet No Bake Cookies

These no bake cookies are super easy to make and are a treat enjoyed by horses and humans!

Ingredients 1/2 cup peanut butter 3/4 cup powdered sugar 3/4 cup milk 1 cup quick or old fashioned uncooked oats 3/4 cup unsweetened puffed wheat or
granola 1/4 dried apple chips crunched into small
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Directions 1. Combine peanut butter, sugar and milk,
mixing well. 2. Stir in the remaining ingredients. 3. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls onto wax
paper. Let stand until firm.
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Celebrating Equine Day at the Capital
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, First Lady Marty Kemp, Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper and members of the Georgia General Assembly honored youth equine champions Feb. 7 at the State Capitol in Atlanta. Each February the Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Equine invites youth aged 19 and younger who've excelled in world, national, or state horse shows the previous year to gather at the capitol for recognition. Learn more online at http://gaequinecommission.com/. (Photos by Nick Vassy/Sunbelt Rodeo Queen Pageant)

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22,, 2023

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, left, pose with Holt and Sara Morgan Sapp, Georgia 4-H members from Burke County, along with First Lady Marty Kemp. The brother and sister were recognized for their accomplishments at the Georgia State 4-H Horse Show. Their parents are are Peyton and Pam Sapp.

Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper meets Stella Salter and Laine Ross during Georgia Equine Day at the Capital, sponsored by Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Equine.

Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper poses with the 2022 Sunbelt Rodeo Princesses named at last fall's Sunbelt Agriculture Expo in Moultrie. The princesses serve as ambassadors and spokeswoman to help promote a positive image and awareness of the importance that the equine industry plays in the state of Georgia. Front row from left: Tiny Miss Sunbelt Rodeo Princesses Stella Salter and Laine Ross. Back row from left: Harper; Tess Salter, Jr. Miss Sunbelt Rodeo Princess; Taylor Steinberg, Little Miss Sunbelt Rodeo Princess; Kaylin Franklin, Miss Sunbelt Cowgirl Up Princess; and Natalie Ross, Miss Sunbelt Rodeo Princess.

Georgia Citrus Growers: Conference to highlight Georgia Citrus potential

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looks like the largest yet, with over 300 attendees expected. Also, the conference will have more vendors than ever.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made it a point to mention citrus as an up-and-coming commodity in the state during his address at the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie last year.
Savelle, who was among the first to start a commercial citrus operation in Georgia, said this year's conference would reflect the increased interest and how far along citrus has come.
"We used to just totally rely on Florida to provide our speakers, but we've been able to migrate towards having some experience in Georgia to lean on," she said. "Like the panel this year will be Georgia folks, not Florida folks."
The panel discussion at the conference will have Georgia growers and researchers focus on the December freeze event when an Artic vortex arrived on Christmas Eve and dropped temperatures in the low 20s and teens across

much of south Georgia for several days. Savelle said a lot of trees were lost during
the freeze, which will affect supply this year. She said some growers were able to save some trees using overhead irrigation, but the length of the cold temperatures killed a significant number of trees.
"If they didn't have frost protection, they likely lost their trees, so we're getting some folks reestablished with trees. We'll probably have a shortage this year because there will be people replanting," Savelle said.
In the early years, the challenge was to build the GCA by adding members and attracting attention from commercial service and product providers to support the citrus sector in Georgia. This year, Savelle said the goals include establishing a commodity commission, in which growers will self-assess a fee from their harvest to fund research and marketing initiatives.
Savelle added more work is needed to create citrus commodity commission, but it is something that everyone believes is needed.

"We've got a lot of small growers in Georgia, we've got five nurseries in Georgia, and we've got two packing sheds, so we have to flesh out the definition of who will be the voting people on the commission," Savelle said. "Everybody's on board, and we've gotten a lot of support from our legislators and the (Georgia) Department of Agriculture."
Another goal is to establish a budwood program for Georgia. A budwood program certifies that trees grown in nurseries are disease free. Florida, California and other states with citrus crops have established budwood programs. Savelle said discussions are ongoing.
"We've had people that didn't know that it's really a necessity to plant certified trees and not field graft or graft the trees your own because that's just that's just grounds for disease," she said.
As the industry grows, there will be a greater focus on disease control. Savelle said that growers should be diligent in spotting diseased trees in their groves and destroy

them. In the past, homeowners who were unsure about their trees could get testing from Florida. Savelle said they would soon be able to send trees for testing to the labs at the UGA Tifton Campus once it receives proper certifications.
Overall, Savelle said Georgia citrus is in a great position to grow. She said more work is needed to develop the market and look toward diversifying the crop from the majority-grown satsuma citrus.
"We're at the point where we're starting to see it. You've jumped on the end of the springboard long enough, and it's time to take that dive," she said. "I feel very positive about where we are. We've got the universities involved, we've got the extension service involved, and we've got the Georgia Department of Agriculture and our legislators. It is coming together."
For more information about Georgia Citrus and the upcoming annual conference, go to www.georgiacitrusassociation.org.