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AgTech Summit discusses next steps in using new technologies
By Jay Jones
jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov
Technological innovation in agriculture and food production promises to make the work more efficient. Attendees of the AgTech Summit in Macon addressed the obvious question: How do we use this new technology?
The Georgia Department of Economic Development hosted the summit on June 7 at Middle Georgia State University's Macon campus. Last month's first International Conference for Integrative Precision Agriculture held at the University of Georgia showcased new technologies and was presented by scientists and academic researchers. The AgTech Summit featured lenders and entrepreneurs working in agriculture to discuss ways to use the technology now and pave the way for its use in the near future.
In welcoming remarks, Dominic LaRiccia, director of field services at the Georgia Department of Agriculture, evoked the story of Adam and Eve, where God cast them out of the Garden of Eden. "Since the beginning of time, and thanks to Adam and Eve, we've had to take care of God's garden," he said.
"But we have to make sure the garden is here for future generations. That is sustainable agriculture. How do you achieve sustainable agriculture?" LaRiccia said. "With innovation. With technology. With precision. All of
The keynote panel at the Georgia AgTech Summit in Macon discussed how farmers and producers can take advantage of new technologies. From left to right: Jamal Lewis, Partnership for Inclusive Innovation; Krisztian Varsa, Working Farms Fund; Kashi Sehgal, founder and CEO of Retaaza; Lily Baucom, Georgia Foundation for Agriculture; and Alex McLemore, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. (Georgia Center of Innovation/Bonnie Moret)
these things will work together to make sure that 150 years from now, generations will have somewhere to plant and grow and harvest and process the food, fiber, and fuel this country needs."
During the keynote panel discussion, the moderator, Jamal Lewis, Economic Opportunity manager for Georgia's Partnership for Inclusive Innovation, asked the panel what changes are needed now to foster innovation
in agriculture. Kashi Sehgal, founder and CEO, Retaa-
za, specializes in supply chain efficiency and reducing food waste. She said better coordination between food distributors and farmers could benefit both.
"We are at a place and time where we can create something like this. It may be a public-private partnership, but why can't we create something that leads the nation in how we treat our farmers, educate our farmers, and handle the food waste," Sehgal said. "If we would sell the food that goes to waste here in Georgia, just by farmers, our industry dollars would skyrocket. Thirty percent of food grown here goes to waste, so think about that in terms of dollars and the impact it would have on local economies."
Alex McLemore, an Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College professor, addressed what farmers can do now with technology, especially small farm operations. McLemore leads an ABAC project to teach farmers to use advanced technology.
He said the key for today's farmers is using tools available now, knowing what kind of data from the operations would be useful, and then finding a way to collect the data to make informed business decisions.
"I think the one thing on a small farm to
See AGTECH SUMMIT, page 9
Georgia growers riding high on cotton boom during 2022 season
By Emily Cabrera The University of Georgia
Please deliver this paid subscription to: Published by the Ga. Department of Agriculture Tyler Harper, Commissioner
Georgia cotton growers are starting the 2023 season with a boost from near-record-breaking yields last year. The United States Department of Agriculture released final yield data in late May, confirming the second-highest yields on record, as University of Georgia cotton experts in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences forecasted.
"Our final number last year was 1,002 pounds per acre," said Camp Hand, assistant professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and cotton specialist for UGA Cooperative Extension. "The record was set in 2012 with 1,091 pounds per acre, so it was a very close second."
Cotton ranks No. 1 in production value among row and forage crops in Georgia and second in the nation, according to the 2023 Ag Snapshots report produced by the UGA Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development. On average, cotton contributes more than $1 billion annually to the state's economy.
See COTTON BOOM, page 16
Cotton growers had an exceptional year in 2022 with near record-breaking yields and high market prices for the state's top commodity crop. (UGA-CAES/Clint Thompson)
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'78 Int. 140, one point, cult, with bush hog and 6ft blade: painted, power steering. No
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1950 John Deere Model B series w/motor parts, needs assembly: $800. William Finch Conyers 770-714-7464
2017 Kubota L4701, 4WD. 47HP Gear drive. Well maintained. Always sheltered. Less than 300hrs: $23,900. Al
1962-2023, good condition. Lots of new parts. King B&B Harrows seal bearings: $4500. Earl Caldwell Cumming 470-
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2019 John Deere 5055E 4WD, loader, less than 200hrs, like new: $36,000; 5ft bush hog: $600; 4ft tiller: $500; equip-
Ford 801 Powermaster, 19621964, gasoline, (4) practically new tires, runs good, all hydraulics & PTO work. Comes
1960 601 Ford tractor, excellent condition, completely re-
ment trailer: $1850. Steve Ball Ground 678-283-8981
w/5ft bush hog & plow w/5 prongs: $4000 OBO. Bob Ma-
stored with documentation: $6000. Larry Butler Hazlehurst 912-347-7856
2019 John Deere tractor, model 5065 E, 4WD, cab, air and bucket, low hours. Roy
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Ford Major diesel, running, good sheet metal, ready to re-
1968 David Brown 4600, gas Gradick Pembroke 912-690- store: $3,500; also, masonry
engine, runs good, 2180hrs, 0132
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46hp, hydraulics work good, asking: $3500. Rodney Clark Lula 470-978-7085
1974 International Cub Cadet w/quick hitch & new back tires. Runs great: $5,000; Cole
2020 Massey Ferguson GC1723E, 4x4, 22.5HP DSL tractor, 17hrs, w/FL1805 loader, w/King Kutter II PTO driven tiller: $12,900. J.H. Barnett Long Creek SC 864-710-0562
sor: $150. Dean Adamson Sharpsburg 678-416-0325
Ford tractor 3610 3cyl diesel, always sheltered, power steering, lights. Comes with Bush Hog boom pole: $9500. Price
planter: $300; fertilizer distributor: $150. Tommy Vidalia 912245-8393
2022 John Deere 5065e w/520 loader, 4WD, open station, canopy, rear wheel
negotiable. Very good tractor. Call for details. Rembert Cragg Alto 706-499-8063
1983 John Deere 950, 1775hrs, w/Rhino 5ft bush hog & 16ft trailer, Yanmar 32hp
weights, high volume bucket, new, 5hrs. Larry Maney Baldwin 706-244-4348
JD 450C, late 60s model year. Runs good, minor work needed: $15,000. Walt Wells
diesel engine. Asking: $10,000/all, negotiable. Eddie Yatesville 404-503-2041
1985 JD 2755 diesel 75hp on PTO. In good condition, good rubber, well maintained w/8ft
2023 Kioti NS5310HST, 50hp, 13hrs, loaded tilt wheel, cruise, quick hitch loader ready grill guard canopy, 6yr warranty: $29,000. Gerry Milledgeville 478-457-6408
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John Deere 1020 gas, 40hp. Garden ready, ready to work. Always sheltered. 1962-1963 w/6ft box blade and 6ft rotary mower: $6,000. D. Gay
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1987 Massey Ferguson 1105, 5055E John Deere tractor 5793hrs showing, runs well,
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Macon 478-747-2248
5351
314-3502
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Massey Ferguson 1105 chore tractor, 120hp. Not pretty, will run harrows or bush hog. 10ft bush hog Included: $7500. Please call. Paul Brooklet 912-690-2832
Massey Ferguson 175, diesel w/3003hrs, solid, dependable,
8 row KMC strip till; John Deere 7100 6 row planter; Snider 300gal saddle tanks for John Deere; Newesco premium blue tanks 2200gal & 3000gal. Text. J. Payne Allentown 478-230-5372
8ft harrow: $400; ATV or 4 wheeler lift (jack): $100. Angelia Chambers Lizella 478474-1026
9-shank chisel plow: $600; 3pt hitch turn plow: $350; mule
Troy-Bilt 7hp tiller, new tires. Also have battery. Just out of shop, runs great: $500. Cripps Harlem 706-699-0092
PICKERS AND HARVESTERS
John Deere 9400 combine, 918 platform header, bin ext: $30,000 OBO. Jason Fortson Comer 706-338-6545
HAY AND FORAGE
Krone tedder 18ft. Very good condition, always sheltered. Used 4 cuttings last year: $1800; Krone 9ft cutter: $1500; Deutz 5ft drum mower: $800. Gene Lovett Tennille 478-552-7819
Massey Ferguson round baler, 4x4 string tie: $2500. Robert Steele Zebulon 770468-6425
MF1837 square baler,
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3ftx7ft manure spreader, pull behind, works great: $975. Text or call. Pictures available on request. Mark Morganton 843-902-2085
50gal sprayer w/3pt hitch 10ft boom & hand spray: $450. Puckett Moreland 770-3048421
Dodge sprayer, pull type, rebuilt motor and radiator, used
John Deere 466in motor 250hp recent rebuild, complete from fan to flywheel. Text. J. Payne Allentown 478-2305372
New, USA made tiller tines, (22) left, (22) right, fits multiple tillers. Slate Long Madison 706-318-0402
Stationary draw bar & front weight for Kubota tractor, 35hp, 155lb weight. Harold Mizell Mineral Bluff 706-3744691
no issues, w/7ft HD bush hog. drawn 22in disc surrey turn 2019 Massey Ferguson DM MF1745 round baler, MF1635 3 seasons, stainless steel 500-
Runs/drives & looks great: plow: $250. Ken Berry Stock- 246 disc mower, 7ft 11in cut. tedder, 12 bale grapple and gal tank: $6000. Three water
$8500. George Commerce bridge 770-206-0416
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Tractor, Ford 4000, gas, 4
Collari One-Pass heavy duty food plot planter. Till, plant, & pack. New: $13000. Charles
Got out of hay business, have extra blades: $8250. Scott Jackson 678-873-2581
$37,500 OBO. Ashley Ray 912432-0972
New Holland 450 Roll-Belt
$1000. Eddie McDonald Alma 912-632-8808
AG PARTS
(1) 5ft bucket for skid steer/loader: $500; (1) 18in bucket for John Deere; $300;
cylinder, good condition, new carburetor: $3500 firm. Wayman Jordan Douglasville 404245-9374
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Disk harrow; pull behind bushhog; planters; other implements: make an offer. Possible local delivery, leave number, email for pics/info. Dennis Snellville 770-310-6422
Claas 6-basket hay tedder. Excellent condition. Also, complete Power River corral system. Larry Young Tennille 478-232-6321
John Deere 435 bailer with kicker, converging wheels,
round baler, 4x5 bales. Computer tying system, bale ramp, gathering wheels, low usage. Bought new, always sheltered. Retiring: $15,000. John Mallory Woodland 706-674-2361
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(2) 480/70R30 rear tractor tires from John Deere 5520, good tread: $650/ea. Call or email for photos. Dan Waller Cumming hdwjr@att.net 770-
(1) 6ft bush hog mower, needs deck: $500. Barney Walker Fayetteville 770-461-7167
(1) Ford 2-bottom turning plow w/tail wheel; (1) large 3pt. hitch pond scoop; (1) 1bottom 14in turning plow; (1)
10ft Kuhn disc mower, fieldready: $6,500. Lewis Cronic Bishop 678-863-3207
5ft Bush Hog stump jumper: $975; grooming mower, 5ft, needs belt: $350; 16-disc channel frame cutting harrow: $975; 8-disc Bush & Bog harrow: $650. All good condition. Garmon Oats White 770-5488824
Bush Hog, 15ft: $9,000; ladder rack: $225; 500gal fuel tank: $500. Andy Hartwell 706-436-7031
Drag harrows, (1) 4X5.5ft for pulling behind ATV & (1) 8X4ft for tractor; also Oregon 511A chainsaw sharpener, great condition, used very little. Bill Braselton 770-231-4662
Dual disc bottom plow, connects to draw bar, 26in discs. This is very heavy metal, made by Athens Plow Co. Call/text for Information or pictures, Ron Jefferson 706-215-0707
Farmall Super A cultivator: $600. Includes scrap blade,
new chains & sprockets, 2yo PTO shaft, belts fairly new. Used for 4 cuttings last year. Very good condition $6500. Gene Lovett Tennille 478-5527819
John Deere 457 round baler late model has fire damage inside front half is fine hitch jack and PTO. Call/text. Mary Clark Newborn 770-919-7759
Krone Easy Cut 3200 pull behind mower: $6,000. Vincent Benefield Buchanan 678-6213845
New Holland Roll-Belt 450 baler. 4X5 bales, net wrap, great shape, always parked inside, used this spring: $17,000. Vincent Benefield Buchanan 678-621-3845
New Holland Roll-Belt 450 5x4, 1350 bales. Raymond McCoy Girard 478-569-4845
NH 256 Rolabar hay rake, no bends or welds. Currently in use, fair paint: $800. Ryan Baerne Nicholson 706-7572672
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(4) tires, 16.5l X 16.1 ag tires, used: $75/all. Can send pictures. Will Souder Carnesville 678-614-3569
10-36 tractor tire: $100; 2-row J.D. planters mounted on 3pt hitch tool bar: $200; 3pt hitch tool bar w/6 coil spring feet attached: $300. Bobby West Rutledge 706-717-0132
John Deere MX10 bevel gear. Part# DE19036, new: $800. Text or call. Chris Long Fayetteville 770-656-9529
F8-900 Husqvarna garden tiller, good condition. D. Blansit Trion 706-238-0465
72in grapple for John Deere tractors, hook & pin or global Euro hook in stock, made in the USA, can deliver for a fee. Raymond Villa Rica 404-2340786
ATV/UTV food plot accessories. Manual lift, disc plow, landscape rake, chisel plow, and s-tine plow. All Black Boar brand: $1100/all. Call or text. Shane Dacula 770-617-3320
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VEHICLES AND IMPLEMENTS
Cat 928G loader bucket, 3yd: $1000; KMC 6 row cultivator: $3000; Forest River ripper bedder, 4-row: $1500. Wayne Perry 478-972-2287
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16ft trailer, dove tail, 6ft 6in wide, standard pockets, tool box, manual winch: $900. Lynn Stanfield Fayetteville 770-
40ft LoadTrail, 15K axles: $14,500; 2019 30ft LoadTrail, air ride, 7K axles: $9,500. All w/mega ramps. Stacy Wrightsville 478-697-6377
John Deere Gator, TS, 1,034hrs, w/fiberglass top w/ (2) posts, dump bed w/cargo box. Ser# WO4X25DO 19573 Jul 07. Also w/4x6 metal garden trailer: $4,500. D. Gay Smithville 229-886-7405 or
20ft long, approx 70 pieces: $1.25/ft; misc connectors: $125/ea; sprinkler heads: $25/ea; pump: $1200. AA Farms Hartwell 706-376-8968
TOOLS AND
LAWN AND Dirt scoop, 3pt hitch: $300;
(4) ceiling fans: $20/ea; (10) sets of scaffolding: $25/ea;
CAT 953 1986 excellent running condition: $25,000. Mark Orchard Hills 678-552-7425
653-1852
2015 Hooper gooseneck deckover 20ft flat w/5ft dove-
Please specify if vehicles are in running condition.
229-846-5212
HARDWARE
(2) Electric welders for sale. Lincoln 225 stick welder: $200;
GARDEN Frigidaire dishwasher: $100.
Edwin Dallas Alpharetta 404641-0421
Hardee 5,1/2, HD, bush hog, 3, p.h., w/slip clutch: $650; King 8 disc harrow, VGC, little use: $650; A.P. 7-shank plow: $350. George Commerce
Cat 963, 1983, excellent condition: $22,500. Jim Anderson Turin 770-318-8089
Ford 8000 DT, 855 Case track loader, 850 Case track dozer w/6-way blade, 20k equipment trailer. All 1985.
tail, 7000lb axles, 2 jacks, 16ni tires, winch, spare, hitch lock, storage cage in front, treated floor, VGC: $7000. M. Wages Loganville 706-601-3451
5x13ft utility trailer w/loading ramp: $450; also 8x16ft equipment trailer: $700. Lamar Mu-
TRUCKS
1926 Woody on S10 frame w/Chevy 350, power brakes & steering, interior trimmed in hickory, exterior trimmed in oak: $21,000. Calls only. Michael Rydal 706-509-8576
Please specify if machinery is in running condition or not.
GARDEN TRACTORS
Campbell Hausfeld, runs off 110V, wire welder: $100; TroyBilt rear tine rotary tiller w/new engine: $300. Alfred Murray Conyers 470-383-3650
Hand tools and ladders for sale. Joseph Benise Fayetteville 770-634-1408
706-658-6081
KMC poultry house clean out machine, good condition, kept in dry. Call. Jamison Satterfield Dahlonega 706-265-5316
HEAVY EQUIPMENT
Please specify if equipment is in running condition or not.
Selling all together, asking: $53,500. Can send pictures, work ready. Terry Conyers 404-731-4106
TRAILERS
LIVESTOCK HANDLING AND HAULING
sic Waycross 912-283-8894
7x16 double axle w/ramps, all new tires: $1850; 6.5X15 double axle w/ramp: $1975; 3ftX11ft translucent panels: $5/ea; old produce scale: $300. Steve Canton 678-283-
1984 F250 /w429 engine & C6 TX, good shape, make good truck for pulling trailers. S. Hendricks Dublin 478-6763513
1988 Suburban, 6.2 diesel,
1978 model John Deere 318 mower, runs, mows well, 20HP, Onan engine (rebuilt 2007), extra tire, hood, 40inch deck, owners manual: $1000. Sam Robinson Lake City, FL 386-365-6765
Paslode framing nailer, never used, 6600 nails, case: $390; (2) bush hooks, like new: $60/ea; True Temper spade shovel: $15; pitch forks: $40 or $100/3; plow: $120. Sam Marietta 770-514-1431
8981
7X24 trailer, slide in ramps, lights, jack, (2) 3500lb axles, shelter kept: $4,975. Emily Kenney Vidalia 912-293-2890
4WD: call for pricing; John Deere ripper, off of 650 dozer: $10,000 OBO. Todd Grogan Montgomery, AL 334-3207315
20hp
Kubota
B8200
w/BF3000A loader, 4X4,
comes w/5ft brush cutter &
rake: $6900. David Amonette
Garfield 404-580-3414
Used Sears Craftsman 12in Bandsaw/sander, stand-up model, runs: $50 firm. Call for more information, no calls after 9PM. Rick Cumming 770-7150756
FORESTRY
16ft Gooseneck cattle trailer.
2005 Cadilac Escalade SUV, Bad Boy Rogue 61in cut, All types and size of trailers good for hauling, runs good, 999cc Kawasaki FX1000,
GENERATORS AND
Excellent working condition, for sale. Real reasonable. New good condition, white, good 100hrs, electric start: $8,500.
COMPRESSORS
AND LOGGING
tail lights, canvas top, new and used. L. Durden Monticel- paint, no dents, 132k mile: Lyn Nasworthy Swainsboro
EQUIPMENT
floor, (1) cut gate: $4000. lo 706-468-1834 Chase Douglas 912-331-3090
$8000. Curtis Smith Mansfield 478-494-4150 770-385-8845
Briggs and Stratton portable generators, gas, 6250 running
410 D Prentice loader, S# 51390, Cummins engine, on trailer w/delimber, runs well. Michael Joyner Perkins 706551-0217
Forestry mulcher 2022 Boleo, 73in demonstrator, like new, w/less than 100hrs: best offer. (New price was $29,999.) Jerry Thacker Milton 770-9261800
1996 Peterbilt model 330, 270 Cummins, 10 speed EatonFuller, 267,000mi & 22ft aluminum Eby cattle bed: $35,000. Robert Ogletree Carrollton 770-301-7352
W-W brand 20ft gooseneck cattle trailer. Good floor, tires and nice metal. Well kept trailer. Have pix to send. Josh Pennino Sparta 706-340-3146
Big Tex 6.5ftX12ft pull type trailer, wood floor, drop tail gate, shed kept, excellent condition. Tires nearly new. Leave message. Bobby Hawks Nicholson 706-983-0258
Single axle lowboy, need floor/lights. Wind up landing gear, usable w/3axel truck, good ramps, 22.5 lo-pro tires: $1000. Ken Forsyth 478-9543126
TRUCK ACCESSORIES
AND PARTS
(4) P275/65R18 Toyo open country tires mounted on Ford aluminum wheels w/24 stainless lug nuts. A lot of tread left on tires and wheels are like new: $1000. Jerry Newnan 404-272-6056
Gravely model #5465 walk behind. Kohler w/electric start. Mower, plow, sulky. Ready to work: $900 OBO. Ed Ellard Rome 770-330-7800
JD 717A ZTR, 48in, 49hp, VGC, one owner: $2000. Richard Ward Winston 770756-7297
LANDSCAPE TOOLS AND MATERIALS
watts, 8500 starting watts, brand new, never fueled. Model 030728, 2 available, estate sale: $750/ea. Tom Lord Alto 770-235-4263
Water-cooled Magnetek Century Electric, made in USA, 24073601, 40/50kW, 1068hrs: $12,500. David Echols Dahlonega 706-867-8481
BUILDINGS AND MATERIALS
Our roads lead to adventure.
1980s(?) truck hood, probably a Chevrolet, for sale. No dents, no rust, primered: $50. Can text photo. R. Conley Conyers 770-851-2623
Selling complete two bagger grass catching system from 42in Toro riding mower, manual included, good condition: $300 firm. Winnie Commerce 706-677-3300
Galvanized steel pipe, 24ft long, 2in diameter & plastic drain pipe, 19ft long, 10in diameter: $65/all. J.C. Mullins Cherokee Co 770-595-4987
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All metal camper top, white, double-side door, for long bed Chevy S-10, small Ford or Ranger or small Dodge. Charles Sawyer Mount Airy 706-768-4776
FARM SUPPLIES
IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT
Old barn, circa 1930 to be removed from property. Usable tin and old wood siding: $1000. Call for details, leave message. Can email photos. David Drexler Fitzgerald 229425-1871
DEL truck lift gate model
Tin from (2) 35ft X 250ft 5HP F&W well pump; Black chicken houses: free. One has
DL106630M, 12V hydraulic lift, 60in gate platform, fits flatbed
Hawk corn sheller; several hay spears; antique blow torch; ra-
little rust. Both must be removed from houses. Earl
truck or box truck: $250 OBO. Pictures available on request.
dial arm saw, 2HP. Charles Hill Commerce 706-540-3568
Smith Canton 678-371-6089
Tony Athens 706-286-2809
LUMBER
E-Z Rain irrigation traveler,
Res (4) Goodrich LT 285 Big Nelson gun, 660ft & 330ft Band-sawn lumber - pine or
R17 70, 85% rubber, mounted hoses: $2500; 6in Twist Lock hardwood; siding or framing
on Chevy wheels; (4) Open irrigation pipe: $150/ft; 2000gal and beams; oak trailer decking
Country LT 285 75 R16, 50% ploy storage tank, great shape: or blocking; T&G shiplap. Text
rubber. Roger Talmo 404-402- 2000. William Sparrow Pine- or call. Larry Moore Grantville
7673
hurst 478-954-5903
678-278-5709
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Livestock Sales and Events Calendar
APPLING COUNTY
COLQUITT COUNTY
GORDON COUNTY
1st & 3rd Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. at the Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle;
Every Thursday, 12:30 p.m.: Cattle,
Baxley Fairgrounds: Goats, sheep, feeder Moultrie Livestock Co., 1200 1st Street goats, sheep, slaughter hogs; Calhoun
pigs, hogs, calves, poultry and rabbits; NE, Moultrie. Call Randy Bannister,
Stockyard Hwy. 53, 2270 Rome Road
A&A Goat Sales, 187 Industrial Drive,
229.985.1019
SW, Calhoun. Call Dennis Little & Gene
Baxley. Call Allen Ahl, 912.590.2096
Williams, 706.629.1900
COOK COUNTY
ATKINSON COUNTY
1st & 3rd Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Cows, goats, GREENE COUNTY
2nd & 4th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats,
sheep, chickens, small animals; Deer Run Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats,
sheep, chickens, small animals; Pearson Auction, 1158 Parrish Road, Adel. Call sheep; Duvall Livestock Market,
Livestock, 1168 Highway 441 N, Pearson. John Strickland, 229.896.4553
101 Apalachee Ave., Greensboro.
Call Michelle S. Mizell, 912.422.3211
Call Jim Malcom, 706.342.5655; JD
DECATUR COUNTY
HIdgon, 706.817.6829; or main office,
BEN HILL COUNTY
2nd Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, sheep, 706.453.7368
Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; South
chickens, small animals; Waddell Auction
Central Livestock, 146 Broad Road,
Co., 979 Old Pelham Road, Climax. Call JEFF DAVIS COUNTY
Fitzgerald. Call Thomas Stripling,
John Waddell, 229.246.4955
1st Fridays: Horse sale, 7:30 p.m.; Circle
229.423.4400 or 229.423.4436
Double S, 102 Lumber City Highway,
EMANUEL COUNTY
Hazlehurst. Call Steve Underwood,
BLECKLEY COUNTY
Every Tuesday, 12:30 p.m.: Cattle;
912.594.6200 (night) or 912.375.5543
2nd & 4th Saturday, 1 p.m.: Goats,
Southern Livestock, 131 Old Hwy 46,
(day)
sheep, calves, rabbits, poultry. Every
Oak Park. Call Clay Floyd, Dustin Miller
Saturday miscellaneous at 10 a.m. Col. and Cody Copelan, 912.578.3263.
LAMAR COUNTY
Wayne's Auction Co., Bleckley County
Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Goats, sheep,
Barn, 293 Ash St., Cochran. Call Wayne 2nd & 4th Saturdays, noon: Goats,
chickens, small animals; 5 p.m., farm
Chambley, 678.544.3105. Lic# AU004496 sheep, chickens, small animals; R&R
miscellaneous, Ga. Lic. #4213; Buggy
Goat & Livestock Auction, 560 GA Hwy. Town Auction Market, 1315 Highway
BUTTS COUNTY
56 N, Swainsboro. Call Ron & Karen
341 S, Barnesville. Call Krystal Burnett
Every Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.: Beef
Claxton, 478.455.4765
678.972.4599
cattle;
2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.: Dairy FORSYTH COUNTY
LAURENS COUNTY
cattle; Jackson Regional Stockyard,
Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats,
2nd & 4th Thursday, 6 p.m.: Goats,
467 Fairfield Church Road/Hwy. 16
sheep; Lanier Farm's Livestock Corp., sheep, chickens, small animals;
W, Jackson. Call Barry Robinson,
8325 Jot-Em Down Road, Gainesville. Horse Creek Auction Co., 5971 Hwy.
770.775.7314
Call Tyler Bagwell, 770.844.9223 or
441 S, Dublin. Call Daniel Harrelson,
770.844.9231
478.595.5418
Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats,
sheep; Carroll County Livestock Sales FRANKLIN COUNTY
MADISON COUNTY
Barn, 225 Salebarn Road, Carrollton.
Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats,
Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Chickens, small
Call Barry Robinson, 770.834.6608 or sheep; Franklin County Livestock Sales, animals; Gray Bell Animal Auction,
770.834.6609
6461 Stone Bridge Road, Carnesville. Hwy. 281, Royston. Call Billy Bell,
Call Chad Ellison, 706.384.2975 or
706.795.3961
CLARKE COUNTY
706.384.2105
Every Wednesday, 11 a.m.: Goats and
sheep; noon, cattle. Northeast Georgia
Livestock, 1200 Winterville Road, Athens.
Call Todd Stephens, 706.549.4790
MARION COUNTY 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Auction 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
SEMINOLE COUNTY Every Wednesday, 1:30 p.m., 3rd Saturday Special Sale, 1:30 p.m.: Cattle, goats, sheep; Seminole Livestock Exchange, 5061 Hwy. 91, Donalsonville. Call Luke Spooner, 229.524.2305
STEPHENS COUNTY 2nd Saturdays, 5 p.m.: W&W Livestock, Eastanollee Livestock Auction, Eastanollee. Call Brad Wood, 864.903.0296
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
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 Saturdays, 6:30 p.m.: Feeder pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, small animals. Receiving: 8 a.m.; Animals sale 2 p.m. Taylor County Livestock Auction, 1357 Tommy Purvis Jr. Road, Reynolds. Call 678.914.7333
THOMAS COUNTY Every Tuesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle. Thomas County Stockyards, 20975 Hwy. 19 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
TURNER COUNTY Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; Turner County Stockyards, 1315 Hwy. 41 S, Ashburn. Call Alan Wiggins, 229.567.3371
UPSON COUNTY Every Tuesday, 12 p.m.: Cattle, goats, sheep, horses. Upson County Livestock, 2626 Yatesville Hwy., Thomaston. Call Aaron and Anna White, 864.704.2487 or 770.713.5045
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
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
(22) Bred heifers, Angus Black Angus & Brangus cross
FARM ANIMALS Hereford cross. The lot, bred bull. Great quality, 15m/o, se-
Reg'd black Angus bull, 2y/o out of Deer Valley All In. Great
Rough-cut, air-dried pine 1X6s, misc. lengths: $0.95/linear foot; NO-ROT 1X6s @ 16 & 24ft lengths: $4.25/linear foot; 1988 Chevy Silverado 3500,1ton, dually, new 454 engine: $12,000 firm. Rodney Loganville 770-401-8586
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, flooring, barns, fencing, reclaimed lumber, live-edge lumber, trailer flooring. John Sell Milner 770-480-2326
POSTS AND FENCING
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 contagious, infectious or communicable disease. Out-of-state animals offered for sale in the Market Bulletin must meet all Interstate Animal Health Movement Requirements, including appropriate testing for the species and a current official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or NPIP 9-3 for poultry. Individuals may sell their own animals; however, 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
in January, to two Chatel Farm Angus bulls. Calves will be available to enter their buy back program. Nick Wingate Waynesboro 706-910-2184
(7) Charolais-Angus cross open open heifers, 700 plus pounds: $1000/ea. Ivey Jeanes Gordon 478-233-0347
(8) Reg'd polled Hereford bred cows; also reg'd polled Hereford bulls. Excellent EPDs & bloodlines, pasture raised. Selling do to health reasons. Bobby Brantley Tennille 478553-8598
(90) open black Angus heifers. Ready to go w/bull. Sired by Yon bulls: $1,800. Group pricing available. Ben Russell Colbert 706-614-6050
6y/o Charolais/Jersey bull for sale. Calls please. Elb Donaldson Metter 912-690-4956
men tested: $2400. Phil Cochran Canton 770-2893876
Black Angus bulls all sizes: $900 to $1800 each. Black Angus heifers: $900 to $1300 each. All vaccinated. Rodney Brooks Glenwood 912-5235282
Charolais bulls, breeding age, semen tested, AICA reg'd, polled, easy calving: $3,000/ ea. Photos available. Marshall Bennett Adel (229)300-3164
Charolais heifers, bred & open, fall born, reg'd, high quality. Scott Carey Madison 706-474-0738
Cow/heifer pair, black Angus cross. Nice and gentle. Larry R. Pirkle Dawsonville 706216-2954
Dexter (1) cow-calf pair, (1) 4y/o cow, (1) 3+y/o bull, 1500+ lbs. Thinning herd, we're re-
Polled Hereford bulls & heifers for sale. Young ones weigh 1200+ lbs, 12-18m/o. Older ones too. East Ga Cattle Greene County (Patterson) 404-852-4105 or (Ware) 770-630-1389 eastgacattle@gmail.com
Purebred Angus bulls/heifers, 9m/o, 775-875lbs, wormed, vaccinated twice w/Cattlemas-
EPDs and LBW, gentle. Call. Don Marietta 404-886-6849
Reg'd black Angus bulls 17m/o, low birth weight, semen tested, AI sired, Growth Fund: $2800 each. Wayne Cleveland Baconton 229-6691921
Reg'd black Angus bulls and bred heifers for sale. Excellent genetics and demeanor. Semen tested w/proven performance. Kristin Oxford 770596-1463
Reg'd black Angus bulls, AI sired, BSE/DNA tested, 1622m/o Top 1% C.E., W.W., Marb., & R.E; also reg'd bred cows & heifers. McMichael Angus Farm, Ken McMichael Monticello 706-819-9295
Reg'd black Angus yearling bulls for sale. Sired by Rainfall and Regiment. Top 10-20%
tired. Prefer all to same home. terGold/Covexin8. Very gentle, WW and YW. Also have 2 year
(100+) Used T-posts, 6ft: $150/all. Charles Jefferson 404-317-6173
(8) Electric fences: $10/ea. D. Jones Flowery Branch 770718-7253
Panel gate, 9'8"X4': $150; pipe gate, 68"X44": $100; chain link, gate 57"X46": $100; cradle round bale hay rack: $75; plastic feed trough, 6'X18"X8": $30. Text for pictures. Appling 706-533-2952
(1) 2y/o reg'd Charolais bull & several 16m/o reg'd Charolais bulls. All have been semen tested. Ricky Roper Canon 706-491-9604
(10) Bred black Angus & Baldy Fancy heifers bred to Friendship Farms calving ease black Angus bull for fall calving, vaccinated, dewormed: $2,200/ea. Ellis Godbee Waynesboro 706-554-5614
(11) Purebred black Angus bulls, 15-19m/o. Docile, Vaccinated. K. Schwock Homer
Angus bulls for sale, breeding age top EPDs and bloodlines. AI and ET mates with DNA performance verified EPDs: $3000. Cartersville katiecolinfarm@aol.com 770-560-2634
Dan Harden Screven 912-7136858
Full-blooded FleckVieh Simmental reg'd bulls, 13m/o3y/o, red & white w/goggled eyes, semen tested, ready to work, 1k-2klbs: $3000 & up. Frank Eaves Elberton 706201-7267
Good selection Polled Hereford bulls, 2y/o, gentle, top bloodlines. James Macon 478-972-0912 or 478-3630915
Non-reg'd Dexters. We have a 1y/o bull for sale; (2) 4m/o
closed herd, AI sired, Milestone/Comodor/Comstock: $1200-$1350. Carol Lakics Butler 478-951-0610
Purebred black Angus bulls, ready for service, all vaccinated. Sam Holland Lumber City 912-497-0005
Reg'd AI Simmental (Hooks Beacon) & Hereford (ILR Red Power) bulls, 2y/o, semen tested, soundness exam. Very docile. Used for AI clean-up. Reg'd cows also available. Charles Woodward Covington 678-725-2292
olds. Dry Branch Angus, Brett Fausett Dawsonville 706-2659661
Reg'd red Angus bull, breeding age, Andras New Direction bloodline. Great EPD: good prices. Jorge Haber Midland 706-323-2405
Reg'd Santa Gertrudis bulls, service reasdy, EPDs available. Wayne Jernigan Sr. 531 Doyle RD Buena Vista 31803 229-649-9659 or 229-6497724
Thinning herd, got too many
404-735- 9524
(12) cows, (6) calvesw, (1) SimAngus bull: $15,000. C.L. Grizzle Dahlonega 706-8675209
BBU reg'd Beefmaster bulls, red polled, 1y/o. Bill Hutson Blairsville 404-550-8766
Beautiful 100% Longhorn bull, 5y/o. Reliably provides calves, healthy: $1000. Horns
heifers; and (1) 2m/o bull. Anyone interested, call. Dean Ferguson Hephzibah 706-8335224
Piedmontese bulls. Reg'd fullblood 2y/o. Low BW, increase
Reg'd Angus and Hereford bulls; Angus/Hereford bulls; Angus/Hereford heifers; also (14) straws Dream On semen. Ennis Ryals 478-278-0678
Reg'd Beefmaster bulls black
for pasture. Angus & Angus cross. Build your own herd by picking from my herd. All gentle, easy to move. Call/text. Ronnie Bobo Mitchell 706699-4591
~3ft. Colorful calves. Want him heat/insect tolerance & weight and polled: $1500 and up. I Two Angus line red bull
(15) Black Angus cows, some to continue his job. Moving, gain. See Beavercreek Pied- have been breeding black calves. (1) 5m/o, (1) 8m/o:
Brangus, 6-8y/o; also some need new bloodline. Not halter montese on Facebook. Near Beefmaster bulls for 15yrs. $500/ea. Pictures available.
calves. All heavy bred. Call. broke, closed herd. Dou- Hartwell, GA. Patrea Pabst Larry Bowen Woodland, AL Call please. Jerry Buena Vista
Don Marietta 404-886-6849 glasville 678-794-6240
Dewy Rose 404-217-8471
770-826-2512
229-314-0371
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2023
Bulletin Calendar Aug. 4
Aug. 18-19
Canning class series: Peach Jam Kennesaw Pigs & Peaches BBQ
UGA Extension Rockdale County Festival
1127 West Ave, S.W.
(Georgia Grown event)
June 29 Canning class series: Tomato Salsa UGA Extension Rockdale County 1127 West Ave, S.W. Conyers, Ga. 30012 770.278.7373 marybeth.hornbeck@uga.edu https://t.uga.edu/8Vx
Saltwater Science Speaker Series: Boat Stories UGA Marine Center and Aquarium 30 Ocean Science Circle Savannah, Ga. 31411 912.598.2344 calingeb@uga.edu https://bit.ly/3Mn0Wgs
Summer Grassland Tour 2023 UGA Extension Newton County Georgia Forage and Grassland Council
Canning class series: Pepper Jelly UGA Extension Rockdale County 1127 West Ave, S.W. Conyers, Ga. 30012 770.278.7373 marybeth.hornbeck@uga.edu https://t.uga.edu/8Vx
July 15 4-H Day at the Atlanta Braves Truist Park 755 Battery Avenue Southeast Atlanta, GA 30339 Contact your local UGA Cooperative Extension office or 706.542.4444 lindal@uga.edu
July 15-16 Butternut Creek Festival Meeks Park 100 Meeks Park Rd Blairsville, Ga. 30512
Conyers, Ga. 30012 770.278.7373 marybeth.hornbeck@uga.edu https://t.uga.edu/8Vx
Aug. 4-5 Dillard Bluegrass and BBQ Festival Dillard City Hall & Fairground 892 Franklin St. Dillard, Ga. 30576 706.782.6567 https://dillardbluegrass.org/
Aug. 4-6 Quilts in Bloom Crossroads Quilt Guild The Well at Centerville 600 North Houston Lake Blvd Centerville, Ga. 31028 478.951.4433 audreydbarnwell@gmail.com Facebook: Crossroads Quilt Guild
Adams Park 2600 Park Dr Kennesaw, Ga. 30144 770.422.9714 www.kennesaw-ga.gov/ pigsandpeaches
Aug. 18-19 Great Southeast Pollinator Census Statewide event 770.262.2002 beckygri@uga.edu www.ggapc.org
Aug. 18-20 Buckarama Georgia Wildlife Federation Georgia National Fairgrounds 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 470.660.3880 www.buckarama.net
500 Marks Rd Mansfield, Ga. 30055 770.784.2010
706.781.1221 butternutcreekfestival@gmail.com www.butternutcreekfestival.com
Aug. 8 Annual Congressional Luncheon Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Aug. 18-26 72nd Annual Georgia Mountain Fair
July 6 Virtual Lunch and Learn: Understanding Jellyfish UGA Extension Camden County ONLINE WORKSHOP Email for registration 912.576.3219 uge3039@uga.edu https://bit.ly/3PIh5Nr
July 6-8 Georgia FFA Jr. Beef Futurity Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter Sutherland Arena 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 706.542.8892 clh@uga.edu https://bit.ly/44X4Rb2
July 6-9 Heartbeat of the South Lamb Show Georgia Club Lamb Association Georgia National Fairgrounds 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 229.416.7020 https://bit.ly/3O4fHWw
July 8 Georgia Iris Society Meeting All Things Iris by Donita McDonald St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church 1790 LaVista Rd, N.E. Atlanta, Ga. 30329 770.414.4766 www.gairis.org
July 18 Heart of Georgia Beekeepers Meeting Argene Claxton Canning Plant 1701 Houston Lake Rd Perry, Ga. 31069 www.hogba.org
July 18-21 State 4-H Congress Crown Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Rd Atlanta, Ga. 30346 706.542.4444 ga4h@uga.edu https://bit.ly/41vyqxo
July 20 Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day Spence Field 290-G Harper Blvd. Moultrie, Ga. 31788 229.985.1968 https://sunbeltexpo.com/
July 22 Harvest Festival Hardman Farm Historic Site 143 Highway 17 Sautee Nacoochee, Ga. 30571 706.878.1077 http://explore.gastateparks.org/ info/254633
Vann House Days Chief Vann House Historic Site 82 Highway 225 N Chatsworth, Ga. 30705 706.695.2598 https://bit.ly/3HIVvFJ
The Classic Center 300 North Thomas St Athens, Ga. 30601 404.223.2264 https://bit.ly/41Md1jP
Aug. 9 Vegetable Garden Lunch & Learn Prepare for Fall Garden UGA Extension McDuffie County 337 Main St Thomson, Ga. 30824 706.595.1815 Sarah.Cranston@uga.edu http://bit.ly/40nkHIG
Midville Field Day UGA Southeast Research and Education Center 9638 Ga. Highway 56 Midville, Ga. 30441 478.589.7472 https://segeorgia.caes.uga.edu/ rablack@uga.edu
Aug. 10 Virtual Lunch and Learn: Fall Gardening UGA Extension Camden County ONLINE WORKSHOP Email for registration 912.576.3219 uge3039@uga.edu https://bit.ly/3PIh5Nr
Aug. 11 Canning class series: Soup Starter and Freezer Jam UGA Extension Rockdale County 1127 West Ave, S.W. Conyers, Ga. 30012 770.278.7373
Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds 1311 Music Hall Rd. Hiawassee, Ga. 30546 706.896.4191 https:// georgiamountainfairgrounds.com
Aug. 21 Small Farm Business Planning Journeyman Farmers Certificate Program UGA Center for Urban Agriculture UGA Extension Henry County 97 Lake Dow Rd McDonough, Ga. 30252 770.288.8421 tdaly@uga.edu https://bit.ly/3N7v92e
AgLanta Eats Festival (Georgia Grown event) Atlanta Botanical Garden 1345 Piedmont Ave NE Atlanta, Ga. 30309 ebeak@atlantaga.gov https://bit.ly/3NsYq7N
Aug. 23 Egg candling class UGA Extension Ware County Ware County Agriculture Center 700 Victory Dr Waycross, Ga. 31503 229.386.3489 glenda.adams@agr.georgia.gov https://bit.ly/3LUVscr
Sept. 20 Egg candling class UGA Extension Bulloch County Bulloch County Center for Agriculture
July 11 Water Systems Workshop UGA Extension Bacon County 203 South Dixon St Alma, Ga. 31510 706.542.2574 ece15523@uga.edu https://bit.ly/3JaEipq
July 12 Vegetable Garden Lunch & Learn Planning Fall Garden UGA Extension McDuffie County 337 Main St Thomson, Ga. 30824 706.595.1815 Sarah.Cranston@uga.edu http://bit.ly/40nkHIG
Egg candling class
Heart of Georgia Goat and Market Lamb Show
marybeth.hornbeck@uga.edu https://t.uga.edu/8Vx
Georgia Junior Livestock Foundation Southern Pines Ag & Expo Center 575 Southern Pines Rd Dublin, Ga. 31021 478.490.5826 https://bit.ly/3Bk3Ls3
Aug. 11-12 CCA FFA Lamb and Goat Classic Colquitt County Ag Pavilion 350 Veterans Parkway North Moultrie, Ga. 31768 229.891.5786 adykes1980@gmail.com
151 Langston Chapel Rd Statesboro, Ga. 30458 229.386.3489 glenda.adams@agr.georgia.gov https://bit.ly/3LszCeW
Oct 14-15 Georgia Master Gardener Association 2023 Conference Cultivating Our Gardens:
July 26 Mid-Year Meeting Georgia Cotton Commission Nesmith-Lane Conference Center Georgia Southern University 847 Plant Dr Statesboro, Ga. 30458 478.988.4235 https://bit.ly/412a5Px
https://bit.ly/3qLIZ2M
Aug. 15-16 Shortleaf Pine Establishment and Management Workshop UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources ONLINE WORKSHOP To register: https://bit.ly/3O74xR3 david.clabo@uga.edu
Beauty, Wildlife & Edibles First Baptist Church 751 Green St Gainesville, Ga. 30501 770-241-9304 Register: at www. georgiamastergardeners.org/ annual-conference-2023
UGA Extension Dooly County Pig Jig Livestock Barn 360 Pig Jig Blvd Vienna, Ga, 31092 229.386.3489 Glenda.Adams@agr.georgia.gov http://bit.ly/3KymS7d
July 13 Getting the Best of Pests ONLINE WORKSHOP
July 29 Peach State Antique Tractor and Engine Club Show Prater's Mill Historic Site 5845 Highway 2 Dalton, Ga. 30721 706.270.2250 trotter61@yahoo.com www.peachstatetractor.com
Landscape Design with Native
Aug. 17-19 Georgia Young Farmers Livestock Show Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 229.386.3429 ashley.gyfa@gaaged.org https://bit.ly/3qAwgja
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
UGA Extension McDuffie County Online registration at https://bit. ly/413YJKS 706.595.1815 sarah.cranston@uga.edu
Plants Georgia Native Plant Society North Decatur Presbyterian Church 611 Medlock Rd Decatur Ga. 30033 770.343.6000 https://gnps.org/
Aug. 18 Canning class series: Pickled Green Beans UGA Extension Rockdale County 1127 West Ave, S.W. Conyers, Ga. 30012 770.278.7373 marybeth.hornbeck@uga.edu
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.
https://t.uga.edu/8Vx
SWINE
Fainting Goats. Young bucks starting at: $150; females &
grown bucks starting at: $300; Advertisers submitting swine (1) buck for trade to prevent inads must submit proof of a terbreeding. David Pitts negative brucellosis and pseu- Cordele 229-938-0898 dorabies test from within the past 30 days. Exceptions are Mini Nubians born mid April, swine from a validated brucel- closed herd, bottle fed, vaccilosis-free herd and/or qualified nated. Text or leave message. pseudorabies-free herd; these Ann Mount Airy 706-768-2780
operations must submit proof Mini-Nubian bucks, F5, reg'd of those certifications. Buyers MDGA, West Georgia, blue are urged to request proof of a eyes, disbudded. Theresa
negative brucellosis pseudora- Timpson Newnan 770-328-
bies test prior to purchase. 3271
Feral hogs may not be offered for sale or advertised in the Market Bulletin.
Nigerian Dwarf buck, 4m/o, friendly, tri-colord, beautiful, good milk lines: $150. Text or
Feeder pigs, weaned & ready call. Aline Bennett Auburn
to grow. Cheshire white X 678-227-9535
spot. Great meat hogs, fast growers: $70/ea. Call or text. Brandon Waverly, Camden County 770-624-7859
Nigerian Dwarf buckling 10 weeks. Pure bred, not registered. Blue eyes, disbudded, vaccinated. Very friendly. Dam
Hampshire, Yorkshire, Berk- is excellent milker.: $225. Text
shire, Duroc boars weaned to or call. Lynn Isaac Talking
service age, validated herd Rock 770-328-8683
#211. Performance info. Law-
ton Kemp Dudley 478-697- Nigerian dwarf goats. (3)
2521
males, 1y/o: $150/ea; (1)
neutered male, 3m/o: $150; (2)
GOATS
female, 1y/o: $300/ea; (1) fe-
male 3m/o: $300. All OBO. Da-
All goats offered for sale must mon Smith Jackson 470-776be individually identified in 4605
compliance with the USDA Purebred Nigerian Dwarf and
Scrapie Program. For more in- purebred Nubian goat kids
formation, please call the GDA available. Dam raised and both
Animal Health Division at parents on site. Multiple colors
404.656.3667.
and spot patterns. Call/Text.
(2) billies - (1) full-blooded Chris Senoia 404-386-9697
Boer: $300; (1) half-blooded Pygmy goats lots to choose
Boer: $150. Michael Gordon from. Allen Rooks Hogansville
Commerce 706-658-6669
404-430-2512
(2) Boer/Kiko mix, (1) male, Pygmy/ND cross wether for
3m/o & (1) wethered 15m/o. sale: $150. Born 3/15/23; has
Harford Cook Kennesaw 770- had 2 CDT vaccines and vet
841-2359
checked. Snellville. Text Peter
(2) Saanan bucks for sale. (1) 404-386-6825
buckling born 3/14: $200; & (1) herd sire, full-blood, 4y/o: $250. Randy Miller Meigs 229413-3540
Reg'd New Zealand, 100% Kiko buck, born March 2023, colored: $300. Bryan Maw Tifton 229-382-6832
(2) Young Boer billies, white
w/ black heads: $200/ea. Dad- Reg'd New Zealand, 100%
dy was full-blooded big Boer. Kiko buck, born March 2023,
Russell Covington 770-855- white: $300. Bryan Maw Tifton
3008
229-382-6832
(5) American Nubian bucks, 3-4m/o, can be reg'd, disbud-
SHEEP
ded: $200/ea. Can send pics. Mary Grimes Carlton 706-2028784
(2) rams Katahdin Dorper cross, 1y/o: $250; 3y/o: $300. Doyle Blankinship Villa Rica
(5) outstanding Spanish buck- 770-361-5376
ings, born March 2023. Texas
Safan Ranch bred: $400/ea. (24) Katahdin Dorper cross
Chuck Thompson Yatesville wethers & (6) cross rams ready
910-583-5828
now; older Katahdin Dorper cross ram, very nice, very gen-
14m/o Nubian/Kiko, white tle, ready for breeding. T.
w/gray around his head, intact, Grantham Villa Rica 770-313-
proven breeder, still has grow- 0088
ing to do: $200. Allen Floyd
Dalton Area 706-294-6382
4-7m/o Katahdin lambs, excellent quality, easily handled:
6 Goats, 1 adult billy, 3 nan- $200/ea. Ed Davis Wrens 706-
nies and 2 young billies. Price 513-0526
negotiable. Looking to place them in a good home. Roy
Katahdin
ewes.
Selling
McHargue The Rock 706-7419279
w/lambs: $400/2 lambs or $350/1. Ron Parman Talking
British Guernsey buckling, Rock 706-889-8717
3m/o & doeling 4m/o, both Katahdin sheep for sale.
from gallon+ producing dams, Proven ram, ram lambs, ewes,
CAE-Johnes tested clean herd, and ewe lambs. Call or text.
holistically raised: $125/ea. Rigo Campbell Clarkesville
Julie Adairsville 678-918-6636 509-881-1518
Doelings & bucklings by pure- Lambs for sale. Sire is reg'd
bred Boer billy out of Nubian Dorper. Rams and ewes avail-
doe, 3m/o: $125 & up. Nelson able born November and De-
Molena 404-805-4156
cember. Prices start at: $150.
Fainting bucks, born in Jan, Frank Tiger 706-490-3350
(4) polled & (3) horned. Can be registered with the MGR: $150/ea, but motivated to sell so make offer. Christian Collins Macon 478-808-6097
Fainting Goat kids. These are
Reg'd heritage Tunis sheep. Excellent meat, good wool/milk. Must sell entire flock. (12) ewes, (10) 3m/o lambs and a ram. Text for pictures/arrange a visit.
mini goats, not stocky meat White Round Oak 478-447-
variety. Medium to long coats. 9583 Socialized, friendly. Disbud-
ded, vaccinated: $350-$500. Reg'd Katahdin ram lambs
Text. Lynn Isaac Talking Rock from our best breeding stock,
770-328-8683
several are triplet born, pics of
Kiko buck, registered, large. our stock at www.sunridge-
Has great kids. Sell or trade to farms.org: $500/ea. Delivery
prevent inbreeding: $500. Ran- available. Suzanne Kozee
dall Homer 678-943-1519
Molena 678-877-9860
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EQUINE
Re-homing my 1 year old Flemish giants for sale. Lee (30) barnyard mixed chicks, Coturnix quail available male black tri Australian Shep- Eason Hogansville 706-594- straight run, some hatched hatching eggs, meat birds,
herd. DOB: 5/10/22. UTD on 6916
April 1st and some April 12th breeding sets & chicks. Check
Advertisers in the Equine cate-
vaccines. Not neutered. Good
2023: $6/ea or $5/ea if all are out our Facebook page,
gory must submit a current negative Coggins test for each equine advertised. This includes horses, ponies and donkeys. Buyers are urged to request verification of a negative Coggins from the advertiser before purchasing any equine. Generalized ads such as those selling "many horses," "variety to choose from" or "free" animals will not be published. For more information, please call the GDA Equine Health Division
AKC reg'd Belgian Malinois puppies, born May 7th. (1) female & (3) males: $1000. Andrew Frantz Cleveland 706969-0334
Beautiful Saint Pyrenees LGD
with people, kids and other dogs. Emma McPherson Dawsonville 678-772-2144
Workingline German Shepherd puppies, AKC, sable, DOB 5/7/23, ready 7/2/23, great bloodlines, shots/worming, sturdy, healthy, intelligent: $700. Lynn Oconee 478-5521119
BARN CATS
Lionheads, Holland Lops lots of bunnies and a few adults for sale. Call for details. Margaret Alto 706-949-8956
New-Zealand (proven breeders also available) and Continental Giant/Flemish Giant mix. Prices range: $30-$60. The Baileys' Bunny Barn on Facebook. Email or text. K. Bailey Elko TheBaileysBunnyBarn@gmail.com or 478-2874959
taken. Donald Starnes Gordon 229-869-7671
100% Royal Palm turkey keets: $20; Flemish Giant bunnies: $40. Tanya Griffin 770228-9752
12w/o white Pekin ducks: $20/ea. Males and females. T. Williams Maysville 470-6236915
2w/o Bronze turkey poults for sale: $10/ea. Tim Brooks Maysville 706-983-0457
Sic'em Game Birds. Call or text for more details. Shellnutt Comer 706-424-7535
Coturnix quail, from eggs to laying birds. All ages, all colors. Call for prices. Pickup or possible delivery. Quantity discounts available. Debbie Tucker Blythe 706-829-6116
Emu chicks: $200-250/ea, depending on age; barnyard chicks: $3-$5/ea; Bielefelder chicks: $4-6/ea; Button quail:
at 404.656.3713.
puppies (5/6 Great Pyrenees,
1/6 Saint Bernard). Working
Reg'd flashy bay Misouri Fox w/mom in cattle pasture. Call
Trotter, 13y/o, 14.2h gelding. or text for more info. Michelle
Bathes, loads, stands for farri- Pape Greenville 423-413-2617
er, easy catch, sound, needs
POULTRY/FOWL
Assorted breeds baby to adult; chicks sexed and un-
$4-6/ea. Leave message. M.J. Auburn 770-962-0818
Any person engaged in buying sexed; ducks, guineas, Ayam French Black Copper Maran
live poultry of any kind for resale, or in selling live poultry
Cemani also. Sherry AmersonWhite Augusta blackber-
pullets, 6w/o: $15/ea; cockerel: $10/ea; Pullets, 11w/o:
immediate rider, loves atten- Great Pyrenees puppies, 3
tion. UTD shots, Coggins, male & 5 female, 7w/o, first
working: $4,000. Bowman shots, working parents on
706-988-0085
property: $300/ea. Gary
of any kind bought for resale, must be licensed by the GDA. Possessing such a license does not by itself disqualify an indi-
rycreekminifarm@gmail.com 706-833-5535
Assorted duck eggs: $5/doz. Call or text. Scott Holland
$25/ea; cockerel: $15/ea; pullets, 15w/o: $30/ea; 1y/o hens: $40/ea. David Arnoldsville 706-410-8390
STOCK DOGS
Kooken Social Circle 470971-9995
Ads in this category are limited LGD puppies, born 4/29/23, to breeds recognized by the 1/2 pyr, 1/4 Anatolian,1/4 AkAmerican Kennel Club as bash. Parents on site. Have herding and/or working dogs had first shots and deworming: (in an agricultural context). Ads $300/ea or $500/2. Call or text. for breeds that do not meet Susannah Johnson Washingthose definitions will not be ton 706-401-8446
published.
Advertisers must submit a copy of a current Rabies Vaccination
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
RABBITS
vidual from advertising poultry Cleveland 762-228-0167
Good, second to none. Hatch
in the Market Bulletin. Mallard ducks must be at least three generations from the wild
Assorted laying chickens: $20/ea. Jim Newborn 762435-9956
and blue from Tom Lawshe years ago. Ron Shepard Fortson 706-358-5601
before they can be advertised in the Market Bulletin. Advertisers must include this information in notices submitted for publication. Out-of-state poultry must have a negative Avian Influenza test and negative pullorum test within 21 days of entering Georgia. For more information, call the GDA Livestock
Barred rock hens/pullets. 15+ weeks old. Purebred heritage breed: $20/ea for 1-3; $17/ea, 4 or more. Text/call. Jackson atomiccoop@gmail.com 470765-8555
Blue eared pheasant, male, 2y/o: $150. Diane Macon 478808-9128
Guinea chicks hatching weekly: $4.50 each. M. Saponari Elberton 706-498-5277
Guinea fowl, 1-2y/o: $20/ea; also baby chicks: call for availability & price. Bonnie Sandersville 478-456-6606
I have Easter Eggers chicks and Guinea Keets for sale:
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.
Anatolian puppies for sale, born 4/28/23, taking deposits
Old time farm Collie puppies, Lassie-type w/all the legendary
Black Silver Fox buck, DOB: 11/3/22; also BSFox bunnies, DOB: 4/10/23 from show stock. J. Porter Bostwick 706380-7222
Bunnies, small to large, mixed breeds: $20/ea. Michael Phippen Newnan 770-755-8702
and
Poultry
404.656.3665.
Division,
(20) 12w/o Golden Comet pullets, excellent stock: $12/ea. Friendly & ready to free range. Richard Athens 706-201-7331
(3) Black half Australorp, (2)
Bourbon Red and Narragansett turkey poults, 1-6w/o. Started on Non-GMO Project Verified feed. Minimum of three poults. Daniel Pine Mountain 678-687-6746.
Bourbon Red, Narragansett, Royal Palm turkey poults 15w/o: $15/ea. Juliette 478-
$7/ea. Call me. Mickey Dublin 478-848-9627
Johnnie Jumper game chicks. Straight run: $3.00/ea or 2/$5.00. Very colorful roosters. Call or text. Donna LaGrange 762-323-8104
Mixed flock of Murray chickens born in March 2022. Lay-
now. Raised w/ goats, chick- devotion to farm and family. California, Silver Fox and full black Butcher game; (1) 365-8880
ing well. Making room for new
ens, rabbits & children: $100 Golden sable and white, raised Rex. Have some now. Please half ISA Red. Hatched last au- Buff Orpington pullets, right chicks. Red Stars, Dominique deposit now, $400 each. To be around cows and goats: check for availability. Leave gust, all hens: $10/ea; may at 4m/o, hatched 2/10/23, very & Ameracauna: $15/ea. Text ready by mid-June. Eric La- $800/ea. Larry R. Pirkle Daw- message or text. Joe Gleaton have mixed chicks. Michael gentle: $25/ea. George Waco preferred. Philip Busman Mil-
Grange 706-957-0275
sonville 706-216-2954
Ellenwood 404-431-6220
Price Canton 404-625-4010 404-989-0923
ton 770-714-2523
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2023
Mercer Medical: Beat the Heat by knowing how to prevent heat stroke
By Matthew Beblowski Third-year MD student Mercer University School of Medicine
As we enter the summer months and temperatures rise, it is important to avoid heat injuries. Heat stroke is a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when the body's core temperature rises above 104 F due to prolonged exposure to high temperatures. It can affect anyone, but is particularly dangerous for the elderly, young children, athletes, and individuals with certain medical conditions. Fortunately, heat stroke is preventable by taking simple precautions and following a few key guidelines. This article outlines steps you can take to avoid overheating and heatstroke.
Stay Hydrated. One of the most important steps in preventing heat stroke is maintaining your hydration. Drink plenty of water throughout the day, even when you don't feel thirsty. Increase the amount of water you drink when doing physical activity. Sports drinks, in moderation, can be used to replenish lost electrolytes when exercising. Avoid alcoholic, caffeinated, and sugary beverages because they can lead to dehydration.
Dress Appropriately. Wear clothing that is loose-fitting, breathable, and light colored. Wearing heavy clothing or tight clothing can inhibit your body's ability to cool itself. Apply sunscreen to prevent sunburn, which can impair your body's ability to regulate temperature. Additionally, consider wearing hats and sunglasses to protect yourself from direct UV exposure.
Avoid the Hottest Times of the Day. Be aware of peak temperatures throughout the day. This is usually between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm. Try to spend most of your outdoor time in the morning and evening when temperatures are relatively cooler, and you're not exposed to direct sun rays. If you are out for prolonged periods, remember to seek shady areas or create your own with an umbrella.
Take Regular Breaks. Whether you are camping, hiking, exercising, or engaging in outdoor work, remember to take regular breaks. Try to take breaks in shady or air-conditioned areas. Use this time to hydrate and rest your body. This will allow you to continue to enjoy your outdoor activities.
Stay Informed. Be aware of the different signs and symptoms of heat stroke. This includes high body tempera-
Heat stroke is a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when the body's core temperature rises above 104 F due to prolonged exposure to high temperatures. Fortunately, there are preventive measures you can take. It is also important to know the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. (Graphic: NOAA)
ture, profuse sweating or dry hot skin, flushed skin, rapid breathing, heart racing, headache, nausea, dizziness, and confusion. If you or someone you know has these symptoms check the body's temperature and seek medical attention. Identifying these warning signs and acting appropriately can be lifesaving.
Pace Yourself. Allow yourself time to adjust to the rising temperatures. Gradually increasing your exposure to heat will give your body a chance to adapt to the heat. People who are not acclimated to hot conditions are more susceptible to heat stroke. Pace yourself and listen to your body. If your heart starts pounding or you begin gasping for air during activity, stop and seek out a cool place to rest and hydrate.
Keep an Eye on Vulnerable Populations. Pay attention to the elderly, young, pregnant, and individual's with chronic illnesses (heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, etc.) or disabilities during summer months. These groups are susceptible to dehydration and heat stroke. Check on these individuals regularly, ensure they are staying hydrated and are taking regular breaks.
Heat stroke is a potentially life-threatening condition, luckily it can be avoided easily. To stay safe during the summer months, it is important to prioritize these measures. By adopting these practices, we can significantly reduce the risk of heat stroke. Remember prevention is key to enjoying the summer while keeping ourselves and our loved ones safe.
Georgia Grown releases ad campaign, featuring Gov. Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp
Staff Reports
nation, and beyond, and we
will keep working hard to
Georgia Grown kicked off a new ad campaign
support them every day,"
this month that invites consumers to take the "Geor-
Kemp said in a statement an-
gia Grown Challenge" by comparing Georgia Grown
nouncing the campaign.
products to any other state's produce to taste the dif-
Mrs. Kemp added, "As
ference for themselves.
lifelong Georgians, we know
The 45-second ad features Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper, Governor Brian Kemp, and First Lady Marty Kemp and highlights Georgia Grown specialty crops in season now. In the ad, Harper and the Kemps encourage viewers to com-
that our farmers produce the best products across the board. We're excited to team up with the Georgia Grown program and Commissioner
View the new Georgia Grown Challenge commercial by
scanning the QR code.
pare Georgia-grown produce with another state's and
Harper to raise awareness of our amazing Georgia
taste the difference.
Grown products in season now. We're thankful for all
The ad campaign features the 45-second spot and
our farming families' hard work and will always do
multiple 15-second spots that will run on digital plat-
our part to support their efforts."
forms in metro Atlanta and other markets statewide beginning this week, according to Matthew Agvent, GDA communications director.
"Georgia's farmers are the best in the world, and the quality and taste of Georgia Grown products can-
Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp is shown in a 45-second video commercial to launch a new promotional campaign to support Georgia-grown produce. Mrs. Kemp and Gov. Brian Kemp join Georgia Agriculture Commission Tyler Harper in the commercial to encourage viewers to take the "Georgia Grown Challenge. (GDA/Special Photo)
Georgia Grown is a division of the Georgia Department of Agriculture created to help new and established agribusinesses grow by bringing producers, processors, suppliers, distributors, retailers, agritourism and consumers together in one powerful state-
not be matched," Harper said. "I'm excited to partner with Kemp said he and Mrs. Kemp were honored to partner with wide community.
Governor and First Lady Kemp to highlight the wide variety Harper and the Georgia Grown program to promote farmers To learn more about Georgia Grown, go to https://georgia-
of Georgia Grown products available to consumers right now, and producers.
grown.com/.
and I encourage all Georgians to take the Georgia Grown "We're proud of all these men and women and what they To view the ad, visit the YouTube channel Georgia Grown
challenge and taste the difference for yourself."
do each day to put food on the tables of everyone in our state, Challenge at https://youtu.be/OXVNGoucWiU.
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Celebrate Georgia dairy this month and year round
By Jay Jones
jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov
June is recognized as National Dairy Month, which began as a way for grocers to distribute extra milk during the warm months of summer. The commemoration was established in 1937 by grocery organizations sponsoring National Milk Month. By 1939, June became the official dairy month, encouraging families to make milk their beverage of choice based on its nutritional value.
Trusted for decades, dairy farm families pride themselves on producing dairy foods that help their families grow up strong and healthy. Dairy farmers strive daily to produce wholesome milk and milk products that families can feel good about eating. June is recognized as National Dairy Month to pay tribute to nutritious dairy products like milk and the hardworking dairy farmers who help produce it.
Milk contains thirteen essential nutrients for building healthy bodies, and Georgia's dairy farmers work daily to ensure their communities have access to nutritious dairy products. These local dairy farms help supply schools, restaurants, and grocery stores with delicious milk, cheeses, ice cream, yogurt and more.
Dairy's rich history continues with communities, companies and people from across the country observing National Dairy Month and recognizing the contribution of dairy farmers throughout the year. You can learn about Georgia's dairy industry by planning a visit to a dairy farm to learn directly from the
June is National Dairy Month, but there are plenty of opportunities to celebrate the dairy industry in Georgia this summer by visiting a dairy farm offering tours or purchasing milk and other dairy products made in Georgia. (UGA-CAES/John Amis)
state's hardworking dairy farmers. Several dairies in Georgia are open to the
public. Many others across the state offer tours to local schoolchildren.
Mountain Fresh Creamery, Clermont:
At this family-owned dairy farm and creamery, the public can experience the final stages of real-time production of high-quality, farmfresh milk, butter and ice cream. To learn more, visit https://mountainfreshcreamery.com.
Hillcrest Farms, Dearing: The 90-minute tour at Georgia's first robotic dairy farm
is taken by a trolley ride through all parts of the farm. Visitors can watch the cows being milked at the Robotic Observation Room. To learn more, visit www.hillcrestdairy.com.
Big Sandy Creek Dairy, Madison: Big Sandy Creek Dairy offers the opportunity to watch a live milking demonstration and other farm activities, like a hayride, petting zoo, ice cream and more. Farm tours are approximately 90 minutes long and vary based on the group size. To learn more, visit www.bigsandycreekdairy.com.
Rock House Creamery, Newborn: Immerse yourself in the world of Rock House Creamery and Garden. You can meet beautiful dairy cows, learn about the cream-line milk process from cow to bottle, and sample milk and Rock House Creamery's delicious cheese curds. To learn more, visit http://rockhousecreamery.com.
Sweet Grass Dairy, Thomasville: Sweet Grass Dairy is a 140-acre family-owned and operated farm in southern Georgia. Their award-winning cheeses are made from the milk of Jersey Cows and delivered with exceptional quality at their restaurant and store in downtown Thomasville. To learn more, visit https://sweetgrassdairy.com.
Dairy is an essential commodity in Georgia. Our state has 95 dairy farms with a total herd of 92,000 dairy cows. In 2022, Georgia dairy cows produced 235 million gallons of milk. According to the Dairy Alliance, Macon, Sumter, Brooks, Burke, Morgan, and Putnam are the top five milk-producing counties.
You can support Georgia dairy producers by purchasing brands produced here in Georgia, such as Mountain Fresh, Southern Swiss, Rock House, Sweet Grass, and Hobo Cheese Company. Purchasing a jug of Kroger, Publix, Mayfield, or PET brand milk also supports Georgia producers.
This summer, take a family drive to the country and visit a dairy in Georgia. The Dairy Alliance has a webpage to locate a dairy in the Southeast at https://thedairyalliance.com/group-classroom-dairy-farm-toursstate/.
Georgia Cooking: Air fryer tilapia fish cakes
Serves 6-8 cakes
Instructions
Ingredients
1 pounds tilapia fillets* 1 red pepper, finely diced 1 yellow pepper, finely diced 3 green onions, finely sliced Juice from 1 lemon and zest 1 egg 2 tsps low-fat mayonnaise 1 tablespoon mustard 3 cups panko crumbs 2 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepper to taste
*Alo Farms tilapia fillets available at https://alofarms.shop/.
Preheat oven to 400 F. Place tilapia fillets onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake until fish is cooked and can be easily flaked with a fork, about 15 minutes depending on thickness.
In a large bowl, add fish and use a fork to flake into small pieces. Add lemon zest, lemon juice, egg, mayonnaise, peppers, green onion, plus salt and pepper. Mix to combine. Add breadcrumbs and olive oil onto a plate or into a dish and wet crumbs.
Form fish cakes into 6-8 equal-sized portions and roll each side of the fish cake into breadcrumbs to coat.
Place in air fryer at 400 F for 10 minutes.
Serve, share, and enjoy!
(Recipe courtesy of Alo Farms, Peachtree City)
(Photo: Alo Farms)
Georgia Grown in Season
Beans
Blackberries
Blueberries
Broccoli
Peaches
Cantaloupes Potatoes -
Collards
Irish
Corn - sweet Raspberries
Cucumbers Squash -
Eggplant
summer
Lettuce
Strawberries
Mushrooms Tomatoes
Okra
Watermelon
Vidalia Onions Zucchini
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work on is methods on collecting data efficiently and automating that, and that's not necessarily having expensive sensors; That's using the phone you have in your pocket now and getting that into structured data," he said.
McLemore offered as an example of technology now the smartphone app IFTTT, which can connect devices and services and log them into a spreadsheet. The app's name comes from the programming condition statement, "If this, then that."
"You can have it where you push a button, and it automatically logs, you've done this, and you've done that, and that right there will put structured data in a spreadsheet," McLemore said. "At the end of the month or end of the pay cycle, you can look down and see where they spent their time and spent their money."
Lily Baucom, executive director of the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture, spoke about preparing the next generation of farmers at elementary schools now. She said students
are interested in technology but don't know much about agriculture. She said the challenge is how to pair the two together.
"It's really about planting the seed at the elementary age to get them interested in and excited about agriculture," Baucom said. "We're not just talking to them about cows and plows but also about drones and what the future of farming will look like."
Georgia has an agricultural curriculum at the middle and high school level, where classrooms can blend in with extra-curricular activities in 4-H and FFA. Last year, ag education classes were expanded to elementary schools.
To help in that area, the GFA launched a mobile agricultural classroom called the Georgia Ag Experience. The high-tech classroom on wheels provides activities and lessons that show how technology and agriculture come together. Baucom said last school year, Georgia Ag Experience reached 40,000 students.
"It's really important that we start talking
about what farming in Georgia looks like and what it can look like," Baucom said. "The kids are interested in the industry through a technology lens because that's their language."
Krisztian Varsa, program manager in Georgia for the Working Farms Fund, talked about how to help farmers through access to capital to purchase or expand farming operations and conserve farmland. The Working Farms Fund is a program of the Conservation Fund geared toward preserving farmland across the country.
Varsa was asked what is needed to foster entrepreneurship in agriculture. He said entrepreneurship comes from the people who want to get into agriculture. The key is providing them with opportunities to do so.
"Farmers bring entrepreneurship. We come behind and bring the capital," Varsa said. "Capital is the No. 1 way to foster entrepreneurship. Someone who has an idea and wants to execute that idea needs the resources
to do so." Varsa thanked Georgia Agriculture Com-
missioner Tyler Harper for lobbying for Senate Bill 220, signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp earlier this year, that created the Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund. The Department of Agriculture will administer the fund and provide matching grants to certain holders or prospective holders of agricultural conservation easements.
"What that means is that farmers across the state could have the opportunity to expand their entrepreneurship in being paid for a conservation easement on their property," Varsa said. "It gives them the ability to transition land into cash that they would be able to reinvest into their farm."
To learn more about the Georgia Department of Economic Development's work supporting agribusiness in the state, visit www. georgia.org/industries/agribusiness.
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20202233AAddvveerrttiissiinngg DDeeaaddlliinneess Swarms removed: free; re- 2023 Fescue hay, Spring cut, Horse manure, mixed with move from structures: fee; lo- fertilized, horse quality, 4x5: shavings: free. Danny West cal honey for sale; also bee- $60/bale. Stored in barn. Call Fayetteville 404-771-4041
Publicaon Date:
June 14, 2023 June 28, 2023
Ad due date:
June 2, 2023 June 16, 2023
keeping equipment wanted. or text. Stephen Dawsonville
Upson County 706-975 -1096 404-925-1630
Machine harvested worm
AQUACULTURE AND SUPPLIES
Advertisers selling sterile
2023 Fescue hay, weed free, barn stored, square bales from: $5-$5.50/bale. Billy/Ginger Andrews Bogart 770-7257716
castings: $30/five gallons or $100/twenty gallons. Price is for pick up. Can ship, call for pricing. Joe Tucker Chula 229425-1409
July 12, 2023 July 26, 2023 Aug. 9, 2023 Aug. 23, 2023 Sept. 6, 2023 Sept. 20, 2023 Oct. 4, 2023
June 30, 2023 July 14, 2023 July 28, 2023 Aug. 11, 2023 Aug. 36, 2023 Sept. 8, 2023 Sept. 22, 2023
triploid grass carp must submit 2023 Fescue, orchard grass Mulch hay for sale 4x5,
a current Wild Animal License mix hay, 4x5 rolls, string net-wrapped in good condi-
from the Georgia Department wrapped, fertilized, stored in tion: $20/bale. Loading avail-
of Natural Resources. Ads with- barn: $50/ea. Grady Sutton able. Larry Anderson Rayle
out this license will not be pub- Clarkesville 706-499-6761
706-743-7023
lished. Entities producing and selling or reselling domestic
2023 hay for sale. 4X5 rolls, mixed; $60/ea. Joe Cronan
Mulch hay for sale: $6/bale.
fish in Georgia are required to McDonough 770-235-3586 Shawn Covington 678-409-
obtain a free Aquaculture Registration Permit. For more infor-
2023 hay for say ryegrass 6233
mation on aquaculture rules Bahia, bermuda mix, well fertiland licensing in Georgia, in- ized, 4x5 bales: $40/ea in lots cluding a listing of domestic of 50. Harry Miller Wadley
PLANTS, TREES AND FLOWERS
fish and other fish species re- 706-829-0182
quiring a Wild Animal License, 2023 High protein UGA tested Advertisements selling officially
visit https://georgiawildlife.- hay for sale - barn-stored protected plants must include a
Oct. 18, 2023
Oct. 6, 2023
com/aquaculture or call rd/sq Alicia & Russell, Bermu- permit to sell such plants. Ads
770.761.3044.
da grass. Delivery Available. submitted without this permit
Nov. 1, 2023 Nov. 15, 2023 Nov. 29, 2023 Dec. 13, 2023
Oct. 20, 2023 Nov. 3, 2023 Nov. 17, 2023 Dec. 1, 2023
Heath Pittman Vidalia 912- will not be published. For infor-
10-12in sterile grass carp, bluegill, largemouth bass, shellcracker, catfish, pond lime, weed analysis, electrofishing services, feeders, aeration. Keith Edge Soperton 478-697-8994
293-2535 or 912-537-9721
2023 Russell hay, UGA tested, 4x5 net-wrap rolls. Excellent horse & cattle quality: $75/roll. Lonnie McKinney Cordele 229-947-2878
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
A-1 Big Reds/Euro great fish- 2023 rye grass fescue mix: $8 https://www.fws.gov/Endan-
Dec. 27, 2023
Dec. 15, 2023
ing: $45/lb; Red wigglers perfect for fishing and compost-
per bale; cow and mulch hay: $5 per bale. Robert Steele Ze-
gered/permits/index.html or call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
If ad due date falls on a holiday, please submit on
ing: $35/lb. Lew Bush Byron bulon 770-468-6425
Service, 404.679.7097.
bigreds1@cox.net 478-955- 2023 Square bales, fertilized.
ue date falls on a holtihdeayfi,rsptleaavaseilasbulbembuitsoinnesthsedfaiyrsbteafovraeiltahbelehobluidsainy.ess day before4t7h8e0 holiday.
CCalalll440044.6.65566..33772222wwiith questiioonnss..
All sizes - Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Threadfin,
Great horse hay: $8/bale. Fran Masters Buford 770-945-6433
2023 Tift 44 square bales, no
2023 Mandurine orange nursery trees: $27, eatable fruit banana trees: $10; muscadine $7; blue/blackberries plants:
Gizzard Shad, Shellcracker rain, dry in barn, horse quality: $7; Sago palms: $8-$10; Luffa
POULTRY/FOWL
ANIMAL
MISCELLANEOUS and more. Free delivery or pick $7.00. Paige Bullock Dallas plants: $3 or sponge w/seed:
up. Danny Austin Roberta 770-402-2421
$5. Whispering Pines Farm
EQUIPMENT AND Any person engaged in buying
live poultry of any kind for
SUPPLIES 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. Advertis-
CATTLE SUPPLIES
2020 Priefert S04 Squeeze Chute w/palpation cage and wheel kit: $7,500. Heath Simmons Twin City 478-299-6697
Water tank, blue, 750+ gallons: $75; (2) water transfer
Only agriculture-related items may be advertised in this Category.
BEES, HONEY AND SUPPLIES
10, 8, and 5 frame equipment, beekeeping supplies, beekeeping classes, honey, swarm capture: Banks, Jackson counties. Harold Com-
478-391-9068
Bass, bluegill, hybrid bream, shellcracker, sterile grass carp, channel catfish, koi. Lake management. David Cochran Ellijay 706-889-8113
Grass
carp,
Bluegill,
Threadfin shad, Shellcracker
and Catfish. Delivery available
at: $2.50/mile, one way. Brian
Simmons Hawkinsville 478-
892-3144
4x5 rolls of Fescue hay for sale: $35/roll. Roger Lula 770823-7276
Alfalfa hay, highest quality, UGA tested, 65lb square bales: $12/bale. Lespedeza bales: $10/ea. (10 bale min); 4x5 round bales: $90/ea. AA Farms Hartwell 706-376-8968
Bermuda, mixed hay, rye. Fertilized & rain free, horse quality: $8/sq; round bales in barn: $60-$80. Large quantity
Davis Yaun aikenyaun@gmail.com Soperton 678-283-7592
Amaryllis bulbs: 3(+) $18 includes shipping; Lenten Roses, tall pink Phlox, Blackberry Lilies. Regina D'Amico 4370 Dabbs Bridge Rd, Acworth GA 30101 770-974-0444
Angel trumpets, confederate roses, Christmas roses (Helleborus): $5/ea; thornless blackberries, burning bushes, beau-
ers must include this information in notices submitted for publication. Out-of-state poultry must have a negative Avian Influenza test and negative pullorum test within 21 days of en-
pumps; (4) shop/basement cabinets w/counter tops. Leave message. Alter Griffin 770-489-1295
Western Stampede mobile chute, Priefert panels, Bow-
merce harold@lanierbeebarn.com 678-471-7758
3lb package bees: $140; March 5-frame nucs: $200. Multiple discounts available on some supplies. David Mc-
Koi and Goldfish for sale. All sizes and colors. Call for more info. Glenn Kicklighter Sandersville 478-232-7704
FEED, HAY
delivery available. S. Stana Carrollton 770-241-3201
Clover/Bermuda 2023 hay: $40/ea; Ryegrass 2023 hay: $40/ea. 4X4.5 bales. Steve Partin Lyons 912-245-3825
tyberry, nandinas, hydrangeas, forsythia, weeping cherries: $3.50/ea; Crepe myrtle and others; Monkey grass, Periwinkle: free. Carla Houghton Marietta 770-428-2227
tering Georgia. For more infor-
mation, call the GDA Livestock
and
Poultry
Division,
404.656.3665.
Pigeons - white rollers, turner rollers, colored rollers & white homers: $22/pair. Wyatt Johnson Midville 478-494-3240
gate Alley backstop, calf pass panel, hay rings, horse stall, and dart gun. Also, poultry house for sale. David Hooper Cedartown 770-748-8929
TACK AND SUPPLIES
Daniel Rome 706-389-5425
5-frame honey bee NUCs &
beekeeping workshops. Moran
Family
Farm,
Sarah
Gainesville www.moranfamily-
farm.org 706-716-1415
Adult 10-frame single hives,
AND GRAIN
(350) rolls Bermuda/Crabgrass, October 2022, 4x5: $35/bale or $30/bale, if take all; also 2023: $45/ea. Galen Kreider Register 912-6875719
Fescue 4x5 round bales, cut from an exceptionally clean field, fertilized and sprayed: $45/bale. I have 55 left. Larry Spruill Roopville 770-3286472
Fescue square bales for sale: $6.00/bale. Glen Edmonds
Gloriosa lily tubers for sale, small size: $12/10 including postage. Charles Parrish Vidalia 912-583-2537
Multiplying onion seeds/bulbs for sale: $20/quart or $32 shipped. Mail check for shipping w/address to James Bai-
full of bees w/working queen; (80) 4x5 Rolls of winter Mount Airy 706-599-3673
ley 1684 Altamaha Rd. Hazle-
Pure French black copper Maran w/eggs colored dark brown. Pullets 4-5w/o: $20 & cockerel: $15; pullets 7-8w/o: $30 & cockerel: $20. Group prices on 5+, OBO. Call please. Maurice Maxeys 706920-9066
Roosters available 19w/o,
(2) Tarter equine hatbaskets: $125/ea; (1) Tuff drum w/lid: $35; Precise Fit steel 10cu/ft pull behind cart, new tires: $125; 30gal plastic barrels: $25/ea. Frank Hahira 229-6864896
Amish buggy in good condition: $600. Please call. Carlton Albany 229-881-5560
also 5-frame nucs w/working queen and bees. You pick up. Henry R Parker Dawsonville 706-265-2644
Albany/SW Georgia complete bee removal from structures. State licensed & insured, 30 years experience. Dale Richter Leesburg 229-886-7663
Bee removal Valdosta and
rye/mixed grass hay. Netwrapped, baled 6-2023. Outside: $35/roll, take all. Roger Yates Attalla, AL 256-2951049
2022 Russell Bermudagrass (100 bales) 4x5 fertilized, netwrapped: $40/bale; 2023 hay in barn: $60-80/bale. Delivery negotiable. VM/text. Pruitt Statesboro 912-682-4481
Hay for sale - 5x5.5, netwrapped, inside & outside: $45 & up. Todd Grogan Montgomery, AL 334-320-7315
Looking for someone to bale 12 acres of fescue to share 50/50. Call or text for more info. L. Hammond Griffin 404644-7948
Ryegrass, horse quality:
hurst Ga 31539 912-347-0123
Pachysandra great evergreen ground cover, deer and rabbit resistant, loves shade, doesn't climb. I have a large supply: $10/(50) bare-root plants. Great time to plant. Carol Marietta 770-490-5685, 30068
Pawpaw seedlings. One year
Favorolles, Buff Orpington, Speckled Sussex, & Wyandotte: $5/ea. Pickup or meet locally. Text please. Shane Auburn 678-634-5577
Pole bending poles: $60; saddles: $250; other misc. tack. E. Kennedy Cochran 478-2305721
DOG SUPPLIES
Southwest Georgia (100-mile radius). Structural bee removal for a fee, swarms free. Licensed and insured. Blossom Bee Removal. S. Peterson Valdosta 229-563-3050
2023 4x5 rolls, cow hay, some wheat and some switch grass: $25/roll. Charles Jefferson 404-317-6173
2023 Bermuda/Rye mix,
$5.00. Kermit Jefferson 770867-7550
Wheat straw from behind combine. Square bales: $6.00 in barn. Michael Robinson Franklin 706-302-3156
old: $20/ea, $40/3, $110/10; two year old: $25/ea, $50/3, $135/10. Pick-up. Jay College Park 404-422-0828
Shade yard plants for sale; also canning jars available: call
Roosters for sale. (1) Wyan-
Nucs, queens, packages & horse quality, fertilized, weed
dotte, (1) Prairie Bluebell, sev- Blue Champion dog kennel beekeeping classes. Melissa free, 4x5 rolls, barn stored:
eral crosses. Call please. 5x10 purchased from Tractor Monticello www.gsbeez.com. $90. Tim Hunter Conyers 770-
MULCH AND FERTILIZERS
for variety & pricing. Reasonably priced. Leave message. N.B. Purvis Marietta 770-422-
Robert Flowery Branch 770967-6422
Toulouse Geese goslings: $25. Melanie Newborn 706476-3302
Supply. Never used, on pallet it was delivered on. Sell for: $250. You move. Text if interested. D.J. Decatur 404-3763331
POULTRY SUPPLIES
312-909-3050
Removal of swarms: free; removal of bees from structure: fee; also used clean bee equipment for sale. Honey Bee Rescue, Derry Oliver Commerce 706-335-7226
331-7749 or 770-483-8712
2023 Coastal Bermuda, square bales, you pick up behind baler: $6.50/bale for 50+ bales, by order only; round bales: $65-70/ea. L. Kinsley Perry 478-714-9900
2023 Wheat straw: $3.50/bale at barn. Delivery available. Gary Brinson Tarrytown 912286-3191
Compost, horse manure and shavings: free. Ann Riles Douglasville 770 949-2238
9871
Tomatoes, 4-inch pots, 12 inches tall: $1.50 each; phantom hydrangeas, ginger lilies, yellow flag iris. 9 miles south of Columbus. Doug Seale, AL 678-618-0352
Turkeys (adults and poults), (2) Complete hen houses Remove honey bees from a 2023 Fescue hay, 4x5 twine- Horse manure w/shavings, Variegated liriope & mondo
guinea keets, Cayuga duck- equipment. Fans, feed lines, structure for a fee; remove a wrapped, no rain, pretty hay, aged or fresh: free. I load grass, 1gal pots: $2/each; nan-
lings. Jachin Valley Farm. Sara nest, egg tables. Cool pads, swarm for free. Also, wanted good quality: $40/ea. Switzer w/Bobcat. Paulding/Cobb/Bar- dina, 1gal pots: $5/ea; Ginkgo
Robbins Blairsville 706-745- egg belts, etc. Timothy Evans bee equipment. Leonard Day Farm, Jim Martin 706-244- tow area. Acorth 770-974- trees, 1gal pots: $10/each. K.
2328.
Rydal 770-548-4657
Macon 478-719-5588
3915
2010
Patman Athens 706-549-4487
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Seasoned red oak firewood, Grass-fed, grass finished 15-17in 1/2 cord: $150; cord: beef. 1/4, 1/2 and whole cows
AND FLOWERS
$300. Pat Waldrop Taylorsville available. No hormones, no
678-232-1077
antibiotics. USDA inspected
Advertisements selling officially Seasoned, split firewood - 1/2 processor. Price includes all protected plants must include a cord: $95; cord: $170; 15 processing: $5/lb, hanging permit to sell such plants. Ads pieces for campfire bundle: weight. Carhan Farm, Thomas submitted without this permit $25. Green wood 1/2 cord: Eatonton carhanfarm@gmail.will not be published. For infor- $85; cord: $150. All prices com 404-210-9079
mation on the sale or shipment +tax. AA Farms Hartwell 706- Locally-grown beef, USDA in-
of protected plants, visit 376-8968
spected, half/whole available,
www.fws.org/Endangered/permits/index.html or call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
FARMERS MARKETS
custom cuts: $5.00/lb hanging weight. We offer ground beef, sausage, steaks, jerky and
404.679.7097. For questions
slaughter your cattle. Potts
about
ginseng,
visit Blueberries - pick your own. Family Meats Jefferson 706-
https://www.fws.gov/Endan- Open 7 days, 8am till dark Call 367-5823
gered/permits/index.html or call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 404.679.7097.
for availability starting 6/15 Pot Luck Blueberry Farm Baldwin Co. Milledgeville 478-9325390
Water-ground meal, flour & grits: $5/5lbs + postage. Mike Buckner 780 Fielders Mill RD
Junction City GA 31812 706-
PICK YOUR OWN 269-3630
CROPS
ODDITIES
Metal buildings & carport Martin gourds 2022 crop:
covers. Great for storing hay, $4/ea. Paul Bailey Hoschton
tractors, trucks, etc. Free de- 706-654-9245
liver & installation. Tonya Cumming www.maxsteelbuildings.com 770-757-4226
Martin gourds for sale. Larry Heard Chula 229-402-0375
THINGS TO EAT
HANDICRAFTS AND SUPPLIES
Register now Georgia Master Gardener Association Conference, October 13-14. Speakers, tours, reception, vendors, auction.
Advertisers producing and offering for sale shell eggs at retail to the end consumer must obtain an egg candling certificate from the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The department offers training in egg candling. Email
4-Leaf clovers are lucky. Real clovers laminated w/flags for 4th of July. Good price. Call early, flags go quick. God Bless America. Chris Loganville 770-466-2173
Open to all. GMGA candling@agr.georgia.gov or call All types of chair caning, re-
Gainesville www.georgia- 404.656.3627 for more informa- finishing & repairs. James
mastergardeners.org
tion.
Lewis Perry 478-987-4243
SEEDS
Advertisements selling seeds
2022 Desirable pecans, ready to eat: $12/lb plus postage. Russell Eaton Stockbridge 770-506-2727
Beautiful crochet cross bookmarks in various colors. Perfect size to place in a greeting card. Edith Roland Commerce
must include a current state lab- 2022 Pecans for sale - ready 706-335-3920
oratory report (fewer than nine months old) for purity, noxious weeks and germination for each seed lot advertised. Ads submit-
to eat, mostly halves: $10/20 oz qt bag plus postage. Doug Mitchell Loganville 678-6507500
Beautify emerald green emu eggs. Cleaned out and empty. Can be used for decorating, painting or carving. Jackie
ted without this information will not be published. For more information regarding certified seed, call the GDA Seed Division,
2022 Pecans for sale. Pieces & halves: $8/lb. Peggy Griffin Clarkesville 706-768-8417
Paul Oxford 770-597-1510
Chair and rocker caning of all kinds; also wicker and rattan
229.386.3557.
2022 pecans in the shell, still repair. Over 40 years of experi-
2022 zinnia fuchsia or mixed cactus (please specify color):
good: $1.50/lb. Danny Strickland Barney 229-560-9234
ence. Duke Dufresne Statham H: 770-725-2554 or C: 706340-5523
$3.00/50+ seeds (cash) + SASE D. Miltimore 1766 Pleasant Hill RD NE Ranger, GA 30734
Cleaned Rye seed (Abruzzi) for sale, 1800lb totes, approximately 32 bu/tote. Call, leave message if no answer. Montrose James 478-952-1983 or Trey 478-230-7751
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 for sale: $6/doz. Rebecca Little Monroe 678-535-8417
Chair caning in Tiger. Please call for estimate. Donald Becker Rabun County 770-8079783
Hand-quilted king size quilt, Dresden plate pattern, medium blue, solid back, flowered plate design, excellent condition, very pretty. Gwen Parker Midway 912-258-0002
Four o'clocks, all colors: $3
Memory Bears made out of
per tablespoon plus SASE. M.
your loved ones clothing. Call
Pursley 253 Ryan Rd Winder
for more info. Sherry McDaniel
Ga. 30680 678-979-0057
Buford 770-366-1306
Mexican sunflower, cleome, touch-me-not, 4 o'clock, red hibiscus, money plant: $2/TSP w/SASE, 1 stamp for each TSP of seed. B. L. Savage, 3017 Atkins Dr., Gainesville 30507
FARM ANTIQUES
Claw foot bath tub, good condition, some hardware w/it: $300 OBO. Shirley Wantland Bowdon 770-834-8941
Old-timey cayenne, rooster
Depression glass from our
spur, peter pepper seeds: (25) Culpepper Pepper Jelly. Li- farm 100s of pieces, pat-
seeds, $2/pk + SASE. Terry censed. Original Pepper Jel- terns, colors. Will sell by the
Madaris 2017 Cloud Springs ly, half pint: $8; Blueberry piece or box; ask about other
Rd Rossville GA 30741
Pepper Jelly, half pint: $9. items. No shipping. Jean
Shipping available. Leslie Williamson Newborn 706-468-
Old-timey Hot Cow Horn, Red Culpepper Lake Park 229- 1167
Peter pepper seed, Rutger and German pink tomato seed: $1/pack with SASE. Amory Hall 130 Ellison St Maysville GA 30558 470-201-9105
560-0455
Freezer beef - grass/grain fed, half or whole: $4.50/lb, hanging weight, cut to your or-
Handmade cast iron cookware, wash pots, irons, pans, 16 items, corn stick pans. Harold Alma 770-689-8180
FIREWOOD
der. Now available, no anti- Professionally restored 24in
bodies.
Fred
Fuller Gold Medal Meadows cast
Hawkinsville 478-258-7727 Gristmill. 1 of 400 made. Has
Firewood must be cut from the advertiser's personal property. Ads for firewood must use the cord when specifying the amount of firewood for sale.
Freezer beef, raised on farm. Halves of whole: $4/lb, hanging weight. Custom cut, wrapped and ready for freezer. James Shelton Cleveland, TN
an enrichment attachment for putting powdered vitamin D into wheat flour. Asking: $10,000 OBO. Tattnall County 912-237-4483
423-650-1497
CANNING
Seasoned or green oak firewood - 1/2 cord: $150. Truckload or any quantity available. Delivery available. Text/call. Larry Moore Grantville 678-278-5709
Grain-fed beef ready for your
SUPPLIES
freezer. Cut to your preference and pickup at processor: (16) Boxes canning jars, rings
$5/hanging lb. North Ridge & flat pieces. Quart & pints: Farm, David Dewy Rose 678- make me an offer. Betty Aber-
425-7229
crombie Ellijay 706-889-0523
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When bad weather comes in, you need a dependable system to make sure your hay gets baled and bales get in the barn.
See how a Norden accumulator uses no wires, cables or hydraulic hook ups to get you baling faster at nordenmfg.com
706-804-2461
www.barnhartsfeedandseed.com
2327 Highway 88 Hephzibah, GA 30815
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REAL ESTATE SERVICES OTHER
Bobcat/tractor work, seed Lakes/ponds built, repaired, Russell Bermuda sprigging drill, bush-hogging, post-hole, new pipe systems, and clear- service no till or plant by
(3) stainless steel water tanks, suitable for aquaponic, hydroponic, or decorative ponds. (2) 390 gallon and (1) 800 gallon. Call or text. Garrett Jones Griffin 678-588-6606
(37,700) new, unused, food grade 1/2 gallon plastic milk or orange juice containers w/lids; also (450,000) 8 ounce food grade, new, unused, plastic bottles w/lids. Steve Columbus 706-464-4637
1969 Redwood pop-up
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 that sell land on a commission basis are not eligible to advertise.
FARMLAND FOR
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,
food plots, land clearing, driveways, roads, grading, plowing/tilling, pasture maintenance. Oconee and surrounding counties. www.mikesfarmandpropertymgmt.com. Michael Ebright Watkinsville 770-363-5092
Bush hog your pasture or field or till your garden. Larry Boatright Dallas 678-386-1466
Bush hog, rotary mow, garden and food plot, harrow and plow, bale square hay.
ing, swamps drained, creeks rerouted, drainage problems wetlands restoration, bush hogging home sites. Tim Harper Peachtree City 770-5271565
Land clearing/excavator services, 20+ years of experience. Food plots, fence rows, pond cleanup, laying gravel, debris/tree removal (trash/metal/vegetation). Reasonable rates, call for quotes. Veteran owned. Stacy Williamson Wrightsville 478-697-6377
plow. Perfect for livestock including cattle & horses. Call us to learn more today. Covering all of Northeast Georgia. Taylor Catalano Toccoa 706-3913560
camper owned by elderly couple. One passed away, other doesn't need it anymore. Asking: $3000. Adel Underwood Oxford 706-587-6909
500gal diesel fuel tank on skids, w/fuel pump, good condition: $1750; also HD com-
SALE
15acres, Loganville near HWY 20 in Walton County w/fence, creek, pasture & timber. Backside has some StMtn granite outcrops/hiking fun: $570k. Owner financing w/20% down. L/Msg Rod
please call the GDA Equine Health Division, 404.656.3713.
Pasture boarding (7) pastures, lakes, streams and miles of trails. (3) round pens, tack room and farrier on farm: $150/head. Paige Bullock Dallas 770-402-2421
Monroe County area. Jimmy Waldrep Forsyth 478-9515563
Coyote & hog control, day or night, fully suppressed, thermal scopes: free. Servicing all of GA. Very experienced. Zeb Brown Dallas
Light bush hogging within 30 miles. Call for details, leave message. Jimmy Newsome Thomson 706-466-2432
Loader/backhoe, grading, bush hogging, aeration, tree cutting, branch trimming, pruning, lawn mowing, leaf
mercial ladder, 8-step w/plat- Walton County 770-401-8586 form/railing, very little rust:
FARM SERVICES
678-873-6234
mulching, chain saw & blade sharpening. Rockdale and sur-
State wide brush cutting. Underbrush clearing, small tree clearing, brush cleanup, bush hogging, property and fence lines, overgrown areas. Thomas Bowlin 678972-4647
$800. Picture available upon request. L. Hammond Griffin 404-644-7948
55gal food-grade stainless steel; 55gal metal burn barrels; 55gal food-grade plastic barrels; 275/330gal plastic totes; also tote cages. Tom Allanson
30.07 acres on GA HWY 100 w/barn & creek, timber/pasture. Backside borders Tallapoosa Golf Course. Has been used for cattle/horses: $225,000. E. Cox Haralson County 864-404-5612
20+ years experience w/all types tractor/bobcat farm/residential work, bush hogging & mowing, fertilizing, clearing & plowing, seeding/drainage, roads/driveways, grading & erosion control, pasture land
Custom and USDA inspected processing for beef. Now booking for 2023. Retail store w/great selection of beef, pork, chicken. Southern Cuts Processing, Rick Hopper Pitts 229-648-8000
rounding counties. G. Kelecheck Conyers 770-5974878
Mobile professional horse training, 30+ years of experience. Working initiate colts, horse behavior issues, etc. For more info, call. AM Horseman-
Stump grinding. Call today for your free estimate. Military and Senior discounts. Billy Swafford Comer 706-343-7425
Stumps ground neatly below ground level, free estimate and reasonably priced. Glen Whit-
EMPLOYMENT Cumming 678-231-2324
New 48in adjustable pallet forks for John Deere tractors, 3500/5000lb capacity: $700$800. Can deliver for a fee. Raymond Monty Villa Rica 404-2340786
Rocking chair: $100; blow torch: $25; wash pot: $50; hitch receiver: $25; parts cleaner: free, you load. Ronald Rush Franklin 706-675-3417
37 acres, Lexington, HWY 25, east of Athens. Has streams, well, great lake site, good hunting or home site. Mostly wooded, small open. Hartwell Mayfield Oglethorpe County 770-540-4705
45.5 acres ST HWY 37 near Morgan, 20 acres open, spring, stream, mixed woods: $3500/acre. Jim Andrews 45 1st AVE Edison GA 39846 jtajr51@yahoo.com 229-8352483
93 acres w/frontage on US
maintenance. Will travel. W. Finch Conyers 770-714-7464
25 years experience in farm, tractor & Bobcat work, bush hogging/lawn mowing, grading/clearing, plowing/garden, deer plots, fence/welding heavy equipment, post holes. Larry Houston Covington 770235-3082/770-235-3782
39 years' experience - horse arenas laser graded, tree clearing, driveways built/regraded, gravel, barns graded, drainage correction, trucking, demolition. Luke Butler Braselton 770-685-0288
Electric fence charger repair. Wilfred Milam 8001 S Giles Rd Douglasville Ga. 30135 770942-4672
Farm 911 Signs-Farm Safety and Emergency Signage. An information source for greater peace of mind. Website: www.farm911signs.com Daren Sue Truex Cumming 678-6286767
Fence specialist - installation, paint, pressure-wash & repair. All fences come with low prices. Free gate installment with pasture fence. Serving NE Georgia. Dan Gilbert Cumming 229-325-3163
ship Atlanta 678-308-4002
Mobile welding service all types of welding, certified, 45 years of experience. Call for details. Within 60mi. Campbell's Welding, Randy Campbell Griffin 678-6030175
Mower repair, riding and push. Terry Mikle Snellville 770-979-8981
Nuisance animal control, 30 years experience. Hogs and or coyotes. Guaranteed results. William Page Canton 770-7127948
ley Bethlehem 770-867-2718 or 770-307-7098
Farm Help Needed and Seeking Farm Employment ads must be related to agricultural farm work. Ads submitted for domestic help, companions, baby sitters, housekeepers, etc. will not be published.
FARM HELP NEEDED
Farm manager needed. Look-
HWY 80 w/creek, pond, well, 44 years of experience. Bush
Processing & vacuum freeze: ing for a full time farm manag-
turkey, deer, duck. Also includ- hogging, light clearing, grad- Hauling horses or horse $1.15/lb. Live hauling, no wait er having experience w/hay
ing 71.5 acres of mature tim- ing, post holes, gardens, food transportation, new 2022 two- slaughter. We offer many cuts operation/general farm duties.
ber, mostly hardwoods: plots, aerating, fertilizing, horse trailer. Any distance, of fresh, smoke and cured Pay based on experience.
$350,000. James Beck Twiggs seeding, discing, hauling, anytime. Call for more info. AM meats. Kick's Meat Process- Email resume. Waverly Hall
County 478-747-3599 or 478- fence removal, etc. Rick Alli- Horsemanship Atlanta 678- ing, David Nicholls 912-345- info@woodcraftbymacdonald.-
7473583
son Buford 678-200-2040
308-4002
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FARM HELP
40-50ft round pen wanted for Looking for Planet Jr. garden training ponies and safe riding seeders. George Scoville Ma-
Want to purchase 20-100ac Wanted in NE GA (Athens of land w/woods and pasture area) non-running, non-want-
NEEDED
for grandkids. Bill Ranger 770- con 478-337-2827
for a homestead near Royston. ed riding mowers. Can pay
Honest, mature person to maintain property and equipment. Salary based on experience. 3BR house included. Drug test required. No pets. Ewing Madison 770-972-2236
367-7736
Grapple wanted. Good working condition. No more than 600lbs w/skid steer quick attach. Manufacturer info if possible. Send info and photo. Dudley Augusta 706-829-4668
Looking for planter plates for model 39 Massey Ferguson planter. Larry Hansard Armuchee 706-766-5553
Looking for someone to cut, bale/roll Fescue hay on 14
Call or text. Bob Royston 706- small price for some. Retired
207-9820
keeps me busy. Call. David
Wanted - 1431 New Holland Jefferson 706-367-4107
Discbine hay cutter. Whipple
Simpson Cochran 478-934- Wanted Mayhaws for jelly.
7863
Elise Milledgeville 478-456-
5294
Looking for someone familiar with taking down barns. I have a 150 y/o barn and I'd like to
Harvester for millet wanted. Prefer pull type and chain driven as much as possible vs
acres: can have at no charge. Lamar Long Chatsworth 706695-5906
get it moved to North Georgia. belts. Around $1,500 or less. I Looking for used mini round
I want the wood to rebuild, not live in Morgan County. Calls baler. Call or text. Alan Blue
for resale. Marietta 404-310- please. Rickey Madison 770- Ridge 812-989-0665
7665
912-6434
Looking to buy Jeep Wrangler
Sell me your old pottery, signed or unsigned. Show me what you've got. Text pictures or just call. Meaders, North Georgia, Crawford County, Edgefield. Stan
Wanted - hunting lease in Wilcox/Pulaski/Dooly/Dodge /Bleckley. 50-1000 acres for myself and my son. Respectful Christians and Florida residents. John Oldsmar,
FL 352-238-2865
Wanted one rear tractor tire 13.6X26. Need to be in good shape. No dry cracks. John Lampp Acworth 770-7890511
Need creek ford poured. Must Homemade wire tomato or CJ. Running or not. Blake be experienced, w/references. cages, 5ft high by 2ft diameter. North Augusta 803-640-9190
Clark 8422
Maysville
770-654-
Wanted - land located in SE quarter of Jenkins Co, GA. Leo
Leave message. Linda North Need 6. Ted Lisbon Monro Wilkes
Perfect Unadilla 478-955-2362
Cherokee County 404-3745528
Seeking a couple to work on a broiler farm. House provided including, electric, water, and trash. Experience is a plus.
404-754-3251
In search of livestock trailer, 16ft, bumper pull, in good condition. Mack Chambers Uvalda 912-223-6743
ISO home-grown/field toma-
Looking to buy more land in Hart County. Acreage doesn't matter. Finances already in place ready to purchase. Connor Power Monroe 404-9892306
Want to lease small farm with home/pasture north of Atlanta. Would consider barn/pasture if possible to put camper on.
Wanted - Yoyo pepper plants of seed. James Griffith Rydal 770-382-7279
Wanted Kubota MX5400 or MX5000 no cab, need loader or similar 4WD tractorl. C.
Dewy Rose 928-919-3545
toes and corn for personal Motor wanted. Briggs & Strat- Debbie Stone Punta Gorda, Hughes Thomson 706-466-
use/canning purposes. A. ton, vertical shaft, 17-20hp, FL 352-208-1057
0661
Someone to spread chicken Stanley Atlanta 404-271-9596 single cylinder. Prefer in NE
litter in central Georgia area. Lots of work available. Tommy Copelan Eatonton 706-4730613
John Deere L or LA GC w/side mower. Within 100 miles. Harcrow Franklin 706302-1004
GA area. Roy Bruce Marble Hill 678-925-7660
One adult female Ameraucana & Pekin white pond duck.
SEEKING FARM EMPLOYMENT
Looking for a John Deere 344 Text, please. Ray Hitt Grovecorn head for combine. Must town 706-833-9820 be in good shape and ready to Poultry wanted Japanese
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
pick. Daniel Senoia 770-3517098
Looking for carrying cases for chickens; also looking for 6x12 trailer w/ 2ft solid side, double axle & lift down gate. Terry Riverdale 478-390-2847 or 770-210-0475
Buff Black Tailed Bantams. J. Strickland Cartersville 404210-7033
"Surge" old style milker pail lid. Have pail, need lid, pulsator & teat cups. Willing to pay. Marion Stapleton 706699-1503
Items wanted in all Classified Categories will be advertised here.
Looking for International 1466 or John Deere 4520 in running condition; also a Farmall A or IH 140; also searching for grist mill. Kenneth Hulett Fitzgerald 229-345-9634
Sweet potato slips. Ralph Chatsworth 706-537-9453
Want guinea fowl, 12, delivered. Thomas Dean Ranger 678-986-3424
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tion, reasonably priced, prefer ota B7100 (around 20hp) or
double discs. Text with pic- similar size tractor to pull wag-
tures/price. James Gaston on. No lawn mowers. Gary
Americus 229-938-9115
Snellville 470-545-5192
Want to buy Fisher Grandpa Bear wood heater in good condition. Bob Brookshire Monroe 404-895-6469
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Cool spring slows mosquito development across Southeast
By Elmer Gray
possible. Mosquito eggs, larvae, and pupae are all as-
The University of Georgia
sociated with some form of standing water. Cleaning
up our yards and communities can make a big differ-
Whether it was Punxsutawney Phil or the Old Farm-
ence in the number of mosquitoes around our homes.
er's Almanac, somebody got it right because, after a
National Mosquito Control Awareness Week oc-
relatively mild winter, it's been a cool spring across
curred June 18-24. It serves as a reminder to support
the Southeast. Even as summer approaches, these cool
our local mosquito-control districts and public health
temperatures have provided some relief both on the air
professionals who work to monitor and prevent mos-
conditioning bill and the mosquito front.
quito populations and the diseases they transmit. In
Mosquito eggs are deposited on the surface of
some cases, extensive mosquito populations develop
standing water or in areas that will later become flood-
on neighboring properties or in salt marshes, flood-
ed. When the eggs complete development, the emerg-
ed fields, and swamplands. When adult mosquitoes
ing larvae and the subsequent pupae require standing
are present, personal protection becomes extremely
water for their development.
important.
Mosquito growth is basically controlled by food
Mosquitoes and most biting flies are attracted
availability and temperature. Cool overnight tem-
to dark colors. Light-colored, loose-fitting clothing,
peratures help to keep the water cool in swamps and
combined with a U.S. Environmental Protection
containers, just like in our community pools. Cool
Agency-approved repellent -- DEET, Picaridin,
temperatures slow the development of all stages of the mosquito life cycle, inhibiting the development of early-season pest and vector populations.
Stunting the biters
Georgia is home to 63 species of mosquitoes, so the
Cool spring temperatures have increased the incidence of the Asian bush mosquito, Aedes japonicus, which thrives in cool temperatures, however its populations are not as noticeable because the species isn't known for its aggressive biting. (UGA-CAES/ Special Photo)
IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus, para-methane-diol, 2-undecanone, oil of citronella and catnip oil -- go a long way to preventing mosquito bites. While DEET is the longtime standard among mosquito repellents, there are several alternative materials that have been
cool temperatures aren't going to eliminate all mosqui-
approved in recent years. Many of these products,
to populations. The Asian bush mosquito, Aedes japonicus, reduced in interior areas of the Southeast where the coldest DEET included, are approved for use on children as young
likes it cool and has been pretty common across the region. temperatures were felt.
as two months of age.
Thankfully, this species is not typically an aggressive biter, It should be noted that both the tiger and bush mosquitoes With any of the repellents, follow the label instructions
so its populations are not as noticeable. On the other hand, are introduced pests from temperate regions of Asia. Conse- closely, apply uniformly to all exposed skin, and wash treat-
the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, likes it hot. This quently, these mosquitoes are extremely hardy and adaptable ed areas with warm, soapy water when away from mosquito
aggressive daytime biter mosquito has become one of the despite a couple of cold nights this past winter.
populations.
most common pests across the Eastern United States. Ti-
Preventing and repelling mosquitoes
Standing water that cannot be eliminated can be treated
ger mosquito populations seem to be off to a slow start this Native or invasive, all mosquitoes have a preferred range with EPA-approved larvicides that are effective and safe for
spring.
of biological conditions within which they develop. As a our pets, wildlife, and the environment. Residents can refer
Another factor that could be at play with this pest was result, we still expect plenty of mosquitoes in the coming to the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Circular
the cold temperatures last Christmas when frigid air covered weeks. With the first day of summer falling on June 21 and 1266, "Mosquito Control Around the Home," for additional
the state in record-low temperatures. Athens recorded a low warming temperatures in the forecast, it is time to get serious information on protecting your home environment.
of 7 degrees Fahrenheit. A study out of Germany found that about mosquito prevention.
Elmer Gray is a Cooperative Extension entomologist
a low temperature of 5 F would inhibit Aedes albopictus It is essential that everyone in our communities is aware with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and
egg hatching, so it is likely that some egg emergence was of the need to eliminate all forms of standing water when Environmental Sciences.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2023
Gov. Kemp, DNR announce 2023 Forestry For Wildlife partners
By Staff Reports
ority habitats such as longleaf pine
savannas, helping with surveys for
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp recognized
wood storks, swallow-tailed kites and
three corporate forest landowners for their
eastern indigo snakes, protecting and
stewardship and land management practices
restoring sites for rare plant species in-
benefiting wildlife across Georgia.
cluding Chapman's fringed orchid and
Weyerhaeuser, Forest Investment Asso-
Georgia aster, and managing company
ciates, and Georgia Power are the agency's
woodlands to conserve and increase
2023 Forestry for Wildlife partners.
populations of gopher tortoises, our
Coordinated by the Georgia Department
state reptile. Partners also provided
of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Di-
public opportunities to enjoy the out-
vision, the Forestry for Wildlife Partnership
doors through hunting, fishing, and
is a voluntary program that has promoted
wildlife viewing.
sustainable forest and wildlife conservation
For information on recent and on-
as part of forest management for some 25
going partner projects, see the annual
years. Partner projects focus on improve-
report of DNR's Wildlife Conserva-
ments that sync with Georgia's Bobwhite
tion Section (https://georgiawildlife.
Quail Initiative and State Wildlife Action
com/conservation/annualreport).
Plan, two statewide strategies.
All conservation enhancement
This year's partners were recognized at
components and reporting procedures
the state Capitol earlier this month by Kemp
in the Forestry for Wildlife Partner-
and First Lady Marty Kemp and lauded by
ship are compatible with Sustainable
DNR Deputy Commissioner Walter Rabon and Wildlife Resources Division leaders. With more than 90 percent of Georgia lands privately owned, Wildlife Resources Divi-
The Forestry for Wildlife Partnership is a voluntary program that has promoted sustainable forest and wildlife conservation as part of forest management. Partner projects focus on improvements that sync with Georgia's Bobwhite Quail Initiative and State Wildlife Action Plan. (Georgia DNR/Special Photo)
Forestry Initiative Inc., a voluntary approach in the forest industry to maintain high environmental standards in land management.
sion Director Ted Will said that working with private land-
Staff reports in the Market Bulletin are submitted by out-
owners to help wildlife is critical.
Incorporating wildlife management into land-use plan- side organizations concerning agricultural-related topics in
"Georgia is known for its tremendous diversity of wild-
ning and timber management practices.
Georgia. A submission does not guarantee publication. The
life, woodlands, and waters, and it's our responsibility to pass Providing valuable data for Wildlife Resources Division editor retains the right to accept and edit submitted articles.
along that heritage to future generations," Will said. "These
research projects.
Submissions can be sent to marketbulletin@agr.georgia.gov.
2023 Forestry for Wildlife partners are showing how con- Providing public recreational opportunities on partner
servation and forestry can be combined in working forests to meet that responsibility. We are proud to join the Governor in recognizing them."
The Wildlife Resources Division honored Georgia Power, Forest Investment Associates and Weyerhaeuser as Forestry for Wildlife Partners for: Preparing wildlife conservation plans that detail natural
forestlands. Participating in partnerships with conservation organiza-
tions. Managing riparian forests for wildlife use and water qual-
ity protection. Abundant, healthy woodlands are essential for wildlife. Georgia has more than 24 million acres of forestland, and
Forestry for Wildlife at a glance
Visit https://georgiawildlife.com/fwp for details on the Forestry for Wildlife Partnership and https://georgiawildlife.com/ privatelandsprogram for information on other DNR Private Lands initiatives.
resource inventories and outline management strategies that combine forest and wildlife aspects. Providing internal training opportunities for employees on how to blend forestland management with wildlife-friendly practices for multiple natural resource benefits.
more than 22 million acres are privately owned. Landowners with at least 10,000 acres can participate in the Forestry for Wildlife Partnership.
The work of this year's partners benefited wildlife on about 800,000 acres. Those projects included restoring pri-
The Wildlife Conservation Section's annual report (https://georgiawildlife.com/ conservation/annualreport) explores on Forestry for Wildlife partner projects.
Conversation with the Commissioner held to discuss challenges facing Georgia producers
By Jay Jones
tegrative Precision Agriculture at
jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov
the University of Georgia.
Earlier this year, the Georgia
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner
General Assembly approved the
Tyler Harper held a town hall meeting
creation of the Agricultural Com-
called "Conversation with the Commis-
modity Commission for Citrus
sioner" this month at the Georgia Nation-
Fruits. The commission will allow
al Fairgrounds in Perry, where he and
growers to set a self-assessment
state legislators discussed critical issues
fee from citrus harvested through
facing agriculture in the state.
a market order to fund marketing
The meeting was held on June 1 and
and promotion, education, and re-
hosted by State Sen. Larry Walker III,
search programs to benefit the in-
R-Perry, and had over 100 people attend-
dustry.
ing, including farmers and Ag-business
The newly established Institute
leaders.
for Integrative Precision will uti-
"We appreciate the commissioner
lize faculty expertise and strength-
coming down and visiting the agricultur-
en industry ties to develop more
al community in middle Georgia to have
efficient farming techniques and
candid conversations about the challeng-
technologies. The institute hosted
es they face and what we can do to sup-
the first International Conference
port the state's No. 1 industry," Walker
for Integrative Precision Agricul-
said.
ture in May, where researchers
Topics discussed at the event included
and agricultural experts discussed
the water well moratorium in the lower
the challenge of feeding a growing
Flint River basin in southwest Georgia
global population.
and low commodity prices combined
Sponsors of the event were
with the increased cost of inputs.
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper speaks during "Conversation with the Commissioner," a town-hall style
Georgia Agricultural Exposition
Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones attended meeting held on June 1 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry. Harper and elected state officials discussed issues Authority, Georgia Farm Bureau,
the event, along with the state legislators. facing farmers and producers in Georgia. (GDA/Special Photo)
Georgia Agribusiness Council,
State House Representatives attending
Georgia Poultry Federation, Geor-
were Reps. Manisha Thomas, D-South Fulton; Darlene K. Russ Goodman, R-Cogdell; Max Burns, R-Sylvania; Carden gia Forestry Association, Georgia Cattlemen's Association,
Taylor, R-Thomasville; Joe Campbell, R-Camilla; Shaw Summers, R-Cordele; and Freddie Powell-Sims, D-Dawson. Georgia Urban Ag Council, Georgia Pecan Growers Associ-
Blackmon, R-Bonaire; John Corbett, R-Lake Park; Robert Walker noted that even with those challenges, there is ation and the Georgia Milk Producers.
Dickey, R-Musella; and Rob Leverett, R-Elberton.
excitement in Georgia about the state's burgeoning citrus
Members of the Georgia Senate attending were Sens. industry and the establishment of the new Institute for In-
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Fun on the Farm!
An acre of activities for young people.
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Georgie's Drive
Thru Lyons
Hello! I'm Georgie, the Georgia Grown mascot. I travel the state of Georgia promoting our #1 industry, agriculture! As we celebrate Independence Day, let us give thanks for those who gave their lives to keep us free. In the heart of Lyons, there is a memorial to one of these heroes where he once played football for the Toombs County Bulldogs at Booster Stadium. Staff Sergeant Dustin Wright was a green beret who was killed in an ambush in 2017 by ISIS fighters in Niger, a country in central Africa.
His memorial quotes a Facebook post he made shortly before his death. "War does cost an enormous amount in money and lives. But, if we, America, aren't going to stop the pure evil in this world, then who else can or will? I joined the Army knowing I was going to war. I knew the risks to my life, as did everyone in the service. Let us do our job. Because stopping tyranny, oppression and pure evil shouldn't have a price tag. Especially when there are people willing to give their lives to stop it. All that is necessary for the triumph of evil, is that good men do nothing."
The Dustin Wright memorial located at the Toombs County High School football stadium in Lyons. (GDA/Lee Lancaster)
Recipes for Tiny Tasters!
Mini Chicken Pot Pies
By Katie Casey, Bryan County 4-H Servings: 12 Prep Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
1 can of chicken 1 pack of puff pastry 1 can of mixed vegetables 1 can of cream of mushroom soup
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 F. 2. Combine the canned chicken, mixed
vegetables, and cream of mushroom soup in a medium bowl. Stir until combined.
3. Cut the puff pastry into small sections (the size of muffin spaces).
4. Place your cut pastry pieces into the muffin pan and press the pastry all the way down. Make sure the pastry is also on the sides of the muffin slot.
5. Add filling to the muffin pan. 6. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until done.
Courtesy of Georgia 4-H Pantry Pride program
(Special Photo/Arena Blake)
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2023
Georgia Beekeepers Association members Jon and Summer Cordell and Mary Cahill-Roberts set up the GBA display. (Special Photo)
Buzzing with excitement about bees
Beekeeper clubs are busy as bees this month to promote the crucial role of pollinators leading up to National Pollinator Week on June 19-25.
Georgia Beekeepers Association joined forces with Northwest Georgia Beekeepers
Best in Show Amber Extracted Honey was among the many awards presented during the festival. (Special Photo)
Association, Tennessee Valley Beekeepers Association, and Master Gardener Extension Volunteers from Walker and Catoosa Counties for a fun-filled variety of educational displays at the 2023 LaFayette Honeybee Festival on June 3.
Thousands of festival goers and over 180 arts and crafts vendors filled the streets of downtown LaFayette for the annual pollinator palooza featuring music, food, and craft vendors across the region.
GBA members provided information on the role of honeybees in pollinating plants that make the food we eat every day, shared recipes that use honey creatively, and spread the word about Georgia's Save the Honeybee license plate.
The Georgia honeybee license plate is available to anyone - not just beekeepers. Anyone purchasing a Georgia honeybee license plate can contribute to the grant program that makes educational programs like these possible across Georgia. For more information, visit https://gabeekeeping.com.
Kathy Jackson of the Northwest Georgia Beekeepers Association leads a honey extraction demonstration. (Special Photo)
Visitors to the LaFayette Honeybee Festival view an observation hive provided by the Tennessee Valley Beekeepers Association. (Special Photo)
Cotton Boom: Good weather conditions contribute to strong 2022 cotton harvest
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Although planted acres will likely be down by about 100,000 acres this year due to normal crop rotation, Hand hopes cotton growers will see another good year for yields weather-depending.
"Cotton is one of those crops that is highly dependent on the weather," said Hand. "Much of last year's success can be attributed to the exceptional environmental conditions we experienced throughout the season."
While higher-than-normal temperatures last June may have set other crops back, Hand believes it was a contributing factor to high cotton yields.
"The heat early in the season slowed down plant growth and forced the plant to conserve energy and redirect plant nutrients and resources into fruit retention. A cotton crop only retains about 40 percent of the fruit that it produces over the entire season, as it can only
support a certain fruit load," he said. "Because plants slowed down in response to the higher temperatures, growers didn't need to apply as much plant growth regulator, which had positive, long-lasting impacts for the rest of the season."
Cotton typically grows throughout August and fully matures by September, when the harvest season begins.
The weather at harvest is critical, Hand explained. Overcast, rainy, and humid weather prevails in Georgia from late August into early September, increasing the risk of crop loss to diseases such as boll rot and a condition called hard lock, which occurs when a boll opens but remains damp and fails to fluff out normally.
"The weather is honestly what can make or break a season. There's only so much we can do as researchers. A lot of the way things shake out has a lot more to do with the specific
conditions of the year," said Hand. Due to cotton's nature and weather vari-
ability, members of the UGA Cotton Team have a unique relationship with growers, with near-constant monitoring and regular information sharing to help keep growers and industry stakeholders apprised of the latest recommendations through their newsletter, blog, training, and direct communications with industry members and growers.
"Members of the cotton team can't assume credit for such high yields last year; the environmental conditions we had were fantastic," said Hand, "but I will say that some of the things that we're researching, such as new varieties and pest management techniques definitely help put growers in the position to take advantage of those good environmental conditions and capitalize on them."
Fortuitously, market prices for cotton were
at a near all-time high last year, further benefiting growers, Hand said. "It's usually one or the other, either high yield or high prices, so it was a great year for cotton all around."
Last year, contracts went for between $0.95-$1.25 per pound a great price for cotton, said Hand. He added that contracts are hovering between $0.80 and $0.85 per pound this year.
"In the meantime, I'm out driving around the state, walking through fields, writing blog posts, and talking with my colleagues to get the best, most timely information out the door for growers to take advantage of whatever conditions we have this year," Hand said.
Emily Cabrera is a writer and public re-
lations coordinator for the College of Agri-
cultural and Environmental Sciences at the
University of Georgia.
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