EstablishEd 1917 a CEntury of sErviCE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TYLER HARPER, COMMISSIONER WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 VOL. 106, NO. 26 COPYRIGHT 2023 Harper supports legislation banning adversarial nations' ownership of farmland By Jay Jones jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov Commissioner Tyler Harper said he will support legislation to restrict adversarial foreign nations and their agents from purchasing Georgia farmland in the upcoming 2024 General Assembly session. Georgia House Bill 452 gives provisions to ban individuals and companies with ties to foreign adversaries of the U.S. from purchasing agricultural land in Georgia. The bill was introduced during the last General Assembly session and carried over to the new session, which will convene Jan. 8. The proposed law focuses only on agricultural land and defines guidelines for individuals and companies who cannot purchase land. The bill would prohibit a non-citizen from purchasing land if the U.S. Secretary of Commerce designates their home country's government as a foreign adversary. The same would apply to corporations and other business entities. The bill waits in the House's Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Committee and may likely be revised as it moves through both chambers during the upcoming legislative session. Harper made food security one of his main concerns during his first year as agriculture commissioner. In an Op-Ed he wrote 10 0 t1h9A17nniv2e0r1s7ary for James Magazine, Harper said that Chi- nese investors and businesses have increased their farmland holdings across the U.S. in 10 years since 2010, from $81 million in 2010 to more than $1.9 billion in 2021. Harper added that Chinese landowners currently control 383,000 acres of U.S. farmland and growing. He said the trend shows China's goal is to buy up U.S. farmland, control the nation's food supply, and "force us to be fully reliant on the Communist regime for our food production." "We cannot let this happen in Georgia. Our agriculture industry is the lifeblood of our state's economy and a pillar of American food production," Harper wrote. "We must act swiftly and decisively to protect our state's number one industry and our farmland. Here at home, restricting or banning adversaries from purchasing American farmland is the first step in fighting back, protecting our food supply, and keeping Georgia's number one industry successful Tyler Harper for generations to come." Several states have had similar laws that Air Force Base in Texas in 2021. Another vary in scope, but the issue gained new in- transaction that raised concerns among U.S. terest after a Chinese-owned company pur- states was the attempt this year by the Chichased over 130,000 acres near Laughlin nese company Fufeng Group to purchase 300 acres near Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota. Following those two instances, 12 states in 2023 have enacted or amended laws restricting foreign ownership, according to the National Agricultural Law Center in Fayetteville, AR. Currently, Georgia is one of 10 states in the U.S. that do not have any foreign ownership restrictions, according to the NALC. There are 43.4 million acres of foreign-owned private agricultural land or 3.4 percent of all U.S. private agricultural land. Almost half of that is forestland for timber held mostly by Canadian companies. Cropland accounts for 28 percent, with 21 percent held for pasture and other purposes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In Georgia, 1.27 million acres of privately agricultural land, or 4.4 percent, are foreign-held. Of that acreage, 1.11 million acres are forestland, 97,592 are for crops, 20,228 are for pasture, and 19,265 are for other agricultural purposes. To read the Op-Ed article by Harper, visit the GDA website at https://bit.ly/41sClga. Follow the GDA and Harper on social media for the latest updates on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram. Recycle your live Christmas trees during annual Bring One for the Chipper drive Please deliver this paid subscription to: Published by the Ga. Department of Agriculture Tyler Harper, Commissioner By Jay Jones jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov Take down the garland and put away the decorations, but don't throw out that Christmas tree. Recycling your live tree through the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation's annual Bring One for the Chipper gives it a second life. KGBF has held the Bring One for the Chipper drive since 1991 and has diverted over six million trees from landfills. Last year, the tree recycling drive collected 54,066 trees, with the majority turned into mulch. This year, KGBF will have 120 drop-off locations in 30 counties in Georgia. Organizers said the official date is Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, but times and dates will vary by location. An online list of locations is available at https://www.kgbf.org/ and under the Get Involved dropdown menu at the top of the webpage. KGBF asks participants to remove all lights and decorations from their trees. No artificial trees will be accepted. Bring One for the Chipper 2024 partners are The Home Depot, Davey Tree Expert Company, Georgia Forestry Commission, 11 Alive, Ferry Morse Seed Company and Burpee Seed Company. The Home Depot will provide drop-off points at 23 of its store locations in Marietta, Smyrna, Douglasville, Rome, Cumming, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Roswell, Dublin, Conyers, Watkinsville and Dalton. Natalie Johnston-Russell, executive director of KGBF, said that choosing a real tree over an artificial one provides a solution for families and the environment. There are nearly 350 million Christmas trees grown annually on U.S. farms that absorb carbon dioxide, emit fresh oxygen, stabilize soil, protect water supplies, and provide refuge for wildlife. Volunteers at Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful pose at one of the drop-off locations during a recent Bring One for the Chipper tree recycling drive. The Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation has organized 120 drop-off locations for live Christmas trees this year. Check the KGBF website for locations. (KGBF/Special Photo) Johnston-Russell added that live trees are a renewable resource since new crops are planted each year. When you purchase a tree from a farm, you're supporting the local economy. The benefits continue after Christmas with recycling trees. Bring One for the Chipper transforms hundreds of trees into mulch for playgrounds, city and landscaping projects, and individual homes. Recycled trees are also sunk into lakes to create fish habitats. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is partnering with local KGBF affiliates to collect trees for use at J. Strom Thurmond Lake and Lake Hartwell. Residents can drop their trees off at various locations around the lakes from Dec. 26 to Jan. 26. At both lakes, trees will be tied in bundles, See CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLE, page 10 PAGE 2 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 Advertise in the Market Bulletin Classified advertisements in the Market Bulletin are free to subscribers and limited to one ad per issue per subscriber number. Ads run a maximum of two consecutive issues unless requested otherwise. 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Box 742510 Atlanta, GA 30374 Call the Georgia Department of Agriculture 404.656.3600 | 800.282.5852 Avian Influenza Hotline 770.766.6850 Georgia Grown 404.656.3680 Food Safety 404.656.3627 GATE 855.327.6829 Plant Protection 404.463.8617 Equine Health 404.656.3713 Licensing 855.424.5423 Animal Protection 404.656.4914 State Veterinarian 404.656.3671 Fuel and Measures 404.656.3605 Market Bulletin 404.656.3722 Georgia Department of Law Consumer Protection Unit 404.651.8600 | 1.800.869.1123 Access the Market Bulletin online any time at http://www.agr.georgia.gov/market-bulletin FARM MACHINERY 2022 Kubota 7060HDC 4WD cab, heat & ac, loader, bale spear, bucket, (3) remotes, 72.2hrs. Pictures available. PLANTING AND TILLAGE Stan Bartles Appling 706-825- 2-disc tiller; 4, 5 & 7ft scrape Please specify if machinery is in running condition. TRACTORS (2) Massey Ferguson 255 for sale. Run good and work good when parked: $6500/ea. Jim Starr Haddock 478-986-7909 9030 2022 Massey Ferguson 5711 w/deluxe cad, sunroof, 83 Euro HD bucket on MF 941X loader. Tractor has wheel weights, in excellent condition, less than 200hrs. Ronald Parten Ashburn 229-567-2709 blade; hay fork & spear; 23ft wide sprayer; (2) lifting booms; 1-row subsoiler; 1, 2, & 4-row cultivator; dirt scoop; & more. Carl Blackshear 912-3373739 3pt hitch harrow, 16 disc, 18in or 20in diameter, like new: 1948-49 Ford 8N. Good condition, good tires, new battery, barn kept: $3500; Bushhog: $550; Scraper: $300; Disc harrow: $500. John Head Covington 404-314-0924 35 MF, diesel deluxe, spin out wheels: $2975; 35 MF, gas deluxe, spin out wheels: $2800; 4000 Ford, gas, 4 cyl: $2975. James Sullivan Vidalia 912-537-4944 $1000; also boat w/windshield, 50hp Mercury w/trailer, needs work: $400. Gene Cook Byron 478-442-8915 4-row KMC Striptill w/row marker: $6500. Ed Reynolds 1950 Ford tractor with bush Allis-Chalmers "G" - two disassembled tractors for restora- Mauk 229-649-7272 hog. Does not run. Make an tion or parts. New tires and Case IH 335 vertical till, 31ft., offer. You pick up. Patrick some new parts: $2500 OBO. disk 17.5inch: $50,000. Paul McGee Carnesville 470-655- Gerald Webb Moultrie 229- Harrell Cairo 229-377-4020 9565 985-9597 or 229-798-2355 1950 John Deere Model B series w/motor parts, needs assembly: $800. William Finch Conyers 770-714-7464 1957 Farmall diesel, tricycle w/front end loader, runs good, great for restoring: $4800 OBO. Sam Rome 706-3315641 Farmall Super A. Runs and hydraulics work good. Leave message, will call back. Terry Mashburn Waleska 404-2813922 or 706-337-2892 Ford 6610, 82hp, canopy, good tires, 2 sets of remotes, solid tractor and ready for the field: $14,000 firm. Serious Case IH Tiger-mate II field cultivator, 28.5ft: $25,000; John Deere 726 mulch finisher, 24.9ft: $12,000; Krause 4118 field cultivator, 21ft: $4,750. Paul Harrell Cairo 229-3774020 Covington 2-row planters, good condition: $1000. Only 2 1972 Ford 1000 25hp com- calls only. Chad Griffin Butler years of use. Randy Chester pact tractor. Tractor engine 770-823-2001 Dawsonville 770-519-0424 has spun bearing. Good fuel injection, transmission & tires: $700. Gary Carter Cochran 478-308-3521 JD 3020 diesel, 1969, syncro, one remote, wide front, new 15.5 x 38 rears, haven't run in 8 years: $4000. Wiley Farm email: opalsmtnvalleyfarms@outlook.com Forest River 4 roe ripper bedder: $1500; Cat 928G 3.0 yd. 1991 Ford, Model 1520, Covington 770-464-3276 Bucket: $1500; 350-gallon 1750hrs. Includes Bushhog, box blade, hay fork, equipment boom, 2022 5ft Phoenix TS-56 cultivator/tiller, post-hole digger, 9inch auger and bit: JD 4450 PS, over 9k hrs, new rubber, new interior. With 158 loader, bucket, hay forks. Hay tractor for 25 years: $36,000 stainless steel pull-type sparrer 45ft spray width: $3500. Wayne Marshall Perry 478975-5587 $6595. Jack Minchey Eaton- OBO. Ernie Powell Montrose John Deere 3-bottom turning ton 706-388-8280 478-488-0674 plow w/tail wheel, very good 1993 Ford 3930 (51hp) with loader & bucket, 3100hrs, shuttle shift, rear tires 90%, canopy, everything works as it should: $9500 firm. Chad Griffin Butler 770-823-2001 John Deere 5200, 3000hrs, rear HD, new clutch, TW Rhino bushhog, 6ft extra blades. Good condition: $13,000. James Archer Carrollton 770301-3637 condition, no breaks or welds: $525. Grady Clarkesville 706499-6761 John Deere 630 harrow, 32ft: $8000; Westfield WR80 71ft. 540 PTO grain auger: $8000; 1997 Ford New Holland 4630 2WD, 962hrs, 16.9x28 rear tires, (1) set of remotes: $14,500. Marvin Pritchett Ellijay 706-889-8409 John Deere 850, second owner, only 910hrs. Sheltered, good condition, no issues: $5000. Gerald Webb Moultrie 229-985-9597 or 229-7982355 2012 KMC Inverter, 4-row, 3638inch, 1000 PTO: $5500. Paul Harrell Cairo 229-377-4020 John Deere deer plot drills; Works on 3pt. Hitch: $3400. 2012 John Deere 3038e trac- Kubota 2017 M5-111 open Royce Hulett Hazlehurst 912- tor w/loader, 4wd, 230hrs, hy- station w/1854 loader, 253-0161 drostatic transmission, always 2010hrs, orchard tractor, very sheltered, excellent condition: good condition: $35,000. Text Kasco Eco drill, 3pt hitch, $19,900. Russ Laplume Good Hope 678-687-5062 is best. Glen Butcher Camilla 229-449-3294 72in, costs $16,750 new, less than 40 acres: $9250; Hay King pasture aerator, 3pt hitch, 2013 John Deere 5045d tractor for sale, 1065hrs, excellent condition. Also included - 6ft Kubota 225, 10-spring loaded plow, & post hole digger - all 3pt hitch, must see. Larry 8ft, new: $3850. Windell Gillis Eastman 478-231-8236 Frontier cutter, 6ft Frontier Houston Covington 770-235plow, 2 row bottom plow: 3082 GRADERS AND $17,900 OBO. William Brown Madison 678-327-7798 L2850 Kubota tractor, 2WD, diesel, good condition: $3500. BLADES 2014 John Deere 5055D, D. Taylor Baxley 912-278- Bulldozer blade fitting 4020 Land Pride 6ft bush hog, like 4360 JD tractor. 8Ft, has mounting new Everything Attachments Massey Ferguson 175, 63hp bolts and hydraulic line hooks 6ft box blade & 16-disc harrow in good condition: $18,000/all. diesel, with MF 1051 6ft cutter, 4000+ hrs, rebuilt engine, re- up to $1500. remote on tractor: William Alcorn Lees- Can send pics. Greg Cantrell cent service, kept indoors, burg 229-894-7708 Mitchell 678-654-0315 owned 38 years, ready to cut: 2016 John Deere 4044R only 411 hrs, 180 front loader, bucket and forks. Open cab with canopy top, side mirrors, $4950. Alan Barnesville 678231-5555 Massey Ferguson front-end loader tractor for sale. Good Heavy duty land levelers. Assorted sizes: $2500 to $3200. Mike Hulett Hazlehurst 912347-1004 back up camera, filled tires: condition. Price negotiable. $25,500. Mark Shirey Wood- George Roberts Thomaston stock 404-372-5300 404-392-9220 PICKERS AND HARVESTERS Massey Harris 30 tractor 40s or 50s model. Runs good, tires 1907 JD Stationary corn com- are good. Restored some bine in good working order on years ago but needs a paint movable trailer frame: $2500. refresh. Can send pictures. A. Johns Dawson 229-995- Greg Smith Ellaville 229-937- 5371 5072 Allis-Chalmers combines CUTTERS AND both in working condition. Only 2016 Kubota 33hp 4wd tractor, like new, 55hrs, bucket, new Land Pride 5ft finish mower: $26,000/all. Randy Ellis Milledgeville 478-288-4585 MOWERS 5ft Howse rotary cutter: $795. Emily Kenney Vidalia 912-2932890 Ford 5ft bush hog: $225; (2) require 25HP PTO to combine Fescue seed, sunflower seeds, etc: $1000 for both or will trade for equipment. Scott Hancock Sautee Nacoochee 404-310-2558 2021 John Deere 5055e , ATV tires, 26x11R14, VG tread: Crustbuster Boll Buggy, 16 116hrs, cab,12spd transmis- $125; Kubota wheels & tires, Ft, Vane Packer, 4 tires: sion w/shuttle shift, 2WD, (2) wide16.1in, 8-lug: $75; (2) $1000; 1998 KBH module loader prep package, like new. 15in 12-lug w/VG tires: $125. builder, hydraulic bridge and Larry Maney Baldwin 706- Text. Philip Stallings Whites- door: $1750. Paul Harrell 244-4348 burg 770-832-0835 Cairo 229-377-4020 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 3 PICKERS AND 1984 International truck, V8, gas, 5-speed, 1200-gallon CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 8x30 Gooseneck w/3 8-lug axles, 25ft plus 5ft dovetail, HARVESTERS fiberglass tank, pump: $5000; EQUIPMENT TRAILERS AND ramps, electric brakes, good 6000-gallon fertilizer tank: Peerless 28ft drying trailer, $1500; Super B dryer, M# AS- For sale - 1984-85 931C CARTS condition: $8,500. Tim Eatonton 478-952-1552 $3500; Parker 528 bushel gravity flow wagon: $8500; Miller-Yoder 1 horse surry buggy: $2500; (3) 160 bushel gravity flow wagons: $1700$1900. Paul Harrell Cairo 229- 300, 1715hrs: $1500. Paul Harrell Cairo 229-377-4020 2005 Wood Mizer saw mill, LT 40 HD, 34HP Caterpillar diesel. Solid machine, Got too old to Caterpillar. Needs new engine and left track coil. Engine model 3204 PC. Arrangement 4N169. Plenty of working parts: $8000. Conyers 770605-6107 16ft by 6ft dovetail trailer 2 mobile home axles, (2) 5/16 ball. Floor and tires in fair condition: $500. Lynn Stanfield Fayetteville 770-653-1852 All types and size of trailers for sale. Real reasonable. New and used. Lorene Durden Monticello 706-468-1834 1981 Ford Courier pickup re- 377-4020 operate: $25,000. W. Crawford For sale 4X6 utility trailer, built 4-cylinder, 4-speed. New HAY AND FORAGE 3pt hitch hay fork for large bales: $125; four Goodyear 275/60r20 tires in good condition: $300 for the set. Call for details. James Brown Ty Ty 229-272-2653 566 John Deere round hay baler, string tie. Excellent condition: $8000. Ken Stewart White Plains 706-817-2027 Hay King pasture renovator, 8 points: $500. Mack Millings Ochlocknee 229-873-3091 JD 1219 mower conditioner, TRAILERS VG condition: $3,500; also NH 315 square baler, NH 256 rake, Walton tedder, used last 2 years on alfalfa. Call for infor- Blackshear 912-286-3843 6ft Brown tree cutter, will eat up to 3in trees, excellent condition: $7000 OBO. Ronnie Singleton Buena Vista 706566-2937 Corley circular saw mill complete, running, ready for work 6-71 Power plant, 52in blade: $18,000. You move, will help load. Too much to mention. Richard Rossville 423-9917530 Craftsman lawn vacuum/chipper, 4-in1 walk behind. VGS and 6HP, B/S engine with bag: $200. Pair of pick-up tailgates, 73-79 Ford F-100 to F-150: $300-$500 cash only. Larry Ford 555 loader backhoe. Not running. Been sitting. Tires up, was working: $2200. Located in Fayette County. Gerald Whalen 770-483-4058 Terramite backhoe loader, 18hp Briggs, (2) backhoe buckets, 12in & 18in. Great shape, used very little. New parts, no leaks and ready to work. Steve Brannon Fairmount 770-876-4352 2022 P&T gooseneck trailer 40ft, brand new 12,000lb wench w/Kevlar line, additional line, haul features: $16,000 asking price. Zoe Escue Hampton 321-591-4946 40ft and 45ft semi-trailers for sale in Cartersville, Monticello and Eatonton: $700 to $3000. Purchaser must pick up and move. John 770-509-1001 used, in good condition, spare tire included. Terry Riverdale 478-390-0247 or 770-210-0475 CROP TRAILERS, AND CARTS 2 hay feed wagons for sale: $3000 each. Frank Craig McDonough 770-856-5054 Killbros 350bu gain wagon w/unload auger; new Wesco blue storage tank; 2200 & 3000gal grain bin, 10hp fan; JD 50hp motor. All in good shape. Text. John Payne Allentown 478-230-5372 clutch, radiator and battery. Needs paint, runs great: $3400. Johnson Stockbridge 770-474-8965 1988 Suburban, 6.2 diesel, 4WD: call for pricing; John Deere ripper, off of 650 dozer: $10,000 OBO. Todd Grogan Montgomery, AL 334-3207315 1999 Dodge Ram 1500. Over 150,000 miles. Needs work and not running. Mike Barwick Kathleen 478-287-5480 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 stripped for parts engine trans, fenders, bumpers, hood, VEHICLES mation. Mike Watkinsville Christensen Ellijay 706-851- 706-621-1039 3164 Massey Ferguson round baler, 4x4 string tie: $2500. Robert Steele Zebulon 770468-6425 Ditch Witch trencher (2200 Series), 4 wheel drive, 6-way blade, runs great, excellent part-time income: $6,850. LIVESTOCK HANDLING AND HAULING 5.5X10 metal utility trailer, loading ramp w/4 tires, fair condition: $300. Call, leave message. Will return call. Pat Please specify if vehicles are in running condition. seats, windshield & (4) new tires on wheels. Call for details. Larry Houston Covington 770-235-3082 Jenkins Jefferson 706-3678660 TRUCKS 2003 F-450 XLT flatbed 5sp Vemeer 504N hay baler; hay Brown Fort Valley 478-956- 20ft gooseneck livestock trail- manual 126,000 miles: trailer; Kuhn trailer; peanut 3169 er, dry storage, cut gate, good 7.5ft X 20ft metal floor double 1953 Chevy 6500 flatbed $23,000; tree planter: $4,500; trailer. T. Hall Pavo 229-859- floor, lights and brakes: $4500. axle, pintle hitch heavy duty 6cyl, not running: $500 OBO. hay wagon, 8x16: $3,500. 2764 Ford 2-bottom turning plow Text or leave message. Terry trailer. Well built: $2300. Melvin Danny Tattnall County 912- James Martin Waynesboro SPRAYERS tail wheel; 2-disc heavy duty McCants Butler 770-468-2650 Paulk Sylvester 229-776-5411 293-7025 turning plow tail wheel; 3pt 706-558-5005 AND SPREADERS hitch large pond scoop; Ford 1-bottom turning plow. Darwin Ag Spray 300g sprayer, 3pt Trion 706-238-0465 Quick-Tach w/horizontal tank, 40ft flat fold, heavy duty hy- Looking for your subscriber number and expiration date? Find both above your name on your mailing label: Subscriber Number Expiration Date Market Bulletin Classified Ad Form All ads are scheduled to run in two consecutive issues, unless requested otherwise. Subscribers may draulic boom, PTO pump, manual section control, used twice: $7900 firm. Chad Griffin #00000000# 1/01/2021 MARKET BULLETIN SUBSCRIBER run one free Classified per issue. Multiple ads per issue may be purchased for $10 per ad (price covers Ideal 770-823-2001 19 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR SW two issues). Ads are limited to 30 words, including Fertilizer spreader, 3pt hitch, extra rim: $150; Cole planter, drill, all metal: $75; BlackHawk corn sheller: $75. HV ROOM 330 ATLANTA GA 30334-0000 your name, city and phone number. Category (e.g., Farm Machinery; Farm Animals): Nichols Lake Park 229-559- 5758 John Deere 6000 sprayer for parts. Engine good, rebuilt starter, about 90hp, no clutch, bad transmission, tires, tank fair: $2000 OBO. Ethan Shank Harrow, good condition: $500; also have a chisel tooth plow 3pt hitch: $500. Eddie Hawkins Eatonton 706-816-1969 Metter 912-314-7589 Hay speer, 3ph, factory built, excellent condition: $150; 6ft Bushhog brand, some welding, cuts good, excellent condition: $1200. George Commerce 706-658-6081 Subscribe to the Market Bulletin An annual subscription is $10 (26 issues) and includes online access to view the Market Bulletin, place Classified ads and search the Classifieds online. q New Subscriber q Gift subscription q Renewal (Subscriber No.____________________) Please deliver the Market Bulletin to: Name: ___________________________ Classification (e.g., Tractors; Cattle): ___________________________ Hud-son Patriot 28in band saw mill, 13hp engine, 6yr war- ranty on main bearings & shafts. American built, assemSavage 5534 sprayer, 540 bled, ready for work: $5900. J. PTO, 500gal, used 2 seasons Lugo Royston 706-245-9490 on 50 ac leased orchard: $12,000. Don Jones Andersonville 478-258-0027 Older post hole drill, 4in bit: $100; middle buster, single AG PARTS point HD: $100; Ford turning plow, 2pt: $200. All 3pt hitch. AND TIRES Adkinson Albany 229-894- 5115 Front blade for 4230 John Deere, will fit other models, Troy-Bilt 27 ton log splitter, good condition. Dillard Aus- w/new tires, horizontal/vertical, burn Homer 706-654-7813 stored indoors, runs good: John Deere Rockshaft arms P876A & P877A & draft arms: $1000. Karen 706-239-3199 Clarkesville $400; TIP sand blaser: $400. Jimmy McLane Hartwell 706436-0145 One set of 3 brand new HEAVY EQUIPMENT blades for 6ft LMC finishing mower: $60; two sets used, al- Please specify if equipment is ready sharpened blades for in running condition or not. LMC finishing mower: $45/ea. Ronnie Waycross 912-5509245 FORESTRY OTHER MACHINERY AND IMPLEMENTS AND LOGGING EQUIPMENT 102 gallon diesel fuel tank Band sawmill 16-foot cut with stand. No pump: $100. length. New predator engine: Horace Sams Ball Ground $6500. 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Enclose photo with ad and payment, or email (.jpg) to MBClassifieds@agr.georgia.gov. Mail this form to: Georgia Department of Agriculture, Attention: Market Bulletin, 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW, Room 330, Atlanta, GA 30334 FAX to: 404.463.4389 PAGE 4 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 TRUCKS Shopsmith beltsander, 6inch Lumber rough cut, live edge 2 Hereford bulls 15m/o. (205) Reg'd. black Angus: bred Boer cross kids males & feby 48inch. Good condition: slabs, hardwood and soft- Top 3% Marbling, top 33% heifers, open heifers, and se- males, 4-7m/o, pictures upon Ford 350 1-ton truck, only 119k miles w/new (crate) industrial engine. Gooseneck trailer mechanics & wiring: $5000; also Rolling S 26ft $125; Hobart 2912B automatic slicer. Good condition, new shaft: $125. Jerry Hicks Buford 770-826-7785 Shopsmith used very little in wood. Mostly air dried, some kiln dried available. Donald Hunter Ellijay 706-889-4354 Sawmill lumber. rough cut and finished, kiln dried, air ribeye area. (208) top 2% weaning weight, top 7% yearling weight, top 20% calving ease. Call. Dalton Ringgold 423-385-5475 men tested bulls ready for service. Delivery available. Fred Blitch Statesboro 912-8655454 Registered black Angus bulls request. Debbie Hampton 678-283-4364 Boer/Kiko mix, female, 7 months old. Very sweet, parents on site: $135 firm. Nor- gooseneck trailer available. Gerald Webb Moultrie 229- great shape with manual: $975. If no answer, leave mes- dried or green. Pine, red/white oak, poplar, cherry, and black 2 registered black Angus bulls or Red Factor black bulls (8). 2 years old. Semen tested and ready to breed. Jordan man Henderson 410-5700 Comer 706- 985-9597 or 229-798-2355 sage. Jim McMahan Sugar walnut. Slabs available for 22-months-old, Starting price: Vaughn Forsyth 478-214-0632 TRUCK ACCESSORIES AND PARTS 14ft scissor lift dump bed mounted on 60s model GMC: $500. Not running. Richard Holt Lithonia 770-482-6938 1966 International Scout Holley 2bl carb: $50; also 14 ga galvanized piece of metal 77inX48in, removed from 1966 Ford step-side truck: $50. Call. David Jefferson 706-367-4107 UTVs/ATVs Valley 706-602-7798 Two 4inch bronze bushed Lockport pulleys with 400 feet of like new rope: asking $300. Roger Keebaugh Gainesville 770-869-7941 GENERATORS AND COMPRESSORS Miller Bobcat 250 welder generator, 126hrs, 23hp Kohler engine. Have leads, 100/50ft, stored inside, very clean, have owners manual: $3750. Don Gamblin Palmetto 678-2015345 countertops. AA Farms Hartwell 706-376-8968 Sawmill lumber. Rough cut & finished, kiln dried, air dried or green. Pine, red/white oak, poplar, cherry, & black walnut. Slabs available for counter tops. AA Farms Hartwell 706376-8968 White oak trailer boards for sale. 12ft, 16ft & 20ft boards available. Call for pricing, custom sizes available. Daniel Williams Athens 706-224-6830 Wood-Mizer custom-cut lumber, milled, air-dried, $2000. Joe Gibson Rome 706506-3026 Gibsoncattle.com 30 black heifers with first calf. Calves newborn to 2 months. Call for pricing. Suzanne Anderson Statesboro 912-5369040 Angus Beefmaster cross heifers, open, all shots, wormed, tagged, very gentle, farm raised. Delivery available. Robin Blythe 706-825-2544 Beefmaster bulls, registerable. Good bloodlines, disposition, & conformation. Photos available. BBU member since 1982. Cary Bittick Jr. Forsyth Two black registered SimAngus bulls and one PB Simmental Bull. 16 months old. Delivery available. Jessie Driggers Glennville 912-237-0608 Two reg'd black Angus heifers, ready to breed in spring. Great EPDs, gentle. Call. Don Hudgins Marietta 404-886-6849 SWINE Advertisers submitting swine ads must submit proof of a negative brucellosis and pseudorabies test from within the Nigerian dwarf goat, male, solid, white, 9m/o: $100. John Cumbie Monroe 678-7762977 Purebred African Pygmy buck, 2y/o, agouti color: $150. also looking for purebred African Pygmy does. Richard Cleveland 706-865-4494 or 706-319-9557 Purebred Nubians. Twin girls born 12/9/23. Mom/dad on site. Parents registered. Littles can be registered. Dapples. Ready in January. Not registered: $350 each, registered $450 each. M. Morgan Cov- BUILDINGS AND MATERIALS (1) Window, roll out, 51.5inX46.75in: $75; (1) stack cedar shingles: $125; (4) sliding glass doors, 36X80: call for price; 500ft interior window restorations, timber frames, flooring, barns, fencing, tables, mantles, live-edge, reclaimed lumber, and trailer flooring. John Sell Milner 770-480-2326 sellj@bellsouth.net www.sellandassociatesinc.com POSTS AND 478-957-0095 Black Angus heifers bred back to Angus; also Angus heifer/calf pairs. Call for pricing. Grady Ranch, Bill West Whigham 229-378-7673 Black Baldy bull. 8 months old. D. McQuaig Homerville past 30 days. Exceptions are swine from a validated brucellosis-free herd and/or qualified pseudorabies-free herd; these operations must submit proof of those certifications. Buyers are urged to request proof of a negative brucellosis pseudorabies test prior to purchase. ington 678-209-4381 SHEEP Grain fed Katahdin and Dorper cross sheep. Ewes and young rams. Tommy Copelan Eatonton 706-473-0613 trim in 15ft lengths: $0.10/ft. Harold Stockbridge 770-6898180 FENCING 912-218-1063 Feral hogs may not be offered Katahdin & Dorper cross Black polled Limousin and for sale or advertised in the wethers: $250/ea; young rams: 100 used T-posts, 6ft, good Limflex bulls, gentle, 30- Market Bulletin. $250/ea; older rams: $500. 2008 Arctic Cat Prowler XTX 700: $4250 OBO. Jeff Mallard Girard 478-5699902 1000lb. creep feeder, 5-calf stall openings. Excellent condition: $1500 firm. Jermaine Barlow Grantville 706-302-7658 condition: $4/ea. Text. Jay Camilla 813-390-2902 122-foot chain link fence with hardware: $400. David 40m/o, ready to breed now. Raised on grass. Jimbo Crumley Statham 678-409-3572 Bring your heifers home a American guinea hogs, 4060lb; also (6) 2w/o pigs. Ask about others. Charles Grimsley Danville 478-954-9104 Tasha Grantham Villa Rica 770-313-0088 Katahdin lambs 8 to 11 months old. Good stock, 2016 Mahindra XTV 750. Camo with metal roof, windshield, electric dump bed, FARM ANIMALS 220hrs. Garage kept, in excel- lent condition. $9800. Call for more information. Dwight Reynolds Ball Ground 770598-5198 GOLF CARS Club Car golf cart Turf/Carryall 1 electric, new batteries, lg manual dump bed. Lots of new parts: $5,000. Pics available. Bernice Peachtree City 404-983-3764 LGAWARNDAENND Please specify if machinery is in running condition or not. LANDSCAPE TOOLS AND MATERIALS Newly purchased 2000 Bobcat mower for sale. Daniel Swartzentruber Montezuma 478-397-3542 Selling complete two bag grass/leaf catching system with instruction manual. Good condition. Used little on a 42inch riding Toro mower: $300 firm. Photos available. Leave message. W. Allen Commerce 706-677-3300 FARM SUPPLIES TOOLS AND HARDWARE Craftsman 10in table saw & 10in metal cutting saw: $150/both. Alfred Murray Covington 470-383-3650 Hand tools and ladders for sale. Joseph Benise Fayetteville 770-634-1408 Hickory handles, cant hook, foot adze, axes, hatchets, scobie hoe & others. Call for prices. Linda Rockmart 770546-5567 12x16 shed-n-shelter, perfect for road side produce sales: $2500. Can deliver. Clayton Brown Byron 478-391-7556 8-stall barn w/tack room to be removed. You tear down and remove. Call for details. Annie Roberson Jonesboro 770-876-4155 9ft long, 7ft high, 4ft wide stack of seasoned Mountainlaurel, great for building rails, furniture and crafts. Pictures available. Karen Clarkesville 706-239-3199 Chicken coop for sale. Holds 6 chickens. Features enclosed yard, 3 large nesting boxes, slide-out tray and access doors with predator-resistant latches ensure easy cleaning: $215. G. Eliassaint Gray 478607-0437. Cinder blocks used in bee operation, no mortar, $1 each, 700 8x8x16 and 200 4x8x16. Pick up. Rich Apiaries Collins 912-426-9099 Old bricks w/three holes, 2000 @: $0.25/ea. David Tennille 478-357-0808 Plastic pallets - black, large heavy duty, over-sized, 43.5in (W) x 55in (L) x 6in (H). Good condition, durable: $19/ea. Alexander Brooks 678-7239265 Shop building for sale, you tear down. Former workshop. Good 2x4s, 2x6s with equipment included. Make offer. Roy The Rock 706-741-9279 LUMBER (130) Pine boards tongue & groove w/beveled edge, 3/4x5.5x14ft, no knots, clear grade, excellent condition, air dried. Can send photos. Robert Saint Marys 912-3229287 Band-sawn lumber: pine or hardwood, siding or framing and beams, oak trailer decking or blocking, T&G shiplap. Text or call. Larry Moore Grantville 678-278-5709 Band-sawn lumber: pine or Blasczyk Dallas 770-445-5646 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 (10) reg'd polled Herefords bulls, coming 2y/o, ready for heavy service, good EPDs. Larry Lane Carrollton 678378-5170 (2) Polled Hereford heifers, 6 m/o, gentle breed. Reggie Wrightsville 478-484-0746 (4) commercial Angus heifers, 10m/o, vaccinated, weaned, gentle. Raised on farm. Deanna Purther Ellijay 530-2633638 (6) Red Angus heifers, 1012m/o, qualified, but not reg'd: $1,400/head; (4) red Angus bulls, 18-24m/o: $1,700$2,200; (2) black Angus heifers, 14m/o: $1,400/head. Win Baldwin 404-234-0174 14-15m/o black Angus bulls for sale. BSE/DNA tested sires: Fair-n-Square, Exponential, Growth Fund, Rampage. Top 1%-20% WW/YW. Performance tested. Brett Fausett Dry Branch Angus Dawsonville 706-265-9661 new beef cake for Christmas. Nice reg'd black Angus bull for sale, 17m/o. Santa can deliver. Oxford 770-596-1463 Cow pairs (heifer & calf): $1800; heifers: $1600; bulls, 23y/o: $3000; 3-4y/o: $3000. Farm-raised, vaccinated, good health. Jorge Caycay Hazlehurst 912-253-1247 F1 Wagyu heifers for sale in Wilkes County. T. Allen Royston 706-371-5672 For sale (3) 2y/o reg'd black Angus bulls, low birth weight, EPDs available. James Miller, 1499 Unadilla Hwy, Hawkinsville 478-892-2839 or 478-955-0224 Heifers, 18m/o-2y/o: $1600; 2-3y/o: $2000. Farm-raised, vaccinated, good health. Angie Wooten Hazlehurst 912-3753366, ext 307 Hereford bulls for sale, coming 2y/o. Wes Smith Thomaston 706-601-9527 Jersey bull, 2y/o, farm raised, great heifer bull. Call. Don Hudgins Marietta 404-8866849 Miniature zebu cattle. Great for small farm or single family/small freezer, (12) to choose from. Bulls from: $300; cows from: $500. Casey Turner Canton 770-877-0549 Reg'd Beefmaster bulls black and polled: $1500 and up. I have been breeding black Beefmaster bulls for 15yrs. Larry Bowen Woodland, AL 770-826-2512 Reg'd black Angus bull, 2y/o, great bloodlines, LBW, farm raised. Delivery can be arranged. Call. Don Hudgins Marietta 404-886-6849 Reg'd black Angus bulls, AI sired, BSE/DNA tested, 2126m/o. Top 1% C.E., WW, Marb, 2 R.E. Also reg'd bred cows and heifers. McMichael Angus Farm, Ken McMichael Monticello 706-819-9295 Reg'd polled Hereford bulls rugged, pasture raised, gentle Hampshire, Yorkshire, Berkshire, Duroc boars weaned to service age, validated herd #211. Performance info. Lawton Kemp Dudley 478-6972521 GOATS All goats offered for sale must be individually identified in compliance with the USDA Scrapie Program. For more information, please call the GDA Animal Health Division at 404.656.3667. (3) Gorgeous Nigerian Dwarf kids. Doeling born 11/18/23, tan/white; (2) Bucklings born 11/23/23. (1) white with cream, blue eyes, (1) tan, black ridgeline, white on head. Leslie Arnold Fairmount 770-8459472 (7) Young goats, 7m/o, 2 whithers rest, does, some pure white: $3/pound. Delicious and tender meat. Michael Lopez Montrose 630-240-6394 18 month old, three-quarter Saanen milk goat male: $250; Mixed breed, 8 months old male: $150. Anka Logsdon Monroe 678-616-6994 1y/o meat wethers for sale. Savanna-Kiko Boer cross. Ready for the Christmas holiday: $150-$250 range, price depending on size. Daniel Hill Wrightsville 843-709-7195 5m/o Boer bucks. Black tri color dapple: $500; red 1/2 belted: $400. Make good herd sires. Steve Gore Tallapoosa 470-241-0483 ADGA reg'd Nubian dairy healthy: $200 each. Ed Davis Wrens 706-513-0526 Katahdin sheep available. Three 8-9 m/o ewes and two 8-9m/o intact rams: $250 each. Please call or txt. Dinsmore Dearing 720-448- 4706 EQUINE Advertisers in the Equine category 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 at 404.656.3713. Aged paint gelding, great for kids, perfect for lead line classes. Vet checked in July, sound: $2,000 OBO. David Dalton 706-217-9770 STOCK DOGS Ads in this category are limited to breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club as herding and/or working dogs (in an agricultural context). Ads for breeds that do not meet those definitions will not be published. Advertisers must submit a copy of a current Rabies Vaccination Certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian for dogs 12 weeks and older and include the ages of all dogs being advertised. Ads submitted without this information will not be published. (2) Female (sisters) Great Pyrenees/Anatolian Shepherd mix, beautiful, great guard dogs, spayed, chipped, shots current, 18m/o. Shane Smith Tallapoosa 678-794-3223 Robust Sweet 16 lathe, 2hp, hardwood, siding or framing exc bloodlines & EPDs, small 10 accessories included: and beams, oak trailer decking 15 head commercial Angus calves, exc growth, western $6500 cash. Email for more or blocking, T&G shiplap. Text calves. 2nd and 3rd calves: genetics, Ga bred. Bobby info and photos. Milledgeville or call. Larry Moore Grantville $1500 per pair. R. Pittman Brantley Tennille 478-553- 478-456-0624 678-278-5709 Gibson 706-445-0233 8598 goats. Bucks and does, show quality. Don Thompson Summerville 706-5067738 Donkey for sale, Jenny, miniature, good companion or guard. Jackie Copelan Madi- son 706-474-5066 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 5 STOCK DOGS Ads in this category are limited Tamuk composite kits born on Oct 31st. I have 3 does and 3 bucks left. Solid and broken coats. Text. Carly Hyde Cov- Livestock Sales and Events Calendar to breeds recognized by the ington 678-209-6943 American Kennel Club as APPLING COUNTY COOK COUNTY LAMAR COUNTY SUMTER COUNTY herding and/or working dogs POULTRY/FOWL (in an agricultural context). Ads for breeds that do not meet Any person engaged in buying those definitions will not be live poultry of any kind for published. resale, or in selling live poultry 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. at the Baxley Fairgrounds: Goats, sheep, feeder pigs, hogs, calves, poultry and rabbits; A&A Goat Sales, 187 Industrial Drive, Baxley. Call Allen Ahl, 912.590.2096 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Cows, goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Deer Run Auction, 1158 Parrish Road, Adel. Call John Strickland, 229.896.4553 Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Goats, sheep, Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; chickens, small animals; 5 p.m., Sumter County Stockyard, 505 farm miscellaneous, Ga. Lic. #4213; Southerfield Road, Americus. Buggy Town Auction Market, 1315 Call Aaron and Anna White, Highway 341 S, Barnesville. Call 229.380.4901 or 864.704.2487 Krystal Burnett 678.972.4599 of any kind bought for resale, Advertisers must submit a copy must be licensed by the GDA. of a current Rabies Vaccination Possessing such a license does BEN HILL COUNTY Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; DECATUR COUNTY 2nd Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; TAYLOR COUNTY LAURENS COUNTY 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 6:30 p.m.: 2nd & 4th Thursday, 6 p.m.: Goats, Feeder pigs, goats, sheep, Certificate signed by a licensed not by itself disqualify an indi- South Central Livestock, 146 Waddell Auction Co., 979 Old sheep, chickens, small animals; chickens, small animals. Receiving: veterinarian for dogs 12 weeks vidual from advertising poultry Broad Road, Fitzgerald. Call Pelham Road, Climax. Call John Horse Creek Auction Co., 5971 8 a.m.; Animals sale 2 p.m. Taylor and older and include the ages in the Market Bulletin. Mallard Thomas Stripling, 229.423.4400 or Waddell, 229.246.4955 Hwy. 441 S, Dublin. Call Daniel County Livestock Auction, 1357 of all dogs being advertised. ducks must be at least three Ads submitted without this generations from the wild information will not be before they can be advertised published. in the Market Bulletin. Advertis- Great Pyrenees puppies, born ers must include this informa08-26-23, parents on site. tion in notices submitted for Raised on farm with chickens. publication. Out-of-state poul- All shots and vaccines UTD by try must have a negative Avian 229.423.4436 BLECKLEY COUNTY 2nd & 4th Saturday, 1 p.m.: Goats, sheep, calves, rabbits, poultry. Every Saturday miscellaneous at 10 a.m. Col. Wayne's Auction Co., Bleckley County Barn, 293 Ash St., Cochran. Call Wayne Chambley, EMANUEL COUNTY Every Tuesday, 12:30 p.m.: Cattle; Southern Livestock, 131 Old Hwy 46, Oak Park. Call Clay Floyd, Dustin Miller and Cody Copelan, 912.578.3263. 2nd & 4th Saturdays, noon: Goats, Harrelson, 478.595.5418 MADISON COUNTY Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Chickens, small animals; Gray Bell Animal Auction, Hwy. 281, Royston. Call Billy Bell, 706.795.3961 MARION COUNTY 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 vet. Great personalities: $200 Influenza test and negative pul- 678.544.3105. Lic# AU004496 sheep, chickens, small animals; 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7 p.m.: Goats, TOOMBS COUNTY each. Linda Rockmart 770- lorum test within 21 days of en- R&R Goat & Livestock Auction, 560 sheep, chickens, small animals; 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 11 a.m.: 684-9551 tering Georgia. For more infor- BUTTS COUNTY GA Hwy. 56 N, Swainsboro. Call Auction 41, 4275 GA Hwy. 41 Feeder pigs, goats, sheep, Male LGD Italian Maremma -Kangal 1 yr Dec 25. Trained with goats. Extremely large mation, call the GDA Livestock and Poultry Division, 404.656.3665. dog, great demeanor. Current (5) retired hens, Speckel Sus- on rabies and shots, neutered: sex, Araucana. Nancy Kay $1800. Wee Woods Farm Duncan Woodstock 770-928- Danielsville 706-254-7717 3262 Every Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.: Beef cattle; 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.: Dairy cattle; Jackson Regional Stockyard, 467 Fairfield Church Road/Hwy. 16 W, Jackson. Call Barry Robinson, 770.775.7314 Ron & Karen Claxton, 478.455.4765 FORSYTH COUNTY Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Lanier Farm's Livestock Corp., 8325 Jot-Em Down Road, Gainesville. Call Tyler Bagwell, 770.844.9223 or 770.844.9231 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, 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 Purebred Australian Shepherd 3 RIR hens, 1 RIR rooster: puppies available. Tails $120; 2 Easter Eggers hens: docked, dew claws removed $60; 4 FBC Marans hens, 1 and first set of vaccines. FBCM rooster: $175. Donald Ready now. Emma Daw- Starnes Gordon 229-869-7671 sonville 678-772-2144 5m/o Red Star pullets, just CAROLL COUNTY Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Carroll County Livestock Sales Barn, 225 Salebarn Road, Carrollton. Call Eric Thompson, 678.372.3776 FRANKLIN COUNTY Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Franklin County Livestock Sales, 6461 Stone Bridge Road, Carnesville. Call Chad Ellison, 706.384.2975 or 706.384.2105 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 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 Rough Collie, Lassie type, fe- starting to lay. James Odom male. Sable & white, 7m/o, all Jonesboro 770-639-6976 shots. Raised around cattle and goats: $700. Larry R. Pirkle Dawsonville 206-2162945 75 chicks hatching weekly. Breeds include - Golden Comets: $4/ea; RIR $4/ea; show quality French Black CLARKE COUNTY Every Wednesday, 11 a.m.: Goats and sheep; noon, cattle. Northeast Georgia Livestock, 1200 Winterville Road, Athens. Call Todd Stephens, 706.549.4790 GORDON COUNTY Every Thursday, 12:30 p.m.: Cattle, goats, sheep, slaughter hogs; Calhoun Stockyard Hwy. 53, 2270 Rome Road SW, Calhoun. Call Dennis Little & Gene Williams, Livestock Exchange, 5061 Hwy. 91, Hwy., Thomaston. Call Aaron Donalsonville. Call Luke Spooner, and Anna White, 864.704.2487 or 229.524.2305 770.713.5045 STEPHENS COUNTY 2nd Saturdays, 5 p.m.: W&W Livestock, Eastanollee Livestock WILKES COUNTY Every Wednesday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Wilkes County BARN CATS Copper Marans: $8/ea. Travis Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, 12 p.m.: 706.629.1900 Ellington Senoia 678-787-9341 University of Georgia 31st Edition Auction, Eastanollee. Call Brad Wood, 864.903.0296 Stockyard, Hwy. 78 Bypass/302 Third Street, Washington. Call Assorted breeds baby to adult; chicks sexed and unsexed; ducks, guineas, Ayam Cemani also. Sherry Amerson- Focus on Genomic Enhanced EPDs Sale. 30 Angus and Hereford bulls, 3 reg'd Angus open heifers, 25 Angus-cross heifers. UGA Livestock Instructional GREENE COUNTY Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Duvall Livestock Market, 101 Apalachee Ave., Greensboro. Call Jim Malcom, 706.342.5655; 3rd Saturdays, noon: Goats, sheep; Agri Auction Sales at Eastanollee Livestock Market, Highway 17 between Toccoa and Lavonia. Call Sam Moore and Shane Moore, 706.678.2632 Notices for auctions selling farm-related items other White Augusta blackber- Arena, 2600 S. Milledge Ave, JD HIdgon, 706.817.6829; or main Ricky Chatham, 706.491.2812 or than livestock must be rycreekminifarm@gmail.com Athens. Call Carroll T. Cannon, office, 706.453.7368 Jason Wilson, 706.491.8840 accompanied by the auction 706-833-5535 229.881.0721 or 229.881.2705. license number of the principal BBS (Blue, Black, Splash) CannonMarketingCompany@gmail. JEFF DAVIS COUNTY 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 Ameraucana roosters for sale. Purebred roosters born May 2023: $25.00/ea. Call or text. Philip Cumming 770-377-3117 Beautiful 6 month old roosters for sale. Rhode Island Red/French Copper Maran and RIR/Jersey Giant hybrids: $25 each. Donna Oxford 404-5453852 com. COLQUITT COUNTY Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; Moultrie Livestock Co., 1200 1st Street NE, Moultrie. Call Randy Bannister, 229.985.1019 1st Fridays: Horse sale, 7:30 p.m.; Circle Double S, 102 Lumber City Highway, Hazlehurst. Call Steve Underwood, 912.594.6200 (night) or 912.375.5543 (day) Beautiful black Frizzle hen, Homing pigeons, about 40 Barn cats charge. Calls available: no only. Jeannette good layer: $35; Frizzle rooster: $30; also selling Blue Orp- birds, all ages. Linda Bishop Box Springs 706-269-3910 Temple 770-316-9480 ington & Columbian Wyandotte hatching eggs. Leave mes- Johnny Mitchell Leiper ANIMAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Eastanollee Livestock, 40 Cattle Drive, Eastanollee. Call Mark Smith, 706.779.5944 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. Bob Falvey Round Pen work Peanut hay square bales. Exsaddle. Rough out leather, cellent source of protein for good condition. Older saddle cattle, sheep and goats: $10 but has been kept in tack per bale or $9 for 30 or more room. 16-inch seat. Laura Ter- bales. Text. Tim Smith Floyd Felines has barn cats in sage. Summer Hunt Thomson Hatch for sale, 1.5-2y/o. ry Leesburg 229-894-6227 Milledgeville 478-363-6631 MISCELLANEOUS NW GA at no cost to you. Cats are neutered/vaccinated. Must provide daily food, water. Email/text. Floyd Felines, Angie Rome spayfloydfelines@gmail.com 706-512-7004 RABBITS 706-825-1455 Bourbon Red and Narragansett turkeys, 8-9m/o. Males and females. They will start to breed in spring. Edward Sezonov Snellville 770-361-1871 Bourbon Red, Narragansett, Blue Slate/ Self Blue heritage Greg Watson Watkinsville 706-202-2909 Peacocks yearlings, black shoulder, blue indie, white, pied: $100 each. Mike Shepard Douglasville 678-778-3659 Pigeons - white rollers, turner CATTLE SUPPLIES (2) Hay cradles, like new: $200/ea; barbwire stretcher: $20; (1) electric dehorner: $10; (1) electric brander: $10; (1) wooden goat milk stand: $50. D. Jones Flowery Branch DOG SUPPLIES 4 compartment, 4X6ft dog trailer on a 5x8ft trailer, storage box on front and back w/5gal gravity fed water tank, good tires: $1000. Cheryl Manuel Appling 706-829-3430 Only agriculture-related items may be advertised in this Category. BEES, HONEY Flemish giants for sale. Lee turkeys. Toms and hens avail- rollers, colored rollers & white 770-718-7253 Eason Hogansville 706-594- able. Hatched Spring 2023. homers: $22/pair. Wyatt John- POULTRY SUPPLIES AND SUPPLIES 6916 Non-GMO Project verified son Midville 478-494-3240 175# 11ftX5ft 8in XHD cattle 10, 8, and 5 frame equipment, Floppy domestic bunnies for sale. 1-3 months old: $25 a piece. Peg Hill Shiloh 707577-5801 New Zealand & Rex mixed rabbits, bucks only: $15/ea. Call or text for more info. Anthony Pless Elberton 678-2839241 New Zealand and BlkSilverFox meat and fur breeding stock. REWhite reg'd doe; BSFox bucks and doe; new Zealand/BSFox hybrid meat breeder rabbits. Bostwick 706-380-7222 New Zealand bunnies, 2 letters. One born on October 19 and 26. Multiple colors. All weaned and freely eating. No calls after 9pm. Text is fine. feed, rotationally pasture raised. Daniel Pine Mountain 678-687-6746 Chickens available. Bob Emmett Byron 478-960-9181 Chickens for sale, call for breeds and prices; also misc. hand tools available: $1 & up. Levi Milstead Rome 706-2320459 Commercial Toulouse geese 2023 hatch. All hatched early spring and raised by parents: $70/ea. Please call for appointment. Nathaniel Gillsville 770869-3469 Cream legbar roosters for sale, 2X genes, 5 months old: $20 each or all four for $40. A. Bennett Auburn 678-227-9535 Turkeys, 9 months old. Ring neck pheasants peafowl, 8-9 months old. Gerald Hayes Flowery Branch 470-2080309 White doves, any age. Release for weddings, funerals & events. Also good for eating; also cages, traps and displays. Call for details. Clifford Cabe Toccoa 706-244-2799 panels: $250/ea; 140# 11ftXft 8in panels: $220/ea; 6-piece 180 sweep: $4500; head catch: $900; slide gates: $600; covered 2-bale hay feeders: $2000. Gary Piedmont, AL 256-390-3940 Western Stampede mobile chute, Priefert panels, Bowgate 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 15inch barrel racing saddle. Brand new. Ridden only once: Custom designed mobile hen hotel 26X8. Outside egg boxes, inside hen nesting boxes. Will accommodate 250 hens: $4000 OBO. May consider trade for farm machinery. Scott Hancock Sautee Nacoochee 404-310-2558 For sale poultry caking machine. Lewis Bros #3 in good shape, new belts: $7100. James Findley Talking Rock 706-273-8052 FEED SUPPLIES Lucknow 2260 feed/mixer wagon, vertical twin screw, new unloading chain, 36in extension, good scales & tires, 1k RPM, rear unloading door: HiveIQ hives, 5-frame nucs, 3# packages, beekeeping supplies, beekeeping classes, honey (wildflower, sourwood, gallberry). Swarm capture. Banks and Jackson counties. Harold Lanier Commerce 678471-7758 Bee removal Valdosta and 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 Nucs, queens, packages & beekeeping classes. Melissa Stan Hauntsman Danielsville Guineas: $50/breeding pair. $450. Can send pictures. $10,000. Call/text. JB Hay- Monticello www.gsbeez.com. 706-202-5518. Johnny Ila 706-362-9620 Emma Hartwell 706-391-7267 good Yatesville 770-468-6043 312-909-3050 PAGE 6 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 Bulletin Calendar Jan. 22-25 Southern Southeastern Cotton Growers/Cotton Ginners Jan. 30-Feb. 1 Feb. 17 International Production and Processing Wild Edible Plants of Southern Expo Appalachia Annual Meeting Georgia World Congress Center Georgia Native Plant Society Dec. 28-31 Jan. 11-14 The Westin Hilton Head Island 285 Andrew Young International Blvd, North Metro Atlanta Chapter USTRC South Georgia Classic Team Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Two Grasslawn Ave NW Alpharetta Library Roping Conference Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 Atlanta, Ga. 30313 10 Park Plaza Georgia Quarter Horse Association Savannah Convention Center 706.344.1212 770.493.9401 Alpharetta, Ga. 30009 Georgia National Fairgrounds 1 International Dr www.southern-southeastern.org info@ippexpo.org northmetroatlanta@gnps.org 401 Larry Walker Parkway Savannah, Ga. 31421 www.ippexpo.org https://bit.ly/4aiJN1a Perry, Ga. 31069 706.407.2264 Jan. 24 423.340.0640 https://seregionalconference.org/ Mental Health Day at the Capitol Jan. 30-Feb. 1 Feb. 17-18 www.ustrc.com Georgia Freight Depot Georgia Watermelon Association WinterFest Arts Tour Jan. 12-14 65 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, S.W. Annual Conference Helen Arts & Heritage Center and Sautee Dec. 30 Le Pied Du Mont Boucherie Festival Atlanta, Ga. 30303 King & Prince Resort Nacoochee Center Burke County Bird Dog Classic STAG Vets lisa.pace@gpsn.org 201 Arnold Road 283 Ga. Highway 255 North Commercial Dairy Heifer Show Comfort Farms https://bit.ly/3tf42MG St. Simons, Ga. 31522 Sautee Nacoochee, Ga. 30571 BSC Arena 347 Horace Veal Rd 706.845.8575 706.878.3330 3676 HWY 24 South Milledgeville, Ga. 31061 Is Your Concept Ready to Be Franchised? dcheplick@asginfo.net www.winterfestartstour.com Waynesboro, Ga. 30830 info@stagvetsinc.org UGA Small Business Development Center www.georgiawatermelonassociation.org 706.466.3492 https://www.stagvetsinc.org/ ONLINE WEBINAR Feb. 21-25 bcbirddogclassic@gmail.com Enroll at https://bit.ly/4780qdz Jan. 31-Feb. 1 Georgia Junior National Livestock Show https://bit.ly/3tJJnQC Jan. 13 770.414.3110 Bridging the GAPS: Approaches for Georgia National Fairgrounds Quilting II Workshop: Walkabout quilt top ejames@georgiasbdc.org Treating Preharvest Ag Water On-Farm 401 Larry Walker Parkway Jan. 7 for beginners UGA Extension Food Science & Perry, Ga. 31069 61st Annual Wild Hog Supper Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum Jan. 26 Technology 706.542.8892 Feeding Georgia 306 Bradley St., Suite C Journeyman Farmers Certificate Program Online Course hkalino@uga.edu Georgia Freight Depot Carrollton, Ga. 30117 Small Farm Business Planning Register at https://bit.ly/3T2tY8L 65 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, S.W. 770.301.2187 UGA Extension Henry County 706.542.0272 Feb. 22-24 Atlanta, Ga. 30303 https://sqtmuseum.org/event/quilting-ii/ 841.288.8421 jah56214@uga.edu Georgia National Rodeo 404.419.1738 tdaly@uga.edu Georgia National Fairgrounds WHS@feedinggeorgia.org Jan. 15-17 https://bitly.ws/33Xsr Feb. 1-3 401 Larry Walker Parkway https://bit.ly/3GziIJH Georgia Dairy Conference Journeyman Farmers Certificate Program Perry, Ga. 31069 Savannah Marriott Riverfront 2024 Georgia Ag Forecast Small Fruit and Vegetable production 1.800.987.3247 Jan. 8 100 General McIntosh Blvd UGA College of Agricultural and UGA Extension Henry County www.georgianationalrodeo.com Equine Exchange: Equine Evolution and Savannah, Ga. 31401 Environmental Sciences 841.288.8421 Domestication 706.310.0020 Dept. of Agricultural Applied Economics tdaly@uga.edu Feb. 23-24 Online Webinar series gadairyconference@gmail.com UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center https://bitly.ws/346wJ 2023 Southeastern Pecan Growers Register at https://bit.ly/3Rjmjla www.gadairyconference.com 15 RDC Rd Association Convention 706.359.3233 Tifton, Ga. 31794 Feb. 5 Beau Rivage Resort & Casino rlstew2@uga.edu Jan. 16 706.542.5046 Equine Exchange: Horse Perception and 875 Beach Blvd Tips on How to Improve Your Website https://agforecast.caes.uga.edu/ Senses Biloxi, Miss. 39530 Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30 ONLINE WEBINAR Online Webinar series https://sepga.com/ 5th Annual Horse Owners Webinar Series UGA Small Business Development Center Jan. 27 Register at https://bit.ly/3Rjmjla (HOWS) 229.420.1144 Beekeeping: A year in the bee yard, 706.359.3233 Feb. 23-25 Applied Equine Nutrition albany@georgiasbdc.org care and challenges of honey bee rlstew2@uga.edu Biennial Flower Show: Primavera Register at https://bit.ly/3MZ1E3q https://bit.ly/46Tqpoz management Atlanta Botanical Garden 706.359.3233 Lake Country Beekeepers Association Feb. 6 & 13 1345 Piedmont Ave., N.E. rlstew2@uga.edu Jan. 17 Sparta Hancock County Library 5th Annual Horse Owners Webinar Series Atlanta, Ga. 30309 10th Annual CEO Breakfast Workshop 8984 E. Broad St. (HOWS) 404.876.5859 Jan. 10 UGA Small Business Development Center Sparta, Ga. 31087 Applied Equine Nutrition dcowens@atlantabg.org 2024 Annual Blueberry Update SBDC Augusta Snelling Center lakecountrybees@gmail.com Register at https://bit.ly/3MZ1E3q https://atlantabg.org/calendar/ UGA Extension Bacon County 3165 Washington Rd, Suite D Facebook: lakecountrybees 706.359.3233 199 Tobacco Ln Augusta, Ga. 30907 rlstew2@uga.edu Feb. 28 Alma, Ga. 31510 912.632.5601 zackary.williams@uga.edu Jan. 11 706.650.5655 augusta@georgiasbdc.org https://bit.ly/47SuMlh Jan. 18 Brunswick Rockin Stewbilee Mary Ross Waterfront Park Brunswick Ga. 31520 Facebook: @Brunswickstewbilee https://brunswickstewbilee.com Feb. 9-11 2022 Fisharama/Turkeyrama Georgia Wildlife Federation Georgia National Fairgrounds 150th Anniversary Celebration Georgia Department of Agriculture Georgia State Capitol 206 Washington St, S.W. Atlanta, Ga. 30334 Category 41 Mosquito Control Training Five Credit Hours in Cat. 41 UGA Extension Henry County 97 Lake Dow Rd McDonough, Ga. 30252 770.288.8421 tdaly@uga.edu PSA Grower Training 47th Annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center 15 RDC Rd Tifton, Ga. 31794 229.386.3470 www.gapeanuts.com Jan. 19-20 Georgia Young Farmers Association Showdown in the Swamp Steer & Heifer Show Okefenokee Fairgrounds 2335 Knight Ave Waycross, Ga. 31503 912.286.1881 showdownintheswamp@yahoo.com Facebook: Showdown in the Swamp Heritage Hall 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 470.660.3880 www.gwf.org Feb. 14 Georgia 4-H Day at the Capitol 206 Washington St. S.W. https://agr.georgia.gov/ March 18-22 National Ag Week Georgia Department of Agriculture Various locations http://georgiaagweek.com/ https://www.agday.org/ Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference Savannah Convention Center 1 International Dr Savannah, Ga. 31421 https://bit.ly/48bAIW7 annual convention Jekyll Island Convention Center 75 Beachview Dr North Jekyll Island, Ga. 31527 229.254.3886 mbius@gaaged.org www.gaaged.org/youngfarmers Jan. 28 Georgia Wine Producers Annual Conference City Center Marriott 240 Coliseum Dr Macon, Ga. 31217 706.897.1758 info@georgiawineproducers.org https://www.georgiawineproducers.org/ Atlanta, Ga. 30303 706.542.4444 bjand626@uga.edu Feb. 16-17 Georgia Beekeepers Association Conference Middle GA State University, Robert F. Hatcher, Sr. Conference Center 100 University Parkway Have an event to put on our calendar? Contact Jay Jones at 404.656.3722 or jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov We accept calendar submissions for food, craft and agriculture festivals and events. Submissions for festivals that do not specifically promote those industries will not be printed. Additional pesticide recertification Macon, GA 31206 training notices are available on the www.gabeekeeping.com department website under the Plant Industry Division tab. 2023 Bermuda hay, horse quality, fertilized, weed-free, rain-free, barn-stored. 4x5 rolls: $90; square bales: $10. James Vinson Rutledge 478360-3931 2023 Bermuda hay. 2000+ square bales, fertilized, weedand rain-free: $7 per bale. Curtis Durden Lyons 912-2451081 2023 Bermudagrass 4x5 round bale hay, well fertilized & limed, sheltered horse quality rolls: $80; outside stored cow hay: $70. Some delivery available. Mike Holliday Pitts 229938-8656 2023 coastal Bermuda Bahia mix, 4x5 rolls, fertilized & limed, triple net-wrapped: $55/roll, delivery available, 3 bale minimum. Jim Rogers Cochran 386-416-9901 2023 Coastal Bermuda. Fertilized, sprayed, UGA tested, sheltered: Square $10, Round 4x5 (twine) $40/$55. Pick up. Facebook or text for more info. Coastal Waves Hay Warthen 478-232-2592 2023 fertilized bermuda hay, 4x5.5 rolls, net wrapped. Call for pricing. Rahn Milligan Lyons 912-245-0950 2023 fertilized/UGA forage quality tested, 240 bales, under cover, 4x5 net-wrapped, Alicia Bermuda: $70/bale; mixed grass: $60/bale. $5/roll extra if picking up less than 5. Steve Echols Tignall 706-4010350 2023 fescue hay, 4x5 rolls, cow hay: $50; horse hay: $65. Delivery available for fee. Tim Garmon Jefferson 706-3674775 2023 Fescue-bermuda mix, horse quality, net-wrapped. Delivery available. Coy Baker Loganville 770-466-4609 2023 fescue/mix, square bales: $8; 2023 fescue/mix, round: $55. Sprayed and fertilized, barn kept. Kenny Sargent Rockmart 770-490-1227 2023 Fescue/Orchid/Bermu- da mix hay, fertilized & barn- kept, horse quality. Square bales: $6/ea; round 4x5 bales: $50/ea. Ron Teams Cartersville 770-715-1368 2023 firm full squares, fall mixed fescue (mostly fescue): $4.00 at the barn. John Petrel La Fayette 706-313-6628 2023 Hay for sale, mixed grass, 4x5 round rolls: $45/ea. Will load. Ryan Baerne Nichol- son 706-247-6240 2023 hay for sale. 4x5 netwrapped and fertilized round bales. Benny Lasseter Franklin 678-378-1884 BEES, HONEY AND SUPPLIES AQUACULTURE AND SUPPLIES A-1 Big Reds/Euro Great Nautique escort boat trailer. 2023 4X6 net-wrap Bermuda 2023 High protein UGA tested Fishing: $40/lb; Red Wigglers: $35/lb. Perfect for fishing. Also Galvanized,good tires,ready to go: $975. Jon Elrod Hampton hay sprayed, $80/bale; 2023 4X6 fertilized: net-wrap hay for sale - barn-stored rd/sq Alicia & Russell, Bermu- composting & worm castings 770-227-8809 Bermuda mix grass hay da grass. Delivery Available. Advertisers selling sterile available. Lew Bush Byron triploid grass carp must submit smokefj@gmail.com 478-955- FEED, HAY sprayed, fertilized: $70/bale; Heath Pittman Vidalia 9122023 square bales Bermuda 293-2535 or 912-537-9721 a current Wild Animal License 4780 AND GRAIN 65lb, excellent quality: $8/bale. 2023 mixed hay, fertilized. from the Georgia Department Carson Brooks Rebecca 229- Square bales in barn, not Gallberry honey - Voted Best-Tasting & Flavor of GA winner: $68/gallon including shipping. B. Bruce PO Box 88 Homerville, GA 31634 www.brucesnutnhoney.com 912-487-5001 Pre-order your 2024 nucs: $185 each with $50 deposit. Marked queens. Pick up only mid to late April. Susan Barnes Lyons 912-212-6332 Swarms removed: free; re- of Natural Resources. Ads without this license will not be published. Entities producing and selling or reselling domestic fish in Georgia are required to obtain a free Aquaculture Registration Permit. For more information on aquaculture rules and licensing in Georgia, including a listing of domestic fish and other fish species requiring a Wild Animal License, visit https://georgiawildlife.com/aquaculture or call 770.761.3044. 10-12in sterile grass carp, all size bluegills, largemouth bass, shellcracker, catfish, crappie, fathead minnows, shiners, fish feeders. Keith All sizes - Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Threadfin, Gizzard Shad, Shellcracker and more. Free delivery or pick up. Danny Austin Roberta 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 200 plus, round hay bales, 4x6, net-wrapped: $40 to $50 per roll. James Bailey Elberton 706-318-1012 2023 4x5 round bales, mixed grass, twine tied, not horse hay: $40 per bale. Delivery within 40 miles available, you unload. Ray Gilbert Bishop 706-296-4360 2023 4x5 round bales, mixed grass, twine tied, not horse hay: $40 per bale. Delivery within 40 miles available, you unload. Ray Gilbert Bishop 706-296-4360 2023 Alicia Bermuda grass 322-9683 2023 Bermuda fescue mix, 4x5 rolls, string-tied, rain-free in barn: $35/roll. James Bramlett Greensboro 706-347-0190 2023 Bermuda hay in square bales. Good quality, limed, fertilized, sprayed for weeds: $9/bale at my barn. Delivery available for additional fee. Jonathan Little Monroe 770314-1278 2023 Bermuda hay in square bales. Good quality, limed, fertilized, sprayed for weeds: $9/bale at my barn. Delivery available for additional fee. Jonathan Little Monroe 770314-1278 rained on: $5; round bales, net wrapped, outside: $30. Gina Jefferson 706 207 3509 2023 net-wrap fescue hay, 5x5 bales, avg. 1,150lbs: $35/bale, minimum 8 bales. No deliveries. Charles Stewart Siloam706-817-1862 2023 Russell and Alicia Bermudagrass, 4x5 fertilized, net-wrapped, in-barn: $70$80/bale; square: $8/bale. Delivery negotiable. VM/text. W. Pruitt Statesboro 912-6824481 2023 Russell Bermuda fertilized 4x5 rolls. Good horse or cattle hay: $65/roll. George Temples Mauk 678-591-4916 move from structures: fee; lo- Edge Soperton 478-697-8994 Koi and Goldfish for sale. All hay. Excellent quality, 4x5 net 2023 coastal Bermuda, some 2023 rye grass fescue mix: $8 cal honey for sale; also bee- sizes and colors. Call for more wrapped rolls, 200+ rolls: $70 Fescue, x-large sq bales: per bale; cow and mulch hay: keeping equipment wanted. info. Glenn Kicklighter Sander- per roll. Danny Varnadore $7.50/ea. Horse hay in barn. N. $5 per bale. Robert Steele Ze- Upson County 706-975 -1096 sville 478-232-7704 Alma 912-282-5330 Harris Winder 770-867-0733 bulon 770-468-6425 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 7 PAGE 8 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 TTwwiilliigghhtt EEnnccoouunntteerr:: ""CCaattttllee ggrraazziinngg aatt ssuunnsseett.."" PPhhoottoo bbyy SSaarraahh GGrriimmeess JJaannuuaarryy FFeebbrruuaarryy MMaarrcchh AApprriill FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov May May September September June June October October July July November November August August December December PAGE 9 PAGE 10 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAPAGGEE117 FEED, HAY Coastal bermuda mix, JD rolls, going out, got 10 left un- MULCH AND 2023 sugarcane: $3/stalk; Old time Dixie Lee and Dixie Seasoned, split firewood: 1/2 Mandarin grafted trees: Queen red watermelon, 20 cord: $95; cord: $170; green AND GRAIN der barn: $50. Can load or FERTILIZERS $27/ea; Brown Turkey fig: seeds: $5, +SASE. G. Anthony wood - 1/2 cord: $85; cord: haul. Larry Williams Avera $8/ea; Sago palms: $10- 567 Bennett Cemetery Road, $150. All prices +tax. AA 2023 Russell hay, UGA test- 706-872-4658 2023 wheat straw: $3.50/bale $15/ea; Banana trees: $10/ea; Jefferson, GA 30549 706-605- Farms Hartwell 706-376-8968 ed, 4x5 net-wrap rolls. Excel- at barn. Delivery available. Luffa/sponge: $6/ea; 20 Luffa 0201 lent horse & cattle quality: $75/roll. Lonnie McKinney Cordele 229-947-2878 2023 sheltered peanut hay: $50.00/roll at barn. Delivery available. Call. Glenn Brinson Tarrytown 912-288-5960 2023 Tift 44 hay, square bales, fertilized and sprayed: $7.50 per bale at barn. K. Wood Hoschton 770-8674332 50 net-wrapped 2023 Bermuda mixed: $25; also have 2022 2023 net-wrapped Bermuda mixed Bahia, all stored inside: $45. Gary Wilson Woodville Hay for sale - 5x5.5, netwrapped, inside & outside: $45 & up. Todd Grogan Montgomery, AL 334-320-7315 Hay for sale. Horse & cow quality, rolls & square bales. Call for pick up. Donald, 4540 Three Bridge RD Gillsville 770-540-8599 Hay sale - 2023 Coastal Bermuda, UGA inspected, 4x5 round bales: $75/ea; also square bales available. Bulk discount available. Pierce Screven Co 912-659-9726 or 912-925-9796 Call. Gary Brinson Tarrytown 912-286-3191 4000 bales of wheat straw: $4.50 per bale. Floyd Farms Canon 706-246-0161 Goat manure free to you to load and haul. Robert Hardman Thomaston 706-6018237 Horse manure, mixed with shavings: free. Danny West Fayetteville 404-771-4041 Wheat straw square bales 2023: $5 each. 850 bales left. Hardy Edwards Winterville 706-714-9012. seed: $3; Loquat: $8/ea. Whispering Pines Farm, Davis Soperton 678-283-7592 Fruit trees, 4-6ft, 3gal: $29/ea; blueberries & pink/blue hydrangeas, 1gal: $11/ea; camellias, 1gal: $13/ea; red Japanese maples, 1gal: $19/ea; red Japanese maples dictum, 3gal: $69/ea. 9mi south of Columbus. Doug Seale, AL 678-618-0352 Sawtooth oaks, 3-gallon pots, 5ft: $15; Crape myrtles, 3-gallon pots: $10; Chinese chestnuts, 3-gallon pots: $15; Azaleas, Japanese maples, Shu- FIREWOOD 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. All hardwood firewood split and seasoned: $350 a cord. Al Roberts Fayetteville 404-5436984 All oak firewood. Full cord, split small, seasoned, and kept dry: $300; 1/2 cord: $150; 1/3 cord: $100. No delivery, small purchases welcome. Near Sun FARMERS MARKETS Are you traveling to North Georgia for this holiday season? Rooster's Market offers Old-fashioned, pure, north Georgia, Young Harris sorghum cane syrup, pints. Rooster's Market 54 Rooster Way Jasper 706-301-8176 New farmers market coming to North Brookhaven, one of the wealthiest communities in Atlanta vendor spaces available. Located in front of estab- 678-468-8257 Alfalfa hay - sold out; Lespedeza square bales: $12/ea (10 bale min). AA Farms Hartwell 706-376-8968 Hay, mixed grass, 4x5, netwrapped, rain-free. Pretty grass. John Bullington Cordelle 229-322-8480 or 229-273-3597 POULTRY LITTER/COMPOST Layer litter: free. We can load semi-trailers & spreader trucks mard oaks, Gardenia, Amarylis in 1-gallon pots. Mark Wrightsville 478-455-2981 Seeds from 2023. Rudbeckia (yellow), 100/pk; Echinacea City Peachtree. Daniel Griffin 770-330-0900 Fat lighter sticks for sale: $10 per bundle. Bob Lewis Fayetteville 770-461-4083 lished restaurants. Call for details. www.oldfivepoints.com Atlanta 404-936-1818 THINGS TO EAT Alfalfa hay sold out; Lespedeza square bales: $12/ea (10 bale min). AA Farms Hartwell 706-376-8968 Alicia Bermudagrass hay, 4x6 rolls, rain-free, net-wrapped, 2023 crop, 85 rolls available: $50/roll. Windell Gillis Eastman 478-231-8236 Alicia hay, fertilized, horse quality: $8 per square bale. Jim Grant Elko 478-217-0626 Available now Coastal Bermuda hay, 5x5 twinewrapped rolled bales: $40/ea. Carl Sconyers Twin City 478763-2344 or 478-494-7926 Bermuda, mixed hay. Fertilized and rain free, horse quality: $9/square; $60-$80 round bales in barn. Large quantity delivery available. S. Stana Carrollton 770-241-3201 Mixed grass hay 1000lb rolls: $65; Oat and grass balage: $35 per roll 1200lb rolls. Steve Meeks Kite 912-536-3844 New crop oats, combine run. Bright, pretty oats. John Cordele 229-322-8480 or 229273-3597 Perennial peanut hay for sale: $10 per square bale; field hay: $6 per square bale; peanut hay in square bales for sale as well. Charles Moultrie 229224-7218 Russel bermuda, wheat straw & mulch hay for sale. All round bales are 4x5. Russel bermuda square bales also for sale. Brandon Pierce Williamson 770-227-7073 Rye grass rolls & squares, on site. Please call. Hoboken Bradley 678-492-9416 or Tripp 912-253-0396 PLANTS, TREES AND FLOWERS Advertisements selling officially protected plants must include a permit to sell such plants. Ads submitted without this permit will not be published. For infor- mation on the sale or shipment of protected plants, visit www.fws.org/Endangered/per- mits/index.html or call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 404.679.7097. For questions about ginseng, visit https://www.fws.gov/Endan- gered/permits/index.html or call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 404.679.7097. Trees. maples, Japanese (yellow), 100/pk, African Marigold, yellow/gold, 100/pk; 4 O'Clocks, purple-pink, 10/pk: $2 each plus SASE/order. G.R.O.W. 1628 Broad Street, Augusta, GA 30904 Variegated liriope & mondo grass, 1gal pots: $2/each; nandina, 1gal pots: $5/ea; Ginkgo trees, 1gal pots: $10/each. K. Patman Athens 706-549-4487 SEEDS Advertisements selling seeds must include a current state laboratory report (fewer than nine months old) for purity, noxious weeks and germination for each seed lot advertised. Ads submitted without this information will not be published. For more information regarding certified seed, call the GDA Seed Division, 229.386.3557. Seasoned or green oak firewood: 1/2 cord: $150. Truckload or any quantity available. Delivery available. Text/call. Larry Moore Grantville 678278-5709 Seasoned red oak firewood. 1/2 cord: $175; full cord: $350. Delivery $1/mile Polk County. Please text. Pat Waldrop Taylorsville 678-232-1077 Seasoned split firewood, all hardwood, different sizes available. Half cord: $100 including local delivery and stacking. Will deliver further at extra charge. Ron Teams Cartersville 770-715-1368 Seasoned, split firewood: 1/2 cord: $95; cord: $170; 15 pieces for campfire bundle: 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 candling@agr.georgia.gov or call 404.656.3627 for more information. 2023 Desirable pecans ready to eat: $12 per lb +postage. Will crack, shell, separate your whole pecans: 75 cents per lb. Russell Eaton Stockbridge 770-506-2727 2023 Papershell pecans: $2.50 per lb. in 10lb and 25lb bags. Call for availability and appointment. CJ Orchards Rutledge 706-318-9462 For sale fescue square bale, Fescue squares, bermuda maples, oaks, white pines, $25. Green wood 1/2 cord: 2023 Pecans for sale: fertilized, sprayed, rain free: rolls; crabgrass rolls & tulip, poplars, pecans etc. Oats, combine run. Bright, $85; cord: $150. All prices $11/pound. Shelled & cleaned. $6/bale. William Cargle Rome squares. Perry Marlowe Com- Rhonda Gainesville 706-400- pretty oats. John Cordele 229- +tax. AA Farms Hartwell 706- Ready for freezer. Peggy Grif- 706-235-1226 er 678-227-9110 2888 322-8480 or 229-273-3597 376-8968 fin Clarkesville 706-768-8417 Let's Get You GEORGIAACCESS.GOV is the oe oeoe family. GET COVERED g oe' GET HEALTHY goeOE g oe GET STARTED AT GEORGIAACCESS.GOV Open Enrollment begins November 1 PAGE 812 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 THINGS TO EAT ODDITIES Great collection of antiques Swiss bells-cow, goat, sheep, 48-acre farm, pond, row crop, 39 years' experience - horse including farm tools, tractor dog. These are authentic timber, US 23 Alma Highway, arenas laser graded, tree Advertisers producing and offering for sale shell eggs at retail to Martin gourds for sale. Larry Heard Chula 229-402-0375 implements, glassware, furniture and more. Downsizing, everything must go. TH Swiss-made bells that are used for grazing animals: $18$30. John Cork Lilburn 404- farmland, 4 miles from town: $8000/acre. Olin Wooten Jeff Davis County www.owacc.- clearing, driveways built/regraded, gravel, barns graded, drainage correction, trucking, the end consumer must obtain an egg candling certificate from the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The department offers training in egg candling. Email candling@agr.georgia.gov or call 404.656.3627 for more information. 2023 shelled Elliott pecans, REAL ESTATE ready to eat-bake-freeze-en- joy: $12/lb. +shipping. Call/text Mark Parker 229-726-4238 Tressie Parker 229-400-3304 Moultrie Facebook: Parker Pecans 2023 shelled pecans, ready to eat/bake/freeze/enjoy: $12/lb; shelled walnuts: $15/lb. Plus shipping. Charles Sawyer Mount Airy 706-768-4776 Farm fresh eggs in assorted colors for sale by the dozen: $6/dozen. Rebecca Little Mon- SERVICES roe 678-535-8417 Freezer beef, raised on farm, USDA inspected. Halves or whole: $4.50/lb, hanging weight. Custom cut, wrapped Visit our farm or call for gourds. The Gourd Pile, 874 Morrison Road, Barney 229775-2123 HANDICRAFTS AND SUPPLIES 4-Leaf clovers are lucky. Real 4-Leaf clovers laminated with decorations added. Beautiful gifts. Good price. Please call before 8pm. Chris Loganville 770-466-2173 Afghans all sizes and all colors up to king size: $20-$50. M. Pursley 253 Ryan Rd Winder Ga. 30680 678-9790057 All types of chair caning, refinishing & repairs. James Lewis Perry 478-987-4243 or 478-550-5122 Beautify emerald green emu eggs. Cleaned out and empty. Can be used for decorating, painting or carving. Jackie Paul Oxford 770-597-1510 Williams Madison 404-2911129 Rare Griswold 885/886/921 waffle iron #8 pat 12/1/08 and Enterprise sausage and apple press pat 08/27/01 Both cleaned, oiled: $175 each or $300 for both. Bill Mcgraw Watkinsville 706 614-0867 Toledo 500 lbs, no spring platform scale. Toledo market scale. Call for more information. John White Greensboro 706-467-3414 Wooden farm wagon. Over 100y/o, needs work. Must sell, cannot mess with anymore. Needs someone with skills. Have accessories, parts & tools. Extra wagon wheels available. Jim Clarkston 404472-7367 OTHER 2014 Coachman 33ft pull. Immaculate. No leaks. Sleeps 6. Full bath, kitchen, outdoor shower, extra cabinets, storage. Electric awning slide out. 202-4565 Wonderwood wood burning heater, 35in wide, 34in high, 20in deep. Catoosa County 706-935-4124 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 SALE 11.2ac, cypress log cabin, completely fenced, two out buildings, drive-thru barn, com 912-375-3366 93 acres with frontage on Hwy US 80, creek, pond, well, deer, turkey, ducks also 71.5 acres of timbers mostly hardwoods: $300,000. James Beck Twiggs County 478-747-3599 95-acre farm, row crop, timber, irrigated, deep well, highway frontage, farmland, 6 miles from town: $6,000/acre. Paul Bridges Jeff Davis County www.owacc.com Oldest goat livestock market in Georgia. US-Hwy 441 frontage, flea market, storage, apartments, rentals & more: $425,000. Call for more details. Karen Rentz Pearson www.owacc.com 912-3756016 BOARDING FACILITIES demolition. Luke Butler Braselton 770-685-0288 45 years of experience. Bush hogging, light clearing, grading, post holes, gardens, food plots, aerating, fertilizing, seeding, discing, hauling, fence removal, etc. Rick Allison Buford 678-200-2040 Ag/farm fencing, all types installed and repaired. 15yrs experience. Land management services: consulting, mowing, seeding, food plots, wildlife habitat. Casey Kent Good Hope 678-446-8520 Bobcat/tractor work, seed drill, bush-hogging, post-hole, 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, rotary mow, garden and food plot, harrow and & ready for freezer. James Shelton Cleveland, TN 423650-1497 Locally-grown beef, USDA inspected, half/whole available, custom cuts: $5.25/lb hanging weight. We offer ground beef, sausage, steaks, jerky & slaughter your cattle. Potts Family Meats Jefferson 706367-5823 Chair and rocker caning of all kinds; also wicker and rattan repair. Over 40 years of experience. Duke Dufresne Statham H: 770-725-2554 or C: 706340-5523 Chair caning in Tiger. Please call for estimate. Donald Becker Rabun County 770-8079783 Large quantity bird windmills, AC/heat. Loaded with extras: $17,000. Mike Veal Gordon 478-233-9704 500gal fuel tank, kept inside, no rust: $600. Call. Jim Markley Rutledge 706-3189462 Compound bow set: $300. Would be a great Christmas gift. Comes with case and all accessories, hardly used. Sells for much higher in stores. Jack creek, Harrison school district, no liens, two highway entrances: $1.28 million. Sam Saliba Cobb County 770-5141431 168 acres, HWY 319 frontage, timberland, hunting, buildings, electricity, water, just 5 miles N of E. Dublin: $700,000. Paul Bridges Laurens County www.owacc.com 912-2462681 The Georgia Animal Protection Act requires boarding and breeding facilities to be licensed. A current license number must be submitted with notices for publication in the "Boarding Facilities" category. Notices submitted without this information will not be published. For more information, please call the GDA Equine Health Division, 404.656.3713. plow, bale square hay. Monroe County area. Jimmy Waldrep Forsyth 478-951-5563 Custom tree/land clearing barns, pasture, residences. Leave property clean. Demolition. Laser grading pads for barns, homes, riding arenas. Build/refurbish toppings/driveways. Drainage correction. Insured. Bill Atlanta 770-2314662 wooden pickups, cars. Square log bird houses, doll houses 1 and 2 story; Honda tiller engine, low hours; Pressure washer good condition. Charles Allison Dawsonville 706-826-8337 Memory Bears made out of your loved ones clothing. Call for more info. Sherry McDaniel Buford 770-366-1306 Wool blanket made of 100 percent Georgia-grown wool. Nicholson Dahlonega 678910-9086 Cracker Barrel rocking chair: $50; Blow torch: $25; Barrels: $20; Parts cleaner. Gas cooker: $50. Ronald Rush Franklin 706-675-3417 Diesel fuel tank, 300gal w/12V 8gpm pump, no leaks: $400; 5-shank chisel plow, 3pt hitch: $350. Jimmy Goodman Vienna 229-815-8480 Fifth-wheel hitch, used for 19.92 acres. Rolling hills, mostly hardwoods, some pines. Beautiful land to build a home or subdivide: $189,000. Text "LAND" for more info. William Hudson Jones County 478-731-7971 212-acre farm, pasture, row crop, highway frontage, irrigated, 10 acre lake, hunting, 6 miles from town: $6,000/acre. Olin Wooten Jeff Davis Coun- Boarding services spaces now available. Stall & pasture boarding. Call for details and rates. SBE Farms, Shane Wilson Kingston 404-210-5227 Horse boarding facility, pasture, barn, free choice hay, daily feeding and management. Stable #35109353. Joe Douglas Villa Rica 770-4026590 FARM SERVICES Electric fence charger repair. Wilfred Milam Douglasville 770-942-4672 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 Farm fence installation. Barb wire, field fence, high tensile electric, board fence. Also of- Queen-size, cream color with pulling campers, sold camper: ty www.owacc.com 20+ years experience w/all fer forestry mulching: red stripes: $300, includes $200; blacksmithing books types tractor/bobcat farm/resi- $1350/day. Ben Hartwell 706- shipping. Theresa Barefoot and magazines, various titles. 272-acre farm, single family dential work, bush hogging & 436-5935 Lula 678-630-3223 Louis Salmon Eatonton 706- house, 2 metal barns, 2 ponds, mowing, fertilizing, clearing & 473-4490 deep well, buildings, blueberry plowing, seeding/drainage, Farm tractor and implement FARM ANTIQUES Corn shellers grinders; crosscut saws; plow stocks; old farm tools; post striking anvil; meal bin; wood tool boxes; vises, furniture farm sinks and cauldrons. Bill Blairsville 706897-0106 Crosscut saw: $95; wash pot w/stand: $275; extension lad- Log Wood Stove wood burning stove, model 1269E: $300. Edward Patten Sylvester 229881-1674 Quart fruit jars for sale cheap; baby quilts Georgia Bulldogs, deer, animals and cartoons. Young Harris 678-2097088 Rough cut lumber, pine, 2x6, 12ft and 16ft lengths. Approxi- plants, pinestraw, timberland: $6,000/acre. Olin Wooten Jeff Davis/Appling Counties www.owacc.com 912-375- 3366 35.5 acres, half open, rest woods, spring, stream, fronts ST HWY 37, near Morgan: $3500/acre. Jim Andrews 45 1st AVE Edison GA 39846 jtajr51@yahoo.com 229-308- roads/driveways, grading & erosion control, pasture land 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 770- repair; also welding service. 40+ years experience, retired mechanic. Carey Macon 478491-3660 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 der: $95; also iron skillets, mately 392 board feet: $100; 4892 235-3082/770-235-3782 Hauling horses or horse Water-ground meal, whole misc old tools, glassware, gar- Oak 1x6, 12ft length. Approxi- Bobcat work, brush clearing, transportation, new 2022 two- wheat flour & grits: $5/5lbs + den tools, more. Ask about mately 198 board feet: $60. 38 acres, very secluded, demolition, driveways and horse trailer. Any distance, postage. Will grind your grain. flower bulbs & antique hand- Leave message/text. Henry county water, paved rd: drainage, light mulching, grad- anytime. Call for more info. AM Mike Buckner Junction City made bedspreads. Statham Beckworth Mitchell 706-699- $7,250/acre. Applejack Farms ing/leveling. Cody Bremen Horsemanship Atlanta 678- GA 706-269-3630 770-725-8177 9288 Tift County 229-528-3212 678-315-7946 308-4002 THE 2023 FOGAH HOLIDAY ORNAMENT This year's ornament features the 1733 seal used by the Georgia Trustees. Name: Street: City: State: Zip: Email: Quanty ($30/each, including shipping): Amount enclosed: Mail order form with check to: Friends of Georgia Archives & History P.O. Box 711 Morrow, GA 30260 Orders received a er December 15 will ship in January 2024. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAPAGGEE139 FARM SERVICES Russell Bermuda sprigging Farm manager needed. Look- Cane mill angled bracket that Looking for any free or cheap Want front axle for Farmall service no till or plant by ing for a full time farm manag- attaches to roller & holds poultry - chicken, duck, turkey, Cub tractor or complete tractor Lakes/ponds built, repaired, new pipe systems, and clearing, 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 Loader/backhoe, grading, bush hogging, aeration, tree cutting, branch trimming, pruning, lawn mowing, leaf mulching, chain saw & blade sharpening. Rockdale and surrounding counties. G. Kelecheck Conyers 770-5974878 plow. Perfect for livestock including cattle & horses. Call us to learn more today. Covering all of Northeast Georgia. Taylor Catalano Toccoa 706-3913560 Sawmill resharpening. Sharpen, set, clean, & oil: $10/ea. Call/text. Daniel Williams Athens 706-224-6830 State wide brush cutting. Underbrush clearing, small tree clearing, brush cleanup, bush hogging, property and fence lines, overgrown areas. Thomas Bowlin 678972-4647 er having experience w/hay operation/general farm duties. Pay based on experience. Email resume. Waverly Hall info@woodcraftbymacdonald.com Grounds maintenance and farm help position available. Requires experience w/landscaping & mowing, fencing & cattle, tractor work & basic equipment maintenance. Email resume or experience details. Cartersville bpjobs2024@gmail.com Honest, mature person to maintain property and equipment. Salary based on experience. 1BR furnished house included. Drug and background check required. Good driving record. No pets. Conyers 770605-6107 Immediate opening for Spanish-speaking male or couple needed to work on bird farm. Live-in position, 5hr/day, 5 days/week: $200/weekly inc. wooden sweep for Chattanooga 3 roller or other mill w/bracket designed for squared shaft of roller. Johns Juliette 478-394-1541 I want to buy old gas pumps to pump gas. Text photos. Sam Coker Ringgold 428-4884595 Let my buy your old pottery. Looking for north Georgia face jugs, animal figurals, jugs & crocks. Please text me or email me your pictures. Stan Clark Maysville stanclark54@gmail.com 770- geese, emu; also looking for cheap rabbits. Michael Phippen Newnan 770-755-8702 Looking for land, lease or rent, up to 65acres w/barn & fence, NW of Atlanta. Call for details and with questions. Atlanta 678-308-4002 Looking for Rattle Snake Orange watermelon seeds, or any different types of seeds that me my kids came grow. We like to try odd produce seeds. Andy Carroll Talking Rock 706-346-3142 Need a Ford 800, running or repairable; 8ft or 10ft rotary cutter; also 1- or 2-row planter. Frank Massey Conyers 770483-2639 Need a transmission for a 1990 Ford F700 429 gas engine, 5-speed transmission. James Blalock Lyerly 706895-4883 Needed ASAP, but will take anytime. In search of corn- for parts. Thomas Tucker Lithia Springs 770-941-2354 Want Massey 33 pull behind grain drill, up to 13ft wide, in good condition. Will consider other, similar to this. Jay Harman Greenville 706-812-5785 Want seed cleaning equipment. F. W. Gill LaGrange 770-329-9000 Want to lease/rent 50 acres north of Atlanta for hunting w/father & 2 sons, all adults. Leave message. Tommy Cannon Rockmart 678-914-6528 Wanted: Farmall Cub quick hitch subsoiler. Pat Broder Stockbridge 404-401-6134 Wanting old Jeep Wrangler or CJ. Will travel, call or text. Blake North Augusta 803- Metal buildings & carport small apartment. Serious in- 654-8422 bread turkey dressing recipe 640-9190 covers. Great for storing hay, Stumps ground neatly below quiries only. Tere Lopez Ox- that contains Pepperidge EMPLOYMENT tractors, trucks, etc. Free de- liver & installation. Tonya Cumming www.maxsteelbuildings.com 770-757-4226 Mobile professional horse training, 30+ years of experience. Working initiate colts, horse behavior issues, etc. For more info, call. AM Horsemanship 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 678-603- ground level, free estimate and reasonably priced. Glen Whitley Bethlehem 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 Barn help wanted feeding ford 770-787-2955 Young woman to run an event business. Must enjoy a country setting, like helping people and be an energetic self-starter. Grant Dutton Atlanta 770-3132837 SEEKING FARM EMPLOYMENT 50y/o adult male looking for local farm work. Years of experience in tractor work, bush hogging, carpentry & fencing. Michael Martin Thomaston 678-416-1424 Looking for a 12ft leveling harrow in good condition. Phillip Jowers Douglas 912389-6389 Looking for a 931C Caterpillar engine. Engine model: 3204PC. Arrangement: 4N169. Need entire engine or block & crank shaft. Conyers 770-6056107 Looking for ABG200 cultivator or planter, parts from 1950s that fits John Deere Model A, B, or G. Charles Adams Marietta 678-3131873 Farms herb stuffing mix from central GA between 19601980. Patricia Tampa 727937-5240 Needing parts for a Sidewinder rotary cutter, Model B-D90. Need spindles, hubs and any other parts you might have. Rudy Wehunt Jasper 770-894-3072 Seeking end loader and all fittings for 585 Case-IH. Don Armstrong Newnan 470-3454143 Someone to trap hogs on my farm. Commercial type trap needed. Mike Bird Americus 229-942-3835 Wanting recipes for chowchow from your great grandmother's recipe file. It is green and hot; also wanting wedding cake & frosting recipes. Jo Woodward Fairbanks, AK G2jo@mail.com Wanting to buy four trailer tires, size 7.00x15ST. Load range D or E. No dry rot please. Jeff Combs Marble Hill 770-596-4461 Would like to buy black walnut cracker. Janice Dahlonega 706-265-0275 0175 turn out, cleaning 3 stalls. Apt available w/drug, background WANTED New pipe systems, land clearing, lakes-ponds built-repaired, swamps drained, wetlands restorations, homesites check & references required. Salary based on hours & experience. G. Ridley Conyers 770-922-0184 Items wanted in all Classified Categories will be advertised here. graded, timber cleanup and Want someone to dig, sprig drainage problems corrected. and plant Coastal Bermuda GMO free corn, oat straw Free consultation. All work Grass in Middle Georgia area. and oats. Tamara Brown New- warranted. Bobby Karr W. T. Davis Haddock 478- born 404-516-4780 or Peachtree City 770-707-6996 951-9693 or 478-932-1020 tzbrown@gmail.com BULLETIN Machinery Exemptions www.forms.agr.georgia.gov/GATE/ Exempt: ATVs and o -road vehicles used for farm, ag processing, and ag service purposes. Motorized Vehicles Not Exempt: Any motorized vehicles designed for on-road use. Exempt: Motor oil, oil filters, grease, lube, and hydraulic fluid for ag machinery and equipment. O -road (dyed diesel) used for ag purposes. All-terrain Vehicles Not Exempt: ATVs and o -road vehicles not used for ag purposes. Exempt: Machinery and equipment used for agricultural production, processing, and service operations. Gas & Oil Not Exempt: Gasoline or on-road (clear, non-dyed) diesel, including aviation fuel. Replacement parts for on-road use vehicles. Young artist delivers festive colors to Christmas scene Sadie Segars, a fifth-grade student at Level Grove Elementary in Cornelia, sent us her coloring of the Dec. 13 Christmas "Fun on the Farm!" coloring page. Great work, Sadie! She said the fun part was putting stars on the tree. Share your colorful creations to be published in the Market Bulletin. Submit your artwork to marketbulletin@agr.georgia.gov or mail to Georgia Department of Agriculture, Attn: Market Bulletin, 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30334-4250. PAGE 140 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 UGA Beef Team uses multidisciplinary approach to support industry By Jordan Powers man Program, and various short courses across the state The University of Georgia that cover pertinent topics through one-day events. "The Top Hand-Stockmanship and Stewardship pro- Poultry may perch atop the agricultural food chain in gram teaches youth about proper cattle handling tech- Georgia, but beef production brought $658.6 million to niques through a hands-on team competition using live the state's economy in 2021. animals," said Jason Duggin, a beef specialist with UGA The impact of the beef industry took the No. 5 spot in Extension in Calhoun. "Students learn about pharmaceuti- the top 10 Georgia commodities, according to the 2021 cal handling, vaccine administration and record keeping." Georgia Farm Gate Value Report published by the Uni- Beyond cattle nutrition and handling, team initia- versity of Georgia Center for Agribusiness and Econom- tives include working with veterinarians to learn about ic Development. ultrasonography and with producers to learn about Cattle can be found in every one of the state's 159 blood-based pregnancy tests. Another unique program counties -- even Georgia's most populous Fulton, Gwin- educates Georgia law enforcement on how to respond to nett and Cobb counties, according to Lawton Stewart, cattle-related incidents. professor in UGA's College of Agricultural and Environ- Benefiting students through applied research mental Sciences. and UGA Extension "The beef cattle industry is such a unique industry in Graduate students routinely assist in research across Georgia," said Stewart, who also serves as a UGA Co- all UGA Beef Team program areas, however, undergrad- operative Extension beef specialist. "It is one of the few industries where you can have five cows or 5,000 cows and you are still a part of it." A multidisciplinary approach UGA Assistant Professor Pedro Fontes shows ultrasound images to undergraduate students. Fontes' hands-on beef production class uses experiences from experts across the state to show the challenges -- and opportunities -- of beef production in Georgia. (UGA/Special photo) uate animal and dairy science students reap the benefits as well especially from Fontes' beef production course. The hands-on class uses experiences from experts across the state to show the challenges -- and opportu- Committed to herd innovation, producer education, their animals to different programs, including the Bull Eval- nities -- of beef production in Georgia. Fontes routinely stockmanship and stewardship, the UGA Beef Team has de- uation Program, Heifer Evaluation and Reproduction Devel- brings in other beef team experts as invited lecturers to round veloped educational and live animal programs, short courses opment (HERD) Program and the Georgia Beef Challenge. out education on the multifaceted cattle industry. and trainings to advance the beef cattle industry in Georgia. Each of these programs was developed to educate producers At Double Bridges Farm, a CAES facility east of Athens, From humble beginnings that included cattle shows and working in different areas of the industry, including both com- students gain hands-on experience with herds, ranging from auctions at Stegeman Coliseum, the UGA Beef Team has mercial and seedstock operations. collecting DNA samples for genomics data in breeding oper- grown into a robust initiative that provides opportunities for The HERD program, for example, was developed to ed- ations to estimating forage quality and developing nutritional producers and students and creates a baseline appreciation for ucate producers on best management practices that result in programs for commercial herds. By having UGA Extension the industry. high quality, bred replacement heifers that will calve unas- specialists help in the classroom, students become familiar "Our multidisciplinary focus converges into a group of sisted and remain productive in the herd for many years. The with the most current practices in beef producer operations, specialists that can assist producers and county agents in dif- program demonstrates the benefits of cooperative efforts in- gaining valuable knowledge and preparing them to meet the ferent areas of their beef production system," said Pedro Fon- volving cattle producers, industry professionals, the Georgia needs of the industry once they graduate. tes, an assistant professor in the UGA Department of Animal Cattlemen's Association, the UGA Department of Animal and Learn more about UGA Beef Team programs, publications and Dairy Science. Dairy Science, the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, and and experts at https://beef.caes.uga.edu/. To learn more about While Fontes focuses on beef cattle reproductive perfor- county Extension agents. the Master Cattlemen Program, visit https://bit.ly/3QGJc1x mance, other members of the team cover nutrition, genetics, Other programs include a hands-on youth program devel- Jordan Powers is the public relations coordinator and livestock economy, herd health, forage management and more. oped to teach high school students more about the beef indus- writer for UGA's College of Agricultural and Environmental In the team's live animal programs, producers can consign try and live animal involvement, the popular Master Cattle- Sciences. Georgia Cooking: New Year's Day black-eyed pea and collard green salad with cornbread croutons Ingredients 6 cups collard greens, washed, stems removed, cut into thin strips cup sunflower oil, divided Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 6 ounces of country ham, cut into thin strips cup cider vinegar 1 cup cooked black-eyed peas (keep warm) Cornbread croutons (see recipe below) or substitute croutons of your choice Instructions Place collard greens in a large bowl with one tablespoon of sunflower oil and a pinch of salt. Massage collard greens with your hands to soften and break down fibers. Set aside. Heat the remaining three tablespoons of sunflower oil in a skillet over high heat. Add country ham to the hot skillet and cook until crisp. Remove the ham from the skillet, leaving the grease in the pan. Add cider vinegar to the skillet, stirring to deglaze. Pour the grease-vinegar mixture from the skillet over the collard greens, then toss it to coat it evenly. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer greens to a serving bowl and top with warm black-eyed peas, country ham and croutons. Serve immediately, with cornbread on the side. Serves 6. Cornbread Croutons 3 Tbsps shortening 1 cup yellow cornmeal 1/3 cup self-rising flour 1 egg 1 cup buttermilk 1 tsp sunflower oil Heat oven to 450 F. Grease a 9-inch-square baking pan with three tablespoons of shortening and place it in the oven as the oven warms up. Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk together cornmeal and self-rising flour. Set aside. In a separate bowl, whisk together egg and buttermilk. Combine wet and dry ingredients, mixing. Pour hot shortening from the baking pan into the batter, mixing quickly. Pour batter into the hot pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden. Cool slightly, then cut out one-quarter of the cornbread and cut that section into 1-inch squares (Reserve the remaining cornbread to serve with the salad). Decrease the oven temperature to 200 F. Add the cornbread croutons to a large (Photo by Georgia Grown Test Kitchen) Georgia Grown in Season Broccoli Brussell Sprouts Cabbage Carrots Christmas Trees Citrus Collards Kale Lettuce Mushrooms Pecans Potatoes Sweet Spinach Squash winter Turnips bowl. Drizzle with the sunflower oil and toss gently to coat. Spread the croutons on a baking sheet and bake for 20-30 minutes, until slightly crispy. Recipe courtesy of Georgia Grown. Christmas Tree Recycling: Annual `Chipper' drive provides a new beginning for trees Continued From Page 1 weighted with concrete anchors, and submerged in various locations marked with fish attractor buoys by Corps personnel. According to the Corps announcement, the trees create shelter and food for bait fish, which attracts crappie, bass, and sunfish species. Drop-off locations in Georgia will be at Big Oaks and Poplar Springs boat ramps around Hartwell. Tree drop-off sites around Thurmond will be at Amity Day and Keg Creek boat ramps. Similar Christmas tree collection drives may be planned at other lakes in Georgia, such as Allatoona and West Point. Check with your local U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district office or local KGBF affiliate to find details of possible tree collections for fish habitat. Complete tree recycling information at Thurmond and Hartwell lakes at the Corps Savannah District website at https://bit.ly/4afvCKh. At a Glance What: Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundations 33rd annual Bring One for the Chipper Christmas tree recycling drive. Where: Georgia residents are encouraged to recycle their live Christmas trees at 120 designated drop-off locations across the state, including recycling centers, parks, fire stations, and other city and county facilities. A complete list of locations is available at https://www.kgbf.org/. How: Participants are asked to remove all lights and decorations from the tree before dropping them off. No artificial trees will be accepted. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PPAAGGEE 1151 Poultry producers should stay alert after recent avian influenza incident By Jay Jones jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov The Georgia Department of Agriculture encourages poultry producers and flock owners to remain diligent in biosecurity practices following last month's Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) report affecting a commercial waterfowl flock in Sumter County. On Nov. 22, GDA and USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that a commercial duck breeding operation in Sumter County in Southwest Georgia had tested positive. The response was quick. On Nov. 18, the flock owner noticed troubling signs among his birds. Samples were taken the next day, and HPAI was identified on Nov. 20 by the University of Georgia's Tifton Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. According to the GDA announcement, these results were further confirmed by USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, late in the evening on Nov. 21. GDA Animal Health officials immediately issued a quarantine on the affected premises. Approximately 30,000 birds were depopulated to prevent further spread of the disease, according to the GDA announcement. Officials also performed tests and monitored other flocks within a 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) radius of the affected premises. As of Dec. 1, no other flocks within the surveillance area tested positive or experienced any clinical signs. Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper said the incident was the first time this year that HPAI was confirmed in a commercial duck breeding operation in Georgia. "While HPAI does not represent a significant threat to humans or the safety of our food supply, its impact on poultry is devastating, and we'll continue to work overtime with our partners at APHIS to protect Georgia's poultry industry," said Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper in the announcement. The incident in Sumter County follows similar recent confirmations from Alabama, Tennessee, and Florida. Wild birds are the source of the virus. Avian influenza virus strains often occur naturally in wild birds and can infect wild migratory birds without causing illness. Dr. Marcus Webster, acting state veterinarian at the Geor- gia Department of Agriculture, said the incident serves as a stark reminder to flock owners of the importance of having robust biosecurity protocols to protect their birds from avian influenza and other infectious diseases. Webster explained that the common thought of avian influenza incidents mainly occurring in cold weather, such as during the fall, align with wildlife fowl migration. Webster said one reason is the prevalence of HPAI across the country. "The seasonality of the disease for the past two and a half years has gone," he said. Webster suggested that flock owners should use the fall to reassess their poultry biosecurity protocol. "It's beneficial to say, `Hey, it's fall. I need to make sure I am good for my response for year-round,'" Webster said. "You know how some people restart their clocks on New Year's Day? They should restart their clock on AI in the fall and say, `Even though it's typically in the fall, it's an all-year deal,' and they can buckle down on this, then carry it throughout the year by making sure they are prepared." Webster said biosecurity for small or backyard flock owners may initially appear daunting. Still, the goal is to limit domestic flocks' exposure to disease by keeping them away from birds in the wild or anything that could bring infection into the poultry house. "It is critical because the introductions (of HPAI) we are seeing to these flocks, and I'm talking statewide in Georgia, has been through wild birds either through direct contact or indirect contact through fecal materials, feathers -- that type of stuff," Webster said. Webster encouraged flock owners to have dedicated clothing for their flock clothing, footwear, and footwear coverings. "That is, you don't wear them anywhere else, and when you finish using them, you wash them promptly and put them back where you can wear them around your flock," Webster said. Also, Webster said flock owners need to be aware of people visiting their flock and ask them when they were last around birds, either hunting or with another domestic flock. The GDA works closely with the Georgia Poultry Lab Network for poultry testing and reporting throughout the state. Webster said the state has a robust surveillance system for infectious diseases and veterinarians who are poultry subject matter experts. Poultry producers can report any concerns they have through the state's avian influenza hotline by calling 770.766.6850, by emailing AIhotline@gapoultrylab.org, or by submitting an online form through the lab's web page, www. gapoultrylab.org. What is avian influenza? Avian influenza is a viral disease of poultry. It can be of low pathogenicity (LPAI), causing mild disease, or high pathogenicity (HPAI), causing severe disease and death. The virus has different strains, for example, H1N1 or H7N3. Some AI LPAI viruses can mutate and become HPAI viruses. Waterfowl contribute to the spread of avian influenza. How do I recognize the disease in my birds? LPAI can resemble any other mild respiratory disease (noise, swollen faces, conjunctivitis). In breeders, egg production drops and eggshells may be soft. With HPAI, birds may become quiet, not eat and drink, have diarrhea, and have discolored combs and feet. Birds may also die suddenly with no signs of disease. How do I prevent avian influenza in my small flock? Use dedicated clothing/footwear and wash your hands when tending your flock. Do not let poultry drink untreated water from lakes and ponds. Do not let waterfowl become residents close to small domestic flocks. Refrain from coming into direct contact with your flocks if you have seen birds in another country or been involved with hunting or are in contact with any other birds (zoos, auctions, flea markets, live bird markets). More information is also available on the GDA's website: https://agr.georgia.gov/avian-influenza. Source: Georgia Department of Agriculture Composting offers many benefits for gardeners By Laura Ney The University of Georgia Editor's note: This article was edited for space consideration. Find the original at www.caes.uga.edu/news-events. Composting has become a popular topic in recent years, and many of us have heard that it is something we should be doing in some form. But why? There are many reasons that individuals, communities and governments promote composting, with some focused on diverting compostable waste from landfills and others who are in it for the dirt. If you are considering composting, here are some compelling reasons to take up the practice. Environmental: Diverting food waste from the traditional solid waste stream reduces landfill gas emissions. Concerned citizen: Reducing food waste in your garbage reduces the burden on your local municipal solid waste system. Organic material is some of the most expensive and hazardous waste that landfills receive, partly due to the creation of methane gas. Personal waste quality: Keeping food waste out of your garbage can reduce foul odors and food sources for unwanted pests and insects. It also reduces the size and weight of your household garbage. In it for the dirt: The most common reason people compost at home is for the compost itself. Compost is an excellent soil amendment and a source of beneficial organic matter. Finding compost services If you have no interest in composting at home -- whether for lack of space or time -- you may still be able to participate in composting in some way. Some communities have their composting operations, including Athens-Clarke County, which has a network of collection sites where residents can drop off unwanted food scraps at no charge. Another option for those who do not feel like taking on one more thing is keeping an "it will break down one day" pile. Throwing food waste and other organic waste into a designated part of your property to let nature take its course is slower than composting. However, it still reduces the organic waste UGArden, a community garden operated by University of Georgia students and faculty, serves as a drop-off point of compostable materials for Athens-Clarke County. Check with your local community garden or waste removal service to find if compostable materials drop-off or collection service are available in your area. (UGA-CAES/ Special Photo) that ends up in landfills. Making compost at home Making compost is a thrilling alchemy of taking the food waste that would otherwise create malodorous soup in the bottom of your trash can and transforming it into rich black soil. Creating compost at home can be highly rewarding and is doable if a few basic principles are followed. Size: Compost piles are ideally constructed to be at least 4x4x4 feet. Unsupported piles tend to fall apart and spread out, so provide support for the pile. This could be chicken wire, wooden pallets or a full wooden frame. Be creative, but one thing to remember when you create your walls is that you must be able to access the pile to turn it. Ingredients: When discussing compost pile inputs, you will hear references to "greens and browns" or "nitrogen and carbon." Green materials tend to be somewhat fresh. They will have more nitrogen left in them than dried-out material. Examples of green sources include fresh grass clippings, kitchen fruit and vegetable waste, and manures. Brown sources include dried leaves, straw, shredded paper and wood shavings. You can use the concept of greens and browns to create a basic recipe of two-thirds browns and one-third greens in your pile. The mixing of these ingredients through layering and turning is essential. Moisture: It is helpful to think of composting as farming microbes. It is the microbes, after all, that are doing all the work to transform the material in your pile. For this reason, your compost pile must be moist but not so wet that oxygen is depleted. A good mental reference is for the moisture throughout the pile to be similar to that of a wrung-out sponge. Temperature: The goal is to get your pile above 105 F. Turn your pile each time the temperature decreases and maintain this temperature for at least a couple of weeks. Turning is key to infusing oxygen throughout the pile. Temperature is paramount to composting to gauge whether your ingredients, moisture and oxygen are balanced. For this reason, having a compost thermometer is highly recommended. Curing: Once you achieve the desired temperature for several weeks and the pile no longer heats up, your compost is finished but should be allowed to cure. Leaving your compost to cure for at least a few weeks is recommended to stabilize the final compost product. You can find more information online on composting in the UGA Extension Circular No. 816, Composting and Mulching, at https://extension.uga.edu/publications/. The Rodale Book of Composting is another resource available in bookstores. Laura Ney is an agriculture and natural resources agent with the Athens-Clark County University of Georgia Exten- sion Service. She is based in Bogart. PAGE 162 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023 Georgia Farm Bureau members "dig in" at annual convention Staff Reports "Diggin' In" was the theme for the 86th annual Georgia Farm Bureau convention held on Jekyll Island on Dec. 3-5, which celebrated the work of farmers across the state. Over 1,400 Georgia farmers and agribusiness leaders attended the three-day event, which included a trade show, awards presentation and educational sessions that briefed farmers on policy and production issues affecting Georgia's major commodities. During his annual address, GFB President Tom McCall brought that message to the audience to celebrate the organization's successes in 2023. He noted that just as farmers dig in the dirt in their work, the GFB will keep "diggin' in" to bring a unified voice advocating for agriculture at the state and federal legislative levels. "No matter what circumstances we face, resilience and perseverance are characteristics that make farmers who they are," McCall said. "My hope is that you will keep that attitude of diggin' in top of mind when you think about how you can help Farm Bureau remain the voice of agriculture in our great state." McCall highlighted GFB's legislative achievements during the past year and the upcoming issues in 2024. Legislative successes included influencing the increased truck weight variance for agricultural and forestry products up to 88,000 pounds and helping to establish the Georgia Ag Conservation Easement Program, which will provide state funds to preserve farmland from development. McCall said GFB will continue working in 2024 to address deer crop damage, fighting for reasonable H-2A labor provisions, protecting private property rights and access to water, pushing back against burdensome EPA regulations, protecting funding for natural disaster assistance and fighting unfair trade impacts from cheap imports. Georgia Gov. Brain Kemp and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper spoke to the convention to provide updates on agricultural issues in the state. Kemp said via video that in Fiscal Year 2024, the state is making additional funds available to support research positions for citrus, blueberry, peach and peanut projects, saying these studies "are important steps in securing a prosperous future for our farmers." Kemp also noted the opening of a new dairy processing facility in Lowndes County and the suspension of fuel and diesel taxes during the fall harvest season. "I look forward to working alongside partners like Commissioner Harper and all of you to protect the resources our farming families depend on," Kemp said. Harper discussed the GDA's efforts to increase consumers' understanding of agriculture. "Urban Georgians depend on rural Georgia to feed and clothe them. Rural Georgians depend on urban Georgians to buy their products," Harper said. "We [farmers] have to make others understand how we do what we do and why. Most people think agriculture is cows, sows and plows. We've got to educate consumers to realize the technology and innovative production practices farmers are using to grow their food while protecting the soil and water on their farms." Since the first non-native Yellow-Legged Hornet was detected in the U.S. in the Savannah area on Aug. 9, Harper said the GDA has worked with the USDA Animal Protection Health Inspection Service and The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences staff to identify, trap and eradicate five nests of the invasive species. The GDA has prioritized eradicating and limiting the spread of the hornet because it is a predator of pollinators. There are more than 100 different commodities that rely on pollinators to cross-fertilize crop plants and make a crop, such as watermelons, blueberries, strawberries, corn and many vegetables grown in Georgia, according to the GDA. Harper has said in previous statements that pollinators have about a $450 million impact on Georgia agriculture. The GDA has launched a biweekly newsletter, The Yellow-Legged Ledger, to provide important updates. Sign up for the Yellow-Legged Ledger online at https://gdaforms.wufoo. com/forms/yellowlegged-ledger/. Harper said the GDA is working to address the feral hog population in rural Georgia, which is causing significant crop loss. "We've reinstated the feral hog task force and we're working alongside the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the Georgia Soil & Water Conservation Service to implement trapping and eradication programs," Harper said. He thanked the Farm Bureau for partnering with the GDA on projects and praised the GFB's advocacy and agriculture Georgia Farm Bureau President Tom McCall delivers his annual speech at the organization's 86th annual convention held Dec. 3-5 on Jekyll Island. (GFB/Special Photo) awareness efforts. "You have a phenomenal team working to promote agricul- ture, to educate others and to represent agriculture in Atlanta and D.C.," Harper said. Staff reports in the Market Bulletin are submitted by outside organizations concerning agricultural-related topics in Georgia. A submission does not guarantee publication. The editor retains the right to accept and edit submitted articles. Submissions can be sent to marketbulletin@agr.georgia.gov Georgia Department of Agriculture's Ag Inputs Division passes FDA audit Staff Reports The Georgia Department of Agriculture Ag Inputs Division's Feed Program passed their Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS) audit conducted by the Office of the United States Food and Drug Administration last month. AFRPS establishes a uniform foundation for the design and management of state programs responsible for regulating animal food. The FDA conducted its audit on Nov. 6-7, and found that the Ag Inputs Division maintained full implementation and conformance with all 11 program standards, according to an announcement by Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper. "Our Ag Inputs Division stands at the forefront for our region's public health, animal welfare, and consumer safety. I take immense pride in the tireless efforts of our committed team, diligently working to safeguard consumers in Georgia," Harper said in the announcement. "Upholding the highest standards remains our priority at GDA as we continue to protect Georgia consumers and maintain the integrity of our food chain." Ag Inputs Division Director Bailey Whiten said she was proud of the Division's partnership with the FDA's AFRPS agreement and looked forward to continuing their work. Georgia is one of 25 enrolled in AFRPS. "GDA's enrollment in AFRPS gives access to additional funding to accomplish our mission of protecting Georgia consumers," Whiten said. In 2011, the FDA and the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) partnered to develop the Animal Food Regulatory Program Stan- dards, which are referred to as the feed standards. The feed standards establish a uniform foundation for the design and management of states' programs responsible for the regulation of animal food. The AFRPS focus areas include: Regulatory Foundation Training Program Inspection Program Audit Program Animal Food-Related Illness or Death Emergency Response Compliance and Enforcement Program Outreach Program Program Planning and Resources Assessment and Improvement Laboratory Services Sampling Program GDA Ag Inputs' Animal Feed Program was established in 1972. Since 2015, it has been awarded The Georgia Department of Agriculture Ag Inputs Division's Feed Program passed its Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS) audit by the federal Food and Drug Administration. AFRPS is a cooperative agreements from the cooperative effort to set regulatory and inspection standards for animal feed. (GDA/Special Photo) FDA to build an AFRPS-based regulatory program and conduct contract inspections on To learn more about the FDA's Animal Food Regulatory behalf of the FDA. Since then, the program has continued Program Standards, visit https://bit.ly/3t9R6rx. maintaining conformance as indicated in the most recent To learn more about GDA's Animal Feed Program, visit FDA Interval 4 Program Assessment. https://agr.georgia.gov/animal-feed. Find Georgia Agriculture Online! www.agr.georgia.gov @GeorgiaGrown: https://twitter.com/GeorgiaGrown www.facebook.com/georgiangrown @Iamgeorgiagrown: https://www.instagram.com/iamgeorgiagrown/ Georgia Grown: https://www.pinterest.com/gdofag/ www.facebook.com/GaMarketBulletin Notice Ads for the Jan. 10 issue are due by noon, Dec. 29. Submit your ads online any time at www.agr.georgia.gov/ market-bulletin