EstablishEd 1917 a CEntury of sErviCE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GARY W. BLACK, COMMISSIONER WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 VOL. 104, NO. 1 COPYRIGHT 2021 USDA invites cotton producers to review classing process Agency reports an increase in seed coat fragments in Georgia cotton By Amy Carter amy.carter@agr.georgia.gov The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Georgia Department of Agriculture are working together to address concerns over a significant increase in seed coat fragments found in cotton harvested in the Southeast region. Thus far in the 2020 cotton season, the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service Classing Office in Macon has handled 2.2 million samples. Approximately 895,000 samples contained seed coat fragments. In addition to seed coat fragments, a portion of the samples also contained whole cotton seed. "This significant increase in seed coat fragments has caused obvious concern around the region and questions about the possible cause as well as the cotton classing process," said Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black. "We are working closely with USDA and industry experts to identify the cause of the issue and potential solutions." According to Cotton Incorporated, a grower-funded research and promotion organization, seed coat outbreaks occur every three to five years in various cotton growing regions of the U.S. The current outbreak affecting Alabama, Georgia and Florida is the worst in 20 years, according to Ed Barnes, senior director of agricultural and environmental research at 10 0 t1h9A17nniv2e0r1s7ary A trained cotton classer opening samples to inspect for extraneous matter. (AMS Cotton & Tobacco Program) Cotton Incorporated. In a blogpost written for the Georgia Cotton Commission, Barnes theorized that weather namely a very active Atlantic hurricane season in 2020 could be to blame. Cotton Incorporated has been studying the phenomenon of seed coat fragments since 2003, and based on that research, found "strong evidence that what we are seeing in this year is A typical cotton sample with seed coat fragments identified in blue circles. (AMS Cotton & Tobacco Program) highly weather related," Barnes wrote. Repeated periods of heavy rainfall and high humidity after bolls open can lead to seed coat fragments in three ways: By causing the seed to sprout in the boll; Wet seed at the gin, caused when cotton lint is dry at har- vest, but seeds are not; See GEORGIA COTTON, page 12 Looking forward to 2021 Georgia ag leaders will build on lessons of 2020 to make agriculture better Please deliver this paid subscription to: Published by the Ga. Department of Agriculture Gary W. Black, Commissioner Editor's Note: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic presented agriculture with unprecedented challenges in 2020. Here at the Market Bulletin, we spent the year chronicling those challenges and the many creative ways the industry met them. We revisited the leaders of some of the hardest hit sectors to learn their thoughts about the year to come, and found hope in their resolutions for 2021. Charles Hall, Executive Director of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association: "Our industry's short-term resolution and hope is to never again have a virtual Southeast Regional Conference. This is the first one in twenty years and we resolve this will be the last one in the next forty years. We're ready to see our friends in person again. "COVID-19 has thrown many curveballs at the industry this year and we are thankful for to have partners like the Georgia Department of Agriculture and Georgia Department of Public Health who teamed up with GFVGA to develop and communicate COVID guidance, best practices, support and most recently publishing the COVID handbook for agriculture workers. "Our industry's long-term hope/goal is to find a solution for our growers farm labor issues and to overcome the challenges of unfair trade practices from Mexico. Here again we are grateful for our elected officials who have supported our efforts to demonstrate the need for a level playing field for American growers." Don Koehler, Executive Director of the Georgia Peanut Commission: "For the peanut growers of Georgia, I hope 2021 will prove to be more normal than 2020. This year has been a year of change with in-person meetings switched to virtual, field days changed or postponed, and challenges beyond the normal challenges faced by farmers. We were fortunate to see the peanut consumption remain strong and hope we can grow from that base. May the 2021 crop be good, and markets offer profits as we pray for God's continued blessings." Taylor Sills, Executive Director of the Georgia Cotton Commission: "While many sectors of the ag industry here in Georgia are wanting 2021 to be a normal year, we hope that cotton growers have an abnormal year a year of good planting, growing, and harvest conditions that comes with fantastic fiber quality and profitable futures markets, for all commodity sectors. We hope to continue to prove the improvement in the sustainability of cotton while being economically sustainable." Mike Giles, President of the Georgia Poultry Federation: "All of us at the Georgia Poultry Federation are very proud of the way our industry responded so quickly and aggressively to the COVID-19 pandemic while continuing to produce food for our state, nation and world. Our hope and resolution for 2021 is to continue to protect our workers and be a leading producer of safe and healthy poultry products for consumers throughout the world." Chip Blalock, Executive Director of the Sunbelt Ag Expo: "Our New Year's Resolution is to come back better than ever in 2021. We look forward to welcoming our exhibitors and attendees back to Sunbelt on Oct. 19-21. In the meantime, our agronomic research on the farm will carry on as usual throughout the year." Stephen Shimp, Executive Director of the Georgia National Fairgrounds: "The Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter is very much looking forward to 2021. As we enter the new year, we are committed to serving Georgia's youth in agri- culture. We look forward to the days when we can all gather and celebrate everything that is great in our state. It is our mission and goal to continue to grow and prosper. "We have accepted the challenges brought before us in 2020 and have learned from each of them. The lessons we have learned will only make us stronger in the new year to come!" Ben Lastly, Georgia FFA Executive Sec- See LOOKING FORWARD, page 11 PAGE 2 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 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. Advertisements from businesses, corporations, dealerships, real estate agents or other commercial entities are not permitted. All items advertised must be farm-related. 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To subscribe by mail send a check or money order payable to the Georgia Department of Agriculture along with your name, complete mailing address, email address and phone number to: Georgia Department of Agriculture Attn: Market Bulletin P.O. Box 742510 Atlanta, GA 30374 Call the Georgia Department of Agriculture 404.656.3600 | 800.282.5852 AI Hotline 855.491.1432 Georgia Grown Food Safety 404.656.3680 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.aspx FARM MACHINERY TN65, 2WD tractor in good John Deere deer plot drills, condition w/5ft Rhino rotary works on 3 pt. Hitch: $2400- cutter: $9,500. Danny Adkins $2800. R. Hulett Hazelhurst Americus dadkins@cboa.com 912-253-0161 or 912-375- 229-942-3793 3008. Please specify if machinery is in running condition. TRACTORS CUTTERS AND MOWERS 2007 Krone, 3200 Tye, 3pt, 7ft, no till drill, good condition, small & large seed box: $5900 OBO. Matt ThompCV son Monticello 770-274-9117 115U Case cab tractor, 4WD, mower/flail conditioner, 10 ft 1100hrs, no DEF. Benny Las- wide cut, new slip clutch, new seter Franklin 678-378-1884 quick change heads, good ma- GRADERS AND BLADES 1466 International w/dual wheels, runs good, needs some cosmetic work: $6000; 1972 John Deere crawler in good condition, runs good: $3500. James Ogburn Dublin jamesogburn1@gmail.com 478-278-6258 chine. Gainesville Troy Milford 770-527-1771 or Matt Milford 770-605-9382 JD Frontier 60in cutter. Purchased new in 2018, used less than 10hrs. PTO shaft included. $1495. N. Yates East Dublin (9 a.m. 6 p.m.) 478998-4214 Heavy duty land levelers, 8, 10 & 12ft: $1700-$2800. M. Hulett Hazelhurst 912-2530162 PICKERS AND HARVESTERS 1973 JD 4400-D combine, 1953 Ford tractor, look good, runs good: $3500, 1988 Chevy 2500, v8, 5spd, exc cond: $3500, 14ft trailer ramps: $3000, Brush Boy, 5ft mower: $600. C. Stewart Land Pride Grooming Mower w/3 row corn head, 13ft grain 5 ft., FDR1660, used less than table & 4-36in row soybean 20 hours; kept under shelter, head. Medical problems for like new condition. Asking the past 2.5 yrs & continuing. $1800. Text/msg Claudia Dennis Scott Sylvania 912Alexander Augusta 706-836- 682-4422 Baldwin 706-778-5569 3755 1980 JD6620 Turbo combine. Rhino BM1900 boom mower, 3-heads (216, 444, 454A), 1963 Ford tractor, 4000 size mulching head, used one time, spare parts and manuals; 1975 loader, back hoe, fair/good 19ft, 3pt hitch: $18,000. Hugh Chevy C60 truck with 14ft condition. Also, seeking older Hosch Auburn 770-789-3258 West Grain body. John Ed- skid steer, reasonably priced, still usable on farm. Morris Gilreath Gainesville 770-5321424 Stumpster-40 Tree Hog tree and stump cutter, very good condition, bought new in August 2020. 3 point mondson Barney 229-2518177 John Deere 25-B single row planter with fertilizer hopper. 1966 International 424, power hitch/PTO driven: $6,500. Fair condition, always shel- steering, 8spd transmission, Lumber City 912-253-0206 tered $250. M.L. Harrington 5ft bush hog, 5ft harrow, good garden tractor: $3900 Millen 706-871-1424 Vermeer 7040 disc mower, 9ft in excellent condition. Field ready: Asking $6500. Call for Gray 478-960-0912 Massey Ferguson hay baler, very good condition, used last 1969 Ford 5000 series tractor, more info. James Saye season, pics available: $5000 very good cond., runs well, Danielsville 706-621-9809 or OBO. C. Morris Clyo 912-213- new tires, metal good, needs 706-621-1736 7505 paint job and seat: $6500 firm. Want to buy 3 point hitch C. Hatcher Tifton 229-364- sickle mower. Must be in good HAY AND FORAGE 4054 1969 Ford 9700 tractor, condition. Larry King Chatsworth 706-508-2144 2005 NH 570 sq. baler, acid applicator, bale chute liner, w/dozer blade, runs: $6500 firm; 6ft. John Deere bushhog: $500. V. Hilton Acworth 770597-7960 2017 Mahindra 6075 PST, cab, FEL w/bucket, 3rd function, dual remotes, 4wd, ac/heat, radio, power shuttle transmission, 15 fwd/rev, 475 Wright Fence mower, excellent condition only 2 1/2 years old, 3pt hitch. Can send photos. Phil Brown Cartersville 706-263-0799 PLANTING AND TILLAGE good paint: $6500. Andy Shank Metter 912-682-9644 2020 Bermuda hay 5x5 rolls, net wrap, fertilized, horse quality: $75 each. Cow hay: $60 each. Terry Strickland Pine Mountain 706-881-2414 Antique [50+ years old] Ford, hrs: $37,500. T. Spires Lum- side delivery, hay rake: $150 ber City 912-253-0206 (2) Ford two bottom plows, (2) OBO. Jim Griggs Washington one bottom turning plows; 15ft (Leave message) 706-401- 3pt hitch, 48in Tractor Supply finishing mower, 16ft scrape 9547 mower: asking Bowles Locust 787-8072 $550. Ed Grove 678- blade. Darwin Blansit Trion 706-238-0465 4 Row bedder, subsoiler Fors John Deere 336 square baler. Barn kept, good working condition: $5000. Text or call. P. 485 Case International tractor planters: $2000. Leave mes- Kesler Oxford 770-280-5905 with front end loader and 4 other implements: $6500. Frank Garrett Gainesville 770887-1970 sage. Raymond McCoy Girard 478-569-8445 Bush Hog 54in rototiller, 3pt hitch, good condition: $800. Kuhn GMD 500 mower: $2500; Kuhn pull behind tedder: $700; NH 256 roll bar rake: $1500, good condition. 49 Farmall H for parts, mostly complete. Will sell whole or by Lyn Chandler 478-454-8090 Milledgeville Wade Pitcock Rome 706-2322997 the piece. B. Stanford Gray 478-256-5763 570 New Holland: $7500. 467 Cultivators for Farmall Super A, front & rear w/seeder: $750. J. Griffith Rydal 770-382-7279 LAG holds skids heavy duty hay cradle, 2 rolls, chain hooks & for moving, swinging John Deere: $12,500. 4030 Dearborn plow, 2 bottom, door for loading, pictures John Deere: $10,000. 4010 works fine: $250. W. Prueter available: $1000. Earl Rowe John Deere: $8500. 6400 John Adairsville 216-802-8580 Griffin 678-544-7627 Deere: $15,000. Benny Garrett Dirt Dog all purpose plow, 9 New Holland 630 round baler, LaFayette 706-397-2105 ok- shank, excellent condition with electric tie, good condition, iepeach2020@gmail.com new plow shanks: $500. Jef- used this summer, twine only: Farmall Cub w/cultivator, red. Paul Martin Winder 770-530- ferson Charles 404-317-6173 Nicholson $2250.Call only. Tommy Green Stillmore 912-536-1041 2744 Gill 5ft pulverizer w/3 pt hitch, good cond: $750 OBO. Dwight SPRAYERS For sale - L4701 Kubota Trac- Dallas 404-569-1993 tor w/front end loader & spear, AND SPREADERS 82hrs. Call R. M. Hice nesville 770-468-1602 Bar- Heavy duty, 16 disc, old type harrow. Good condition, works great, could use new blades: 14 Gal. Spraymate w/electric cord, switch & hose attach- Ford 6600 tractor, runs good: $9500. High Voltage Cattle $450. N. Yates 478-998-4214 East Dublin ment: $100. Olive Robinson Alpharetta 770-751-0246 Mount Airy 706-499-8008 Heavy duty, 3 blade, bottom Ford diesel tractor, model 601. Runs good: $2800. Jimmy Johnson Evans 706-863-5431 plow. Old but in good condition. Blades in good condition. N. Yates East Dublin 478-9984214 (2) AG PARTS AND TIRES 11.2-20 tires, new: JD 6105M, 4x4, CA., 3 motes, 1242hrs: $63,400; reJD JD 8200 grain drill. 12ft working width, 14ft total. Large $400/both. D. Kelley Cumming 678-617-7061 6410, CA., 3 remotes, 4460hrs, seed box, new tires, seed (2) Backhoe tires, size 16.9- very clean: $37,500. Wiley tubes. Single disc. Pictures 28, 50% tread: free to a good Farm Covington 770-464- available: $2100. Chris Shirley home. Max Cunningham Dal- 3276 Jefferson 706-224-3993 ton 706-264-4871 John Deere 720, diesel, pony John Deere 7300 planter, 6 Cultivator parts for Farmall motor start, Roll-O-Matic front row, 36inches with monitor, Cub: wheel weights, draw end, power steering, live plates, brushes. Solid unit. Al- bars, misc pulleys for PTO, all power: $3500. Sammy Noles ways sheltered. Mike Bird in good condition. S. Graham Franklin 706-675-3965 Americus 229-942-3835 Taylorsville 770-324-8779 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 3 AG PARTS Front end loader. 1979 John Deere 450c, tractor motor. UTVs/ATVs LANDSCAPE TOOLS Big Gun irrigation system, 7,000 running / 10,000 start50hp 3ph, rated 500gpm, w/1 ing watts, Troy-Bilt generator, AND TIRES Ford 3930 3 cyl. exhaust manifold & tail pipe. Only 200 hrs: $100; 6ft rotary mower: $250. Joe McWilliams Covington mcwjoe@gmail.com 770786-6332 John Deere B, 2 sets of front LAWN AND wheel hubs w/bearings. Long GARDEN hood and grill M generator. Kenneth Keller Toccoa 706886-8754 Turf tires (2), wide 26 x12-12 TRAILERS mounted on 6-hole wheels, like new: $60. L. Brown Lilburn 770-564-3456 OTHER MACHINERY AND IMPLEMENTS New transmission, new final drive, includes clam bucket. In excellent condition: $16,000. Virgil Harper Hampton 470332-1238 Parting out 1976 Caterpillar 941B, 80HP, 3304 engine, strong, clean burning, idles smooth, revs strong: $4,000. Other 941B parts available. Carl Knight Calhoun 770-7222008 LIVESTOCK HANDLING AND HAULING John Deere diesel Gator, cab, 4wd-diff lock. New: $13,850. Sell for: $12,000. Only 26hrs since new. Al Davis Byron 478-599-1066 or 478-9529385 Please specify if machinery is in running condition or not. GARDEN TRACTORS (3) Sears garden tractors, equipment, motors & parts. AND MATERIALS 5ft, 20disc smoothing harrow. Used, in good condition: $600. Jim Wallace Eatonton 478960-4482 For sale vintage transit tripod and 8ft grade rod stick: $230; double bagger grass catching system Toro riding mower: $300. W.A. Allen Commerce 706-677-3300 Hustler Excel 260K Compact early model zero turn mower. Kohler Magnum 20 engine. Bill Ballard Fayetteville 404-3914369 Nursery pots, 3 gallon size. Free. Have 200-300. Wesley Smith Athens 706-247-5254 Big Gun and 30ft of suction pipe: $2500. S. Sikes Tingall 803-360-6898 Old Valley pivot: $6200. Travis Horne Wheeler County 912-423-1487 TOOLS AND HARDWARE Arm & Hammer 310lb anvil: $950; Farriers anvil 250lb: $950; American anvil 200lb: $375. Ben Hendrick Austell 770-948-9842 Farm fence stretcher: $75; 1950 pulpwood saw, cuts trees down & into blocks: $200; (2) 14hp B&S motors: $20/ea. Wendell Shearouse Springfield 912-754-3037 electric/pull start, Briggs & Stratton, less than 20hrs, excellent condition, includes Extend-a-Panel: $900. Derry Oliver Commerce 706-335-7226 Ridgid 6800W generator RD906812. Electric start, Yamaha MZ360 4-stroke. 63Hrs. (4) 120-volt, 20amp outlets, (1) 240-volt, 30 amp outlet: $875. Paul Steffen Canton 678-665-3389 BUILDINGS AND MATERIALS 1950's era light poles tapered and on a base 27ft long: $100 per pole. Gene Conkle Hampton 770-584-2373 300+ gal plastic tanks(tote) in metal cages, 5in caps on top, 3-cylinder diesel Kubota engine mounted on old light tower trailer: $1500. Can send photos. Don Lively Jackson 770-880-3486 Bale King 3000 Vortex bale processor. Excellent condition. Rear loading forks. 1000rpm PTO. Round bales up to 6.5ft: $7000 obo. Tony Burrows Chickamauga 423-421-2544 FARM SUPPLIES Not in running condition. Call for info. Wayne Wood Cleveland 706-865-2528 Exmark lawn mower, zero turn, 52in deck, good condition. John Paul Ellis Statesboro 912-865-9597 Patriot chipper / shredder, electric, 110v, 1.5hp, used very little, will send pictures: $150. R. Powell Cordele 229-8812240 Lincoln welder, 225 DC, arc. AC, aux. power, large tool box mounted on trailer, new tires: $700/all, will sell seperate. Mac Cochran Roopville 770823-9353 valve on bottom: $60/ea. C. Stovall Dahlonega 678-4910838 Qmark, 3 phase elect. heater, NIB, w/extended thermostat & mount brakets. can be converted to 2 phase: $225 (Cost $450) GENERATORS AND Sam Wood Morrow 678- John Deere 216, Kohler motor, mower deck, 3 pt hitch. IRRIGATION COMPRESSORS 758-7887 Brush grapple; $975; pallet forks: $550; hay spear: $325; stump bucket: $500. Jim Bish- 20ft gooseneck livestock trailer w/new floor: $5000 Ran when parked: $300. Contact Brian Walker Woodstock 404-735-6365 EQUIPMENT Splitface blocks, new 70 60 KW Katolight generator. corner blocks, 325 wall John Deere motor, 480hrs, 400 blocks, 175 regular blocks: op Heard County 706-675- OBO. T. Scarbrough Approx. 4,000ft, 6in, ring lock amp disconnect, transfer $0.35 per regular, $1.25 per 3943 Newnan 770-713-3136 John Deere 304, all wheel and twist pipe, 30ft long, 3 switches and diesel fuel tank. splitface. Loading assistance turn, 42in mower deck: $1800. trailers, tees, elbows & con- 12x12 building: $11,500. John Covington Planter with 7 plates: $750; 1-row cultivator: $150; Woods 6ft finish mower: Stock trailer, 6.5 ft. x 15 ft., 2 axle; 27inch solid lower sides, James Tanner 770-608-4336 Woodstock nectors $3,000 for all. Jimmy Kennedy Arnoldsville Odom Collins 912-293-0991 338-6627 706- available. Tim Vaughn McDonough 770-375-5253 $650; 3pt hitch fence stretcher, 1inch welded pipes including very nice: $1200. Bo top, Charity sale: $850 cash. Rohrabaugh Stockbridge 770- Chester Thomas Fayetteville 238-8773 404-915-4504 Ford hay wagon that has Stoll gooseneck cattle trailer, been reinforced w/steel chan- cut gate, sliding back gate, nel & converted into Hay-Ride 24ft x 6.5ft: $1500. Curt Holt Looking for your subscriber number and expiration date? Find both above your name on your mailing label: Subscriber Number Expiration Date #00000000# 1/01/2021 Market Bulletin Classified Ad Form All ads are scheduled to run in two consecutive issues, unless requested otherwise. Ads are limited to 25 words, including your name, city and phone number. Our Classified wagon. Wagon has benches Louisville 706-832-4713 MARKET BULLETIN SUBSCRIBER Categories and our Advertising Guidelines and Category installed. D. 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Richard $500; 16ft utility 6 wheel trailer: Haigler Hiawassee 706-994- $800. Foy Walton Clarkesville 5222 706-499-2845 HEAVY EQUIPMENT Please specify if equipment is in running condition or not. New 6ftx14ft dump trailer, 3ft sides, dual 7000lb axels: $7800; new 6ftx34ft car/equipment trailer, all steel, (3) 6000lb axels, flatbed, low profile: $6900 OBO. Ron Hulett Milan 912-363-5978 New Subscriber Gift subscription Renewal (Subscriber No._____________________) Please deliver the Market Bulletin to: Name: Address: City: State: Zip code: Phone: Email address: Check here if you prefer an online subscription (the paper WILL NOT be mailed to you). FORESTRY AND LOGGING VEHICLES EQUIPMENT Please specify if vehicles are in running condition. Tree spade; Big John 90inch on 1997 Ford 9000, 8LL transmission, CAT en- TRUCKS gine, 137K miles. Mark Gar- 1950 Ford truck, one-ton ber Rex 770-823-6789 frame, 24.5k mi, good condi- tion, 302 Ford engine. Re- CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT stored, power steering, front disc brakes, pictures available.: $22,500 M. Magrum Ry- dal 706-509-8576 Bobcat S250, Kubota engine, 70% tires, original paint, very 1964 Chevrolet pickup, 6 Cyl., good condition, 75hp, 7800lbs, Fleetside, 10TK wood bed, red 2400hrs: $15,000. B. Garrett & white, one owner. R. Carter Carrollton 770-301-9828 Lavonia 706-356-4727 Bobcat T300 new tracks, 98 Chevy K3500, all wheel ac/heat, hi-flow, keyless start, drive, good condition, running, Lexan door, glass door wiper, trailer hitch, goose neck ball, less than 2000hrs. Excellent brake cotroller wiring, both condition: $40,000. John hitches. 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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, JANUARY 13, 2021 BUILDINGS AND (25) Angus steers, over 33 head, Limo cross cows Calving ease, milking ability, Reg. black Angus bulls, bred Two excellent 2020 Spanish 600lbs average, raised com- and 17 calves: $38,500. Also, gentleness, reg. Polled short- heifers. Bulls BSE tested, gen- bucks for sale: $350 each. MATERIALS pletely on forages. Pinebank- 350 rolls of hay available for horn bulls/show heifers/steers, tle, birthing ease, grass raised. Chuck Thompson Yatesville Wye genetics, USDA market winter: $40/roll. Curtis Durden excellent quality, Club Calf Bulls: $1800. L. Tanner Mon- 910-583-5828 Two metal fuel barrels, 120 price w/added value. David Lyons 912-245-1081 member. Kenneth R. Bridges roe 770-267-7179 gallons: $25 each. James Brown Senoia 770-599-1830 Causey Albany 229-435-4296 3y/o reg'd black Angus bull Commerce 706-768-3480 Reg. black Simmental, SHEEP or 229-395-6300 (3) heavy bred Angus 4y/o sire by Connealy Black Gran- Good selection of reg'd black SimAngus bulls, performance cows, (2) Angus cow/calf pairs. ite, great on heifers, calves on Angus bulls, semen tested and tested; cow/calf pairs, heifers, Used galvanized roofing, 23 ft 5Y/o Angus bull, 18 month An- farm: $2700. Frank Eaves El- ready for service. Fred G. heavy milk, AI embryo bred, x 36in wide, 100 sheets: gus bull. Cows: $1200/ea. D. berton 706-201-7267 Blitch Statesboro 912-865- satisfaction guaranteed. Milton $20/sheet for all or $25/sheet individual. James Kimsey Hiawassee 706-781-8341 LUMBER (20) Ambrosia beetle maple, 7.5inX3/4inX8ft, T&G. Also, vaiours sizes aged white & red oak, 1inX4in up to 9inX9in. Good for rustic construction or products: $2/BDFT. Jerry Tomblin Whitesburg 770-9629921 10x4, 8x4, 4x4 cherry. 4x4 milled. Maple slabs 8ft, 10ft, Yellow Heart pine all sizes. Oak barn wood, cedar and others. David Stubbs Commerce 470-701-0447 Sawmill lumber, kiln dried, mantels, live edge, molding, chicken slats, pine, oak, cedar, black walnut, cherry, M-F 8-5, lunch 12-1. AA Farms Hartwell 706-376-8968 Wood-Mizer lumber: 1x12 pine poplar, oak trailer flooring (any thickness). Will saw your log. Larry Moore Grantville 678-278-5709 Purther Ellijay 530-263-3638 (3) Hereford/Angus cross heifers, DOB 2019 & bull cross Angus/Hereford, he is a Black Baldy, (1) register Hereford heifer. Ennis Ryals Dublin 478278-0678 (32) black Angus cow/calf pairs/rebred, (41) black Angus bred cows. Willing to sell entire operation (lease on property, hay, corral, etc) W. Collins Mansfield 770-856-9268 (7) Reg'd red Angus bulls, 1516m/o, Andras New Direction bloodline. Great EPD, vaccination complete, good prices. Jorge Haber Midland 706323-2405 140 head, 800-900 lbs open and bred heifers, all black crossed Angus for sale. Farmraised, vaccinated, good health: $1300. Jorge Caycay Hazlehurst 912-253-1247 140 head, 800-900 lbs open and bred heifers, all black crossed Angus for sale. Farmraised, vaccinated, good health: $1300. Jorge Caycay 40+ black bulls SimAngus, Angus crossed, good quality. 1-2y/o. Can deliver. Farm raised, vaccinated, health certificate. Olin Wooten Hazlehurst 912-375-6016 40+ black bulls SimAngus, Angus crossed, good quality. 1-2y/o. Can deliver. Farm raised, vaccinated, health certificate. Olin Wooten Hazlehurst 912-375-6016 4y/o reg'd black Angus bull, gentle: $1500. David Giddens Lyons 912-278-4266 81 Black and Black Baldy bred heifers. Vet ultrasound, bred to Yon Family Farm bulls. Start calving mid-Feb 2021: $1300. Mitchell Davis Ellijay 706-669-9452 9 Registered Hereford cow calf pairs, 4-8y/o. Calves 9/1510/31: $1800/pair. Volume discount. 2 reg. Bulls: $1200 each. Mead bloodlines. Van Martin Savannah 912-5988843 or 912-660-1063 900 lbs bred heifers, all black 5454 Hereford yearling bulls, reg'd, top bloodlines, ready to breed: $1750/ea. Hardy Edwards, Winterville 706-714-9012 Jersey cow, first lactation, just calved, milking. Frank Wright Talking Rock 706-8890998 Jersey heifers, AI sired and bred due to calve JanuaryMarch. Stanley London Cleveland 706-969-9282 Lemmon black Angus bull, 1,800lbs, gentle, easy breeder, 75% heifers, 8y/o, AAA 17166497: $2500 OBO. Robert Eubanks Shiloh 706741-1459 Martin Jr. Clarkesville 770519-0008 Reg. Charolais: superior genetics and disposition, bulls semen-tested; cows, heifers and calves. Quantity discounts. Bobby Burch Eastman 478-718-2128 Registered Rocky Balboa Jestress, 11m/o, Simmental bull. Great show prospect or breeding bull. Halter broke. Cohen McClure Homer 706983-0219 Registered Senepol cow with good bull calf. Bred back to registered bull. Ben Stone Ooltewah, TN 423-238-9459 Wagyu registered bulls, full (26) Barbados Blackbelly ewes: $350/ea. Your choice. (1) reg'd Barbados Blackbelly ram, 4y/o: $450. Suzy Wright Ellijay 706-889-0999 (3) Haired sheep; 1 ram, 1 ewe, & 1 ewe lamb, 8m/o. Very healthy & gentle: $600 total. J. Coleman Gay 404-3171263 Commercial white Dorper ewes & ewe lambs: $200 and up. Large pasture flock. D. Green Bonaire 478-972-1198 For sale 20 sheep with 8 lambs: $2000 for all. Chad Widner Bainbridge 229-2544102 Wood-Mizer, custom-cut Hazlehurst 912-253-1247 lumber, kiln-dried, milled, restorations, timber frames, flooring, tables, barns, fencing, reclaimed, live edge lumber, Angus for sale. Quality raised, health certificate, vaccination: $1400 volume discount. Lanny Demott Moultrie 229-8734518 Longhorn bull, 4y/o reg'd w/great pedigree. He produces good color & has the genetics for large horn offspring: blood, Japanese lineage, yearlings also, a few 50-50 steers. Duke Burgess Louisville 305923-0262 (cell) Reg'd. or not Katahdin rams and ewes, various ages, Midwest bloodlines. Duke Burgess Louisville 305-923-0262 (cell) trailer flooring. John Sell Milner 770-480-2326 900 lbs bred heifers, all black Angus for sale. Quality raised, $1200. K. Loyd Grantville 404569-9020. SWINE EQUINE POSTS AND FENCING 10 rolls Red brand field fence wire 47inch high, 330ft long. New, sheltered: $140 per roll or OBO. Jim Holland Unadilla 478-318-2923 health certificate, vaccination: $1400 volume discount. Lanny Demott Moultrie 229-8734518 A young registered red Angus bull for sale: $2450. No calls after 9pm. Jesse Baker Rock Spring 706-764-1289 Nice & gentle, 3.5y/o, red Devon cow w/4m/o calf. Michael Warren Monroe 770-731-7118 Purebred black Angus bulls & heavily bred heifers: $1250 and up. Eugene Ridley Lafayette 706-764-6110 Red Angus bulls, 12-18m/o. Advertisers submitting swine ads must submit proof of a negative brucellosis and pseudorabies test from within the past 30 days. Exceptions are swine from a validated brucellosis-free herd and/or qualified pseudorabies-free herd; these operations must submit proof 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 Angus and SimAngus bulls 30 to choose from. Hillside Or- of those certifications. Buyers before purchasing any equine. Miniature horse corral made w/12 gates (6ft-16ft) and 6ft high 5ftx10ft kennel shelter w/roof, contains 2 stable mats: $1,000. Dovie Smith Blairesville 727-457-3843 for sale, calving ease and chards, Wayne Stradling Pal- are urged to request proof of a Generalized ads such as those growth: $1800 and up. Call for metto 770-463-1408 negative brucellosis pseudora- selling "many horses," "variety more info. Landon Boyett Glennville 912-213-4062 Angus and SimAngus registered bulls. Calving ease, good Red Angus: (30) open heifers, 12-16m/o; (15) bred heifers, due April-June. Hillside Orchards, Wayne Stradling Pal- bies test prior to purchase. Feral hogs may not be offered for sale or advertised in the Market Bulletin. to choose from" or "free" animals will not be published. For more information, please call the GDA Equine Health Division at 404.656.3667. quality. Good growth bulls, metto 770-463-1408 Hereford piglets for sale. Born FARM ANIMALS 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 an- imals offered for sale in the Market Bulletin must meet all Interstate Animal Health Movement Requirements, including appropriate testing for the species and a current offi- cial Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or NPIP 9-3 for poultry. Individuals may sell their own animals; however, livestock dealers are required to have a Livestock Dealer Li- cense from GDA. For more information, please call the GDA Animal Protection Division at 404.656.3665. 20 coming two year old Hereford bulls, 15 coming two year old Braford bulls, 50 yearling Hereford heifers. Jonny Harris Odum 912-586-6585. 2020 registered and unregistered Dexter calves for sale. Registered bulls: $500, unregistered bulls: $450; heifers: $700-$800. Bill Arthur Sylvania 912-657-9459 3 Mini Zebu male cows: $600 each. Ages less than a year to 4 yrs old. Text Monday-Friday. Call/text weekends. Ask for Thomas. Griffin 678-621-4124 ready to work, good EPDs, gentile: $1800. Barrett Farms Mount Airy 706-499-8008 Angus beefmaster cross yearling heifers & bulls, excellent quality, farm raised, all shots & wormed. Robin Blythe 706-825-2544 Angus bulls, reg'd, passed breeding soundness exam, 1820m/o. Ready for service. James Vaughn Forsyth 478258-2232 Black Angus bull 1200lbs. younger bulls 600-850lbs vaccinated. Rodney Brooks Glenwood 912-523-5282 Black Angus bull, 2 1/2 yrs, out of small easy calving bull: $1500. M.S. Chandler Eatonton 478-251-1277 Black Angus bulls, can be registered. Great genetics & disposition. Earl Williams Reg'd Angus, Murray Grey, & percentage cattle available. Breeding age bulls & replacement heifers. Matt Masters. Albany 229-881-1213 Reg'd black Angus bull, 4y/o, good temperament. Leon Pruitt Tignall 706-285-2188 Reg'd black Angus bulls for sale. Wes Turner Gainesville 770-231-3373 Reg'd black Simmental & SimAngus bulls for sale at Circle A Ranch. Owner, Dr. Frederick E. Cullens, DVM 478232-7264. Farm Manager, Scott Bussell Sandersville 478-232-2491 Reg'd polled Hereford bulls; rugged, pasture raised, gentle exc bloodlines and EPDs, small calves, exc growth, western genetics, Ga bred. Bobby Brantley Tennille 478- Oct 16-18. Gilts & barrows, raised outdoors on pasture & woods, trained to electric fence, not reg'd. M. Hamner Martin 706-680-5147 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 Protection Division at 404.656.4914. ADGA bred Saanen does, excellent pedigrees, farm-tested, CAE, CL, Johnes, Brucellosis free 2020. Due to freshen March / April. E. Gouldau Hartwell 864-903-3865 Kiko goats, 6m/o, 3 bucks & 1 doe: $100 and up. Call or text Todd Lula 770-530-3729 Percentage Kiko, wether, (1) white gelding quarter horse & (1) chestnut palimeno quarter horse: $1000/ea. Trail ready. Coggins available. R. Terry Armuchee 706-5122451 2 donkeys for sale, 1 male & 1 gilding: $600/pr. D. Eidenier Aiken 803-641-9801 2 y/o jenny donkey, gray, has been w/cows. Pet or guard donkey: $300. Jackie Copelan Madison 706-474-5066 STOCK DOGS Advertisers must submit a copy of a current Rabies Vaccination Certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian for dogs 12 weeks and older. Ads submitted without this information will not be published. 2y/o reg'd Louisiana Cata- CATTLE (1) reg'd black Angus bull, 5y/o. SAV bloodlines, calves in pasture. Blake Landrum Dallas 678-333-4836 (10) purebred black Angus bulls, 1 & 2y/o. Docile, vaccinated, AI'd and natural service. K. Schwock Homer 404-7359524 (2) 3.5y/o, Ultrablack bulls, LBW. Greg Edwards Surrency 912-240-1921/912-367-3148 46 cows, 33 calves, 2 Brangus bulls: $43,555. Sammy Noles Franklin 706-675-3965 3 young black Angus bulls, (1) 3y/o black Angus bull, 4 black Angus heifers. Also, 6ft bucket for Kubota: $750. J. Brown Ty Ty 229-272-2653 300 head 500-600lbs. steers & heifers, all black crossed for sale. Farm-raised, vaccination, health certificate. Angie Wooten Hazlehurst 912-2539326 www.owacc.com 300 head 500-600lbs. steers & heifers, all black crossed for sale. Farm-raised, vaccination, health certificate. Angie Wooten Hazlehurst 912-2539326 www.owacc.com Hawkinsville 478-230-9983. Black Angus herd sires, 3 coming 2s & 1 coming 3, BSE, raised on forage, easy calving. Jim Hudson Broxton 912-5921225 Black Angus, Aristocrat of Wye, heifers 18m/o: $1500/ea.; bulls, 16m/o: $2500/ea. Arthur Ferdinand Palmetto wstrvlr@bellsouth.net, (Leave message) 404-867-8773 Brangus bull, 3y/o, 1600lbs, very gentle, pics available upon request: $1650 OBRO. Carey Family Farms Danielsville 706-988-4540 553-8598 Reg'd polled Hereford bulls, top bloodlines, gentle, 1226m/o, James Jeanes Macon 478-972-0912 Reg'd red Angus & black Angus, excellent quality. Come pick your next bull. Proven performance, top bloodlines. Joe Gibson Rome 706-5063026 Reg'd. Red Angus 1&2 year old bulls. Low birth weight, good weaning, vaccination, ready for work, western genetics, southern born. Flying W Farm Cochran 478-934-6998 DOB 4/1/20: $100; 50% solid white Kiko heard billy, DOB 7/18/19: $220. Call for pictures. William Battle Haddock 478-250-3272 Registered, micro-chipped Kiko Boar, born 1/21/19: $700. Might consider trade for regis- tered Kiko. Excellent FAMACHA, never wormed. Kathy Hood Kite 478-455- 0968 Savanna goats, full-blood and percentage for sale. Pictures available upon request. Web: friendshipfarmssavannas.com David Horton Rincon 912-6638085 houla, reg #cc-21832-594-18: $1000. S. Y Wright Fairmount 706-629-0460 GP, 5y/o, female: $300. Excellent guardian of 90 sheep. Wonderful disposition, healthy. Replaced by two young Gps. F. Wright Ellijay 706-889-0999 Great Pyrenees, 5 y/o, female: $300, firm. Excellent guardian of 90 sheep, wonderful disposition, healthy. Frank Wright Ellijay 706889-0998. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 5 Livestock Sales and Events Calendar Editor's Note: To ensure the health Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, Every Tuesday, 10 a.m. & 1st Fridays: and safety of staff and visitors, most sheep; Carroll County Livestock Sales Cattle special sale; Dixie Livestock livestock auction sites have requested Barn, 225 Salebarn Road, Carrollton. Market, 133 Old Hwy. 46, Oak Park. that sellers drop off animals and leave, Call Barry Robinson, 770.834.6608 or Call Tammy Sikes, 912.578.3263 and only buyers attend sales. We 770.834.6609 recommend calling the sale barn before FORSYTH COUNTY going to confirm that the event is still CLARKE COUNTY Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, scheduled. Every Wednesday, 11 a.m.: Goats sheep; Lanier Farm's Livestock Corp., and sheep; noon, cattle. Northeast 8325 Jot-Em Down Road, Gainesville. APPLING COUNTY Georgia Livestock, 1200 Winterville Call Tyler Bagwell, 770.844.9223 or 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. at the Road, Athens. Call Todd Stephens, 770.844.9231 Baxley Fairgrounds: Goats, sheep, 706.549.4790 feeder pigs, hogs, calves, poultry FRANKLIN COUNTY and rabbits; A&A Goat Sales, 187 Thursday, February 11, Noon: UGA Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, Industrial Drive, Baxley. Call Allen Ahl, 28th Edition Focus on Genetically sheep; Franklin County Livestock Sales, 912.590.2096 Enhanced EPDs Sale. Online only 6461 Stone Bridge Road, Carnesville. internet auction through LiveAuctions. Call Chad Ellison, 706.384.2975 or ATKINSON COUNTY tv2.0. Selling 52 Angus bulls, 2 Hereford 706.384.2105 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, bulls, 1 SimAngus bull, 1 registered sheep, chickens, small animals; Angus heifer, and 10 Angus and Angus- GORDON COUNTY Pearson Livestock, 1168 Highway cross commercial heifers. Contact Every Thursday, 12:30 p.m.: Cattle, 441 N, Pearson. Call Roberto Silveria, Carroll T. Cannon, 229/881-0721 or goats, sheep, slaughter hogs; Calhoun 229.798.0271 229/881-2705 Stockyard Hwy. 53, 2270 Rome Road CannonMarketingCompany@gmail.com. SW, Calhoun. Call Dennis Little & Gene BEN HILL COUNTY Williams, 706.629.1900 Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; South COLQUITT COUNTY Central Livestock, 146 Broad Road, Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; GREENE COUNTY Fitzgerald. Call Thomas Stripling, Moultrie Livestock Co., 1200 1st Street Every Thursday, noon: Cattle, goats, 229.423.4400 or 229.423.4436 NE, Moultrie. Call Randy Bannister, sheep; Duvall Livestock Market, 101 229.985.1019 Apalachee Ave., Greensboro. Call Jim BLECKLEY COUNTY Malcom, 706.453.7368 2nd& 4th Saturdays, 9 a.m.: Farm misc., COOK COUNTY 1:00 p.m. Ga. Lic. #3050; Goats, sheep, 1st, 3rd & 5th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, JEFF DAVIS COUNTY chickens, small animals; Cochran sheep, chickens, small animals; Deer 1st & 3rd Fridays: Horse sale, 7:30 Auction Barn, 290 Ash St., Cochran. Run Auction, 1158 Parrish Road, Adel. p.m.; Circle Double S, 102 Lumber Call Mark Arnold 478.230.2482 or Call John Strickland, 229.896.4553 City Highway, Hazlehurst. Call Steve 478.230.5397 Underwood, 912.594.6200 (night) or DECATUR COUNTY 912.375.5543 (day) BUTTS COUNTY 2nd Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, Every Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.: Beef sheep, chickens, small animals; JONES COUNTY cattle; Waddell Auction Co., 979 Old Pelham Every Saturday, 7 p.m.: Goats, sheep, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.: Road, Climax. Call John Waddell, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens; Wayside Dairy cattle; Mid-Georgia Livestock 229.246.4955 Auction, 1035 Monticello Highway, Market, 467 Fairfield Church Road/ Gray. Call Valerie Rice Johnson, Hwy. 16 W, Jackson. Call Seth Harvey, EMANUEL COUNTY 762.435.1026. Facebook: Wayside 770.775.7314 Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle, slaughter Auction hogs; Swainsboro Stockyard, 310 CARROLL COUNTY Lambs Bridge Road, Swainsboro. LAMAR COUNTY 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 4 p.m.: Goats, Call Clay Floyd and David N. Floyd, Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Goats, sheep, sheep, chickens, small animals; Long 478.945.3793 chickens, small animals; 5 p.m., farm Branch Livestock, 813 Old Villa Rica miscellaneous, Ga. Lic. #4213; Buggy Road, Temple. Call Ricky Summerville, 2nd & 4th Saturdays, noon: Goats, Town Auction Market, 1315 Highway 404.787.1865 sheep, chickens, small animals; R&R 341 S, Barnesville. Call Krystal Burnett Goat & Livestock Auction, 560 GA Hwy. 678.972.4599 56 N, Swainsboro. Call Ron & Karen Claxton, 478.455.4765 LAURENS COUNTY 2nd & 4th Thursday, 6 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Horse Creek Auction Co., 5971 Hwy. 441 S, Dublin. Call Daniel Harrelson, 478.595.5418 MADISON COUNTY Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Chickens, small animals; Gray Bell Animal Auction, Hwy. 281, Royston. Call Billy Bell, 706.795.3961 MARION COUNTY 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Auction 41, 4275 GA Hwy. 41 N, Buena Vista. Call Jim Rush, 706.326.3549. Email rushfam4275@windstream.net PULASKI COUNTY Every Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.: Cattle, goats, sheep; Pulaski County Stockyard, 1 Houston Street, Hawkinsville. Call John Walker, 478.892.9071 SEMINOLE COUNTY Every Wednesday, 1:30 p.m., 3rd Saturday Special Sale, 1:30 p.m.: Cattle, goats, sheep; Seminole Stockyard, 5061 Hwy. 91, Donalsonville. Call Bryant Garland and Edwina Skipper, 229.524.2305 STEPHENS COUNTY 2nd Saturdays, 5 p.m.: W&W Livestock, Eastanollee Livestock Auction, Eastanollee. Call Brad Wood, 864.903.0296 3rd Saturdays, noon: Goats, sheep; Agri Auction Sales at Eastanollee Livestock Market, Highway 17 between Toccoa and Lavonia. Call Ricky Chatham, 706.491.2812 or Jason Wilson, 706.491.8840 Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Eastanollee Livestock, 40 Cattle Drive, Eastanollee. Call Mark Smith, 706.779.5944 SUMTER COUNTY Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; Sumter County Stockyard, 505 Southerfield Road, Americus. Call Scott Poole, Glenn Hartley or Larry Horsting, 229.380.4901 TAYLOR COUNTY 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.: Feeder pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; RockRidge Livestock Auction, 1357 Tommy Purvis Jr. Road, Reynolds. Call 678.972.4599 THOMAS COUNTY Every Tuesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle. Thomas County Stockyards, 20975 Hwy. 19 N, Thomasville. Call Danny Burkhart, 229.228.6960 TOOMBS COUNTY 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 11 a.m.: Feeder pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Metter Livestock Auction, 621 Hwy. 1 S, Lyons. Call Lewie Fortner, 478.553.6066 TURNER COUNTY Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; Turner County Stockyards, 1315 Hwy. 41 S, Ashburn. Call Alan Wiggins, 229.567.3371 UPSON COUNTY Every Tuesday, 12 p.m.: Cattle, goats, sheep, horses. Upson County Livestock, 2626 Yatesville Hwy., Thomaston. Call Aaron and Anna White, 864.704.2487 or 770.713.5045. WILKES COUNTY Every Wednesday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Wilkes County Stockyard, Hwy. 78 Bypass/302 Third Street, Washington. Call Kenny Durden and Linda Robertson, 706.678.2632 Notices for auctions selling farmrelated items other than livestock must be accompanied by the auction license number of the principal auctioneer or auction firm conducting the auction, per regulations from the Georgia Secretary of State. Auctions without this information will not be published. Have an auction to put on our calendar? Contact Jay Jones at 404.656.3722 or jay.jones@agr. georgia.gov. STOCK DOGS Purebred New Zealand rab- (8) Americana hens, 8m/o, Cochin bantams, Frizzles, Six Racey Mug game roostbits, red & broken colors: $30. beautiful chickens, good lay- Sultans, Speckled Sussex, ers. Larry Young Tennille 478- ANIMAL K. Maxwell Winder 404-925- ers. Tommy Walker Rockmart Browns, and barnyard cross: 232-6321 Leave message. EQUIPMENT AND Advertisers must submit a copy 2369 of a current Rabies Vaccination SUPPLIES Certificate signed by a licensed POULTRY/FOWL 770-684-6150 9770 or 678-684- $5 to $15. Leigh Ann Henry Smithville 229-347-3737 Welsummer, (2) roos & (1) pullet; Ameraucana, (3) pullets: veterinarian for dogs 12 weeks 2018 breeder yellow golden Flock reduction - games, War $15/ea. T. Whitaker Gibson and older. Ads submitted without this information will not be published. Kangal working livestock guardian pups: $1200 and up. Guarding goats and Heritage turkeys. Peacock Hill Farm Stockbridge 770-860-8989 Email: e@peacockhill.farm BARN CATS Any person engaged in buying live poultry of any kind for resale, or in selling live poultry of any kind bought for resale, must be licensed by the GDA. Possessing such a license does not by itself disqualify an individual from advertising poultry in the Market Bulletin. Mallard ducks must be at least three generations from the wild before they can be advertised in the Market Bulletin. Advertisers must include this information in notices submitted for publication. Out-of-state poultry must have a negative Avian Influenza test and negative pul- pheasants: $50/pair, $75/trio; 2020 silver pheasant hen: $35. C. Townsend Lizella 478258-9930 6 roosters for sale. Mix breed, 1-2 years old for $10 and $12. Hank White Atlanta 404-7550505 6 white Sebastopol geese, about 7 m/o: $100ea. Also Rouen ducks: $40ea. Mike Edwards Rockmart 678-2154576 7m/o Buff silky roosters: $10/ea.; White doves: $20/pr & Ring-necked doves: $15/pr. D. Patton Williamson 770-228- Horse, Pumpkin Hulsey, Round Head & Leiper. Also Racing Homer pigeons M. Campbell Danielsville (Leave message) 706-336-6949 Game chickens, White Hackles, Hatches and others. R. Shepard Fortson 706-3046640 Game fowl, 2y/o. Jimmy Young Metter 912-682-2917 Heritage breed turkey 7-day old: $15. Jakes and Jennies up to: $65. Parents forage fed. Don Meyer Stockbridge e@peacockhill.farm 770-860-8989 706-699-4615 Young peacocks for sale. V. Hogan Clarkesville 706-7685441 POULTRY/FOWL REQUIRING PERMIT/LICENSE Advertisements selling wood ducks must be accompanied by a Waterfowl Sale permit. Ads without this permit will not be published. Email permitsR4M- B@fws.gov or call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 404.679.7070. Advertisements CATTLE SUPPLIES For sale heavy duty, good, cattle chute; also, good tires, 275-55-R20 & chrome rims. Bobby Davis Warrenton 706945-3278 Misc dairy equipment. Delevale vacuum pump, collection jar, vacuum tanks, piping, etc. Sam Steele Ellaville 478-2448426 TACK AND SUPPLIES (10) portable stalls w/doors, lorum test within 21 days of en- tering Georgia. For more infor- mation, call the GDA Animal Protection Division, 404.656.4914. 4415 Assorted breeds baby to adult; chicks sexed and unsexed; ducks, guineas, Ayam Cemani also. Sherry Amerson- Homing pigeons, young birds, Janssen, Trenton stock. Old English Bantams: All birds $8 or $10 each. Kim Hogan Cleveland 706-809-1215 selling pen-raised Bobwhite quail must be accompanied by a copy of the Commercial Quail Breeder's License. Ads without this license will not be published. Visit https://georgiaw- oak, 10ft x 10ft, $1000 cash, you load; (4) 100gal water tubs: $300; seven heated water buckets: $150. L. Abrams Milner 770-228-3865 Barn cats available for rodent control (shelter rescues). Neutered, vaccinated, delivered to you. Contact Linda. Watkinsville. Call or text 706-343-8173 or BarnCatsGeorgia@gmail.com RABBITS (21) Hens, mixed flock, 20m/o, most have gone through molt: $100/all. Philip Busman Milton (Text preferred) 770-714-2523 White Augusta blackberrycreekminifarm@gmail.com 706-833-5535 Asstd breeds, chickens, 3m/o: $10-$12/ea; Bourben Iranian Highflyers, all colors, pictures are valuable upon request: $20 and up. Amir Mari- etta 678-300-2562 ildlife.com/licenses-permitspasses/commercial or call the Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division, 706.557.3244. Canada geese may not be sold. (25) Red Sex Link hens 20m/o: $7/ea. Alice/Jim Hackney Alpharetta 770-630-0869 Red turkeys Royal Palm, 3m/o: $35/ea, $35/pr Call for avaiability. Carl Taylor Meansville 404-408-8466 Barred Rock roosters, hens Pigeons. White rollers, turner rollers, colored rollers and white homers: $20 a pair. Wyatt Johnson Midville 478-4943240 Flight conditioned quail, pheasant, & chukars in NE GA. Only one hour from ATL & SC. Great flying birds! Visit www.SevenPinesQuailFarm.com for (4) White orpington hens, Barred Rock, Black Sex-links, Australorp. All hens are laying, Pullets, Americanas, Blue & Black Marans, Brahmas, Gold- prices. Jacob Nash Danielsville 706-255-6372 Old Southwestern formula for refinishing saddles and other leather. Four items needed, I furnish two. Money back guarantee: $30. Ed Anderson Hull 706-714-6139 Used, custom-made Ken Raye ranch cutter saddle, very good condition: $1200. Over $4000 new w/2yr delivery. Marvin Goldman Lincol- Bunnies, small to large, mixed breeds: $15 a piece. Michael 8m/o, laying brown $20/ea. Rupert Harris eggs: Cum- Bantams brown eggs for sale. B. Hawks Nicholson 706-983- en Comets, Rhode Island Whites, Black Australorps: Tell the University of Georgia nton 706-359-3101 Phippen Newnan 770-755- ming 770-856-0469 8702 0258 $15/ea. Gary Ridley Lafayette how COVID-19 has impacted 706-638-1911 Bresse, Jersey Giants, Aus- your farm. Visit https://ugeorgia. DOG SUPPLIES Flemish Giant New Zealand (5) New Hampshire Red tralorp chickens. Breeding Pullets: Rhode Island Red, Cross rabbits. Many colors, 6 young hens: $25/ea. Laying pairs available. Peacock Hill Golden Comets and Black Sex weeks old: $30. S. Crowley daily. Harold Betsill Hampton Farm Stockbridge 770-860- link; quality birds. Brian Sturdy ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ efBzrDOnqssorRP to complete (2) large igloo type Farm Hound houses: $60/ea. James Vaughn Cornelia 706-778- Milner 678-468-1051 678-544-7909 8989 Dahlonega 706-865-9201 the survey by Jan. 15. 9554 PAGE 6 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov Conservation district partners with Rockdale School System to offer classes in environmental sciences WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 By Jay Jones jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov The Rockdale County Soil and Water Conservation District will partner with local schools to improve access to environmental sciences using a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service. The Soil and Water District in Conyers announced the grant award for $156,671 in September to establish a soil, water and environmental science program at an elementary, middle and high school in the Rockdale County Public Schools district. The three-year grant program looks to strengthen the existing school science curriculum focusing on soil erosion and sustainability and water quality. Rockdale SWD Chairman Kenny Johnson called the grant "a game-changer" to get students interested in the environment. Part of the curriculum proposed under the grant includes establishing an Adopt-A-Stream certification for students and scholarships for children in need to attend camps at Rock Eagle in Eatonton and the Natural Resources Conservation Workshop for high school students at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton. Johnson explained the idea for the grant came from obtaining funds to cover the costs of students to attend the ABAC workshop in 2019. Rockdale County sent 23 students to that workshop, one of the largest student contingents there. Three students were able to secure college scholarships at the ABAC workshop. Johnson said that convinced him to pursue the grant to provide similar opportunities for more students in Rockdale County. Johnson said he hopes that the students would ultimately consider career paths in soil conservation or agricultural fields. Lynette Clark, a science research teacher at the Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology, is the grant program manager. She said environmental science had not received the same attention as other science fields in past years, but there are opportunities out there for students interested in that area. Clark's students at the Magnet School have been involved in environmental science. The school has an Envirothon team in which students compete against other schools in research studies and experiment demonstrations. The students also have surveyed how bioplastics plastics made from renewable sources can affect a nearby creek. Clark said the grant program's Adopt-A-Stream certification would allow students to gain real-world experience while helping their community. "These are passions that we want the kids to be able to see, so I believe that is the vision for the grant," she said. "It's real exposure for the high school kids allowing them to step into college and maybe even a career with certifications already under their belt, and with a knowledge base of recreating what it means to be in agriculture or soil conservation." The grant program will connect Honey Creek Elementary School and Memorial Middle School to the Magnet School. Students then will be able to study environmental science from an early age and develop an interest in the field as they move to high school, Clark said. "By the time they get to high school, they will have lots of exposure to the environment, so worms, dirt and bugs won't seem like something daunting," she said. Georgie's Drive Thru Montrose Hello! I'm Georgie, the Georgia Grown mascot. I travel the state of Georgia promoting our No. 1 industry, agriculture! New homes and businesses need to be landscaped with new turf, trees and shrubs. A huge amount of this turf is grown in Georgia and delivered fresh to athletic fields and home sites every day. But how does this grass get from Middle and South Georgia farms to metro Atlanta and beyond and still live? One day, I went to Montrose to see how it's harvested. I visited with Kenny Neel at Sodmasters, who showed me the Firefly Automatix Proslab 155B in action. This tractor is a sod harvester that undercuts the sod at the right depth and slices it into slabs that measure a specific width and length. The machine has an arm that feels the end of the previous cut and guides it down the row while the driver inspects the finished product. The driver's seat swivels 180 degrees so he can watch the sod travel up the conveyor and cull out the turf that doesn't make the grade. A robotic arm stacks and palletizes the keepers. When a pallet is complete, the tractor lowers it to the ground without stopping. I guess you could say no grass grows under this tractor's wheels. (Lee Lancaster/GDA) Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black and the Georgia Commodity Commission for Tobacco recognized Steve LaHue for his contributions to the state's tobacco industry upon his retirement Dec. 31, 2020. LaHue was recognized by proclamation as a Distinguished Agricultural Steward for his work on the University of Georgia's Tobacco Research Team in Tifton. Members of the team, from left, Drs. Sudeep Bag, J. Michael Moore and Paul Bertrand presented LaHue with the proclamation Dec. 17, 2020. FARMERS & CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN (ISSN 0889-5619) is published biweekly by the Georgia Department of Agriculture 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Atlanta, GA 30334-4250 404-656-3722 Fax 404-463-4389 Office hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday Friday Gary W. Black, Commissioner MARKET BULLETIN STAFF Julie McPeake, Chief Communication Officer Amy H. Carter, Editor Jay Jones, Associate Editor Lee Lancaster, Contributing Writer Nicholas Vassy, Business Manager Subscriptions to the Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin are $10 per year. To start or renew a subscription, go to our website to pay by Visa or MasterCard, or send a check payable to the Georgia Department of Agriculture along with your name, complete mailing address and phone number to PO Box 742510 Atlanta, GA 30374-2510. Designate "Market Bulletin" in the "for" line. To determine if an existing subscription is due for renewal, look for the expiration date on the mailing address label on page 1. Postmaster: Send address changes to 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Atlanta, 30334. The Department does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, age or disability in the admission or access to, or treatment in, its employment policy, programs or activities. The Department's Administration Division coordinates compliance with the non-discrimination requirements contained in Section 35.107 of the Department of Justice Regulations. Information concerning the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the rights provided thereunder, are available from this division. If you require special assistance in utilizing our services, please contact us. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 7 Forestry Matters: 2021, here we come! By Stasia Kelly Georgia Forestry Commission Like a lot of families, the Georgia Forestry Commission is proud of its heritage. In the past 100 years we've helped landowners grow billions of trees, served a multitude of generations, enhanced the science of forestry and facilitated the supply of clean air, clean water and countless nature services we all enjoy. As we embark on the new year, we're pleased that the forest industry in our state continues to be sustainable and valuable to the lives of all Georgians. L i k e you, perhaps, we're not unhappy to see 2020 in the rearview mirror. The tragedies and challenges that have come with a global pandemic have been deeply felt, within our agency and within the communities we serve. The losses of family members, friends and neighbors, as well as income, businesses, and just plain normalcy will forever be remembered. Like those who came before us, we are taking this past year and putting it into perspective. If we on each other. We're putting one foot in front of didn't hear stories about the Great Depression the other, because that is simply what. We. Do. firsthand from our relatives, we certainly read In 2021, you may hear us crow a bit about the about it in the history books. If we never had an GFC's journey that began in 1921 because we're up-close experience with war, we witnessed its honored to have encountered a lot of challenges horrors and hardships via the big screen. Com- and embraced a lot of change. From mule-drawn pared to those types of events, we're admittedly fire wagons and rustic hand tools and radio tow- spoiled. And grateful. ers to hand-held computers, climate-controlled Like many alongside us today, we're choos- bulldozer cabs and cutting-edge drones, we're ing to be defined by how we move forward ready for the road ahead. Our mission is stead- and how we change with the obstacles at hand. fast: Protecting and conserving Georgia's forest Our GFC family is proud of how we've been resources through leadership, service and edu- able to adjust to the limitations imposed by the F O R E S T R Y cation. As we dip and turn with the times, we pandemic. Instead of shrinking back, we've expanded our reach via new technologies. We've MATTERS pledge to fulfill that mission for you and all of our fellow Georgians. instituted health protocols that allow us to serve Change is the law of life. And those who landowners and communities safely. We're working together look only to the past and present are certain to miss the while working apart. We're learning new lessons and leaning future. - John F. Kennedy Equipment then, at left, and now are much different, but after a century of service, the GFC's mission remains the same. Cook Georgia Grown: Black-eyed pea and collard green salad with cornbread croutons Editor's Note: We could all use an extra helping or three of good luck this year, so here's another way to enjoy the New Year's tradition of black-eyed peas and collard greens. We wish you good health and happiness in 2021. Ingredients 6 cups collard greens, washed, stems removed, cut in thin strips cup sunflower oil, divided Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 6 oz country ham, cut in thin strips cup cider vinegar 1 cup cooked black-eyed peas (keep warm) Cornbread croutons (see recipe below) or substitute croutons of your choice Directions Place collard greens in a large bowl with 1 tablespoon sunflower oil and a pinch of salt. Massage collard greens with hands to soften and break down fibers. Set aside. Heat the remaining 3 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 collard greens, then toss to evenly coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer greens to a serving bowl, 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 Tbsp sunflower oil Directions Heat oven to 450 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch-square baking pan with 3 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 baking pan into batter, mixing quickly. Pour batter into the hot pan. Bake 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 degrees F. Add the cornbread croutons to a large bowl. Drizzle with the sunflower oil and toss gently to coat. Spread the croutons on a baking sheet and bake 20-30 minutes, until slightly crispy. Sign-up period opens for USDA's popular Conservation Reserve Program WASHINGTON, D.C. Agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program can sign up until Feb. 12. The competitive program, administered by USDA's Farm Service Agency, provides annual rental payments for land devoted to conservation purposes. "This signup for the Conservation Reserve Program gives producers and landowners an opportunity to enroll for the first time or continue their participation for another term," FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce said. "This program encourages conservation on sensitive lands or low-yielding acres, which provides tremendous benefits for stewardship of our natural resources and wildlife." Through CRP, farmers and ranchers establish long-term, resource-conserving plant species, such as approved grasses or trees, to control soil erosion, improve water quality and enhance wildlife habitat on cropland. Farmers and ranchers who participate in CRP help provide numerous benefits to their local region and the nation's environment and economy. CRP general signup is held annually and is competitive; general signup includes increased opportunities for wildlife habitat enrollment through the State Acres For Wildlife Enhancement initiative. New cropland offered in the program must have been planted for four out of six crop years from 2012 to 2017. Additionally, producers with land already enrolled but expiring on Sept. 30, 2021, can re-enroll this year. The acreage offered by producers and landowners is evaluated competitively; accepted offers will begin Oct. 1, 2021. Signed into law in 1985, CRP is one of the largest private-lands conservation programs in the United States. The program marked its 35-year anniversary in December 2020. Program successes include: Preventing more than 9 billion tons of soil from eroding, which is enough soil to fill 600 million dump trucks. Reducing nitrogen and phosphorous runoff relative to an- nually tilled cropland by 95 percent and 85 percent, respectively. Sequestering an annual average of 49 million tons of greenhouse gases, equal to taking 9 million cars off the road. Creating more than 3 million acres of restored wetlands while protecting more than 175,000 stream miles with riparian forest and grass buffers, which is enough to go around the world seven times. Benefiting bees and other pollinators and increasing populations of ducks, pheasants, turkey, bobwhite quail, prairie chickens, grasshopper sparrows, and many other birds. Visit fsa.usda.gov for more information, or your local USDA Service Center. All service centers are open for business, including those that restrict in-person visits or require appointments. All service center visitors wishing to conduct business with FSA, Natural Resources Conservation Service or any other service center agency should call ahead and schedule an appointment. Service centers that are open for appointments will prescreen visitors based on health concerns or recent travel, and visitors must adhere to social distancing guidelines. Visitors are also required to wear a face covering during their appointment. Program delivery staff will continue to work with producers by phone, email, and using online tools. More information can be found at farmers.gov/coronavirus. PAGE 8 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 POULTRY SUPPLIES Honey bee operation for sale. Queen breeder stock, colonies 3 pt. CH blower, (7) cool cell pumps, (3) jet pumps, (100) cool cells 48x12x6, new/used, & equipment. Jennifer Berry Comer 706-247-2575 or jennifer@honeypondfarm.com egg pallet mover, Hired Hand Honey bees, 3lb packages, heaters. Sam Moon Homer pre-order now, 5 frame NUCs, 706-340-7237 complete hives and equip- Chicken coop, 4X12 shingle ment. Bill Posey Cartersville roof, laying box, movable: billsbeefarm@yahoo.com 770$300. Ask for Roger. Talmo 595-9332 404 402-7673 Package bees, queens, 5 Equipment from 2 chicken houses for sale - everything must go. Big Dutchman hen frame nucs. Available late January thru mid April. Call A. Odom Rebecca 229-387-1718 feeders, 75kw Tradewind gen- Raw Georgia Tupelo Honey erator, drinkers & nesting sys- Ludowici pick up $20 quart tem. Leave message. Nancy $75 gallon. We also ship find Gilleland Gainesville 770-605- us at www.swamphoney.org. 2750 M. Hendrix Ludowici 912-294- Haylage, baleage, plastic 4790 tube rolled, fescue mix 4.5x4 Removal of bee swarms near rolls: $35, 10 roll minimum. the ground or in buildings. Will Vickie Barrett Mount Airy 706- remove unwanted hives east of 499-8009 Atlanta. Robert Pruden Mon- Heavy Breeder hen equip- roe 404-840-9696 ment, all in working order. Call Remove honey bees from a for availability. Slats, nests, structure for a fee Remove a chain feeders, nipple drinkers, swarm for free. Also, wanted feed bins, etc. Jackie Crumley bee equipment. Leonard Day Alto 770-355-2490 Macon 478-719-5588 Spray pads, enough for several houses, 2ft X 2in X 5ft, can AQUACULTURE AND be cut to 4ft easily, in good SUPPLIES shape: $2/ea. Eddie Hatcher Comer 706-247-5267 Advertisers selling sterile triploid grass carp must submit MISCELLANEOUS a current Wild Animal License from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Ads with- Only agriculture-related items out this license will not be pub- may be advertised in this lished. Entities producing and Category. selling or reselling domestic BEES, HONEY fish in Georgia are required to obtain a free Aquaculture Reg- AND SUPPLIES istration Permit. For more infor- mation on aquaculture rules (5) Frame nucs for sale: $175. and licensing in Georgia, in- Will be ready mid-April, cluding a listing of domestic Carniolan queens w/at least 3 fish and other fish species re- frames brood. Taking de- quiring a Wild Animal License, posits. Aubrey ledford Com- visit https://georgiawildlife.- merce 706-654-6861 com/aquaculture or call 770.761.3044. Bulletin Calendar Editor's Note: Please check with event sponsors for cancellations or postponements before going. Jan. 13-16 Southern Southeastern Cotton Growers/Cotton Ginners ANNUAL MEETING Westin Hilton Head Island 2 Grasslawn Ave. Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 706.344.1212 www.southern-southeastern.org Jan. 15-17 4-H New Year Showdown Horse Show Morgan County Agricultural Center 2380 Athens Hwy Madison, Ga. 30650 478.994.7014 crbenn@uga.edu Jan. 18-20 Georgia Dairy Conference Savannah Marriott Riverfront 100 General McIntosh Blvd. Savannah, Ga. 31401 706.310.0020 www.gadairyconference.com Jan. 19-21 Georgia Green Industry Association's Wintergreen Tradeshow VIRTUAL MEETING 706.632.0100 https://ggia.site-ym.com Jan. 23 Lake Country Beekeeping Short Course Putnam County UGA Extension Office VIRTUAL MEETING Register online: https://bit.ly/3gjt826 706.485.4151 kfielder@uga.edu Jan. 25-29 International Production and Processing Exhibitor Engagement and Virtual Education Opportunities VIRTUAL MEETING 770.493.9401 www.ippexpo.org Jan. 26 FSMA/COVID-19 for Small Food Processors UGA Department of Food Science and Technology WEBINAR Enroll online: https://bit.ly/2KX5blq 706.542.2574 ashama@uga.edu Jan. 27 Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center 15 RDC Road Tifton, Ga. 31794 478.988.4235 www.georgiacottoncommission.org Jan. 29 2021 Georgia Ag Forecast UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences VIRTUAL MEETING 706.542.5046 www.agforecast.caes.uga.edu Jan. 29-31 Georgia Watermelon Association Annual Conference King & Prince Resort 201 Arnold Rd. St. Simons Island, Ga. 31522 706.845.8575 www.georgiawatermelonassociation.org Jan. 29-31 Annual Georgia Fisharama/Turkeyrama Georgia Wildlife Federation Georgia National Fairgrounds 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 770.787.7887 www.gwf.org Feb. 1-2 Georgia Wine Producers Annual Conference Chateau Elan 100 Rue Charlemagne Dr. Braselton, Ga. 30517 706.669.8184 info@georgiawineproducers.org Feb. 17 Georgia Junior National Livestock Show Georgia National Fairgrounds 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 706.542.8892 hkalino@uga.edu Feb. 18-20 Georgia National Rodeo Georgia National Fairgrounds 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 1.800.987.3247 www.georgianationalrodeo.com March 13-14 Newton County Saddle Club Open Horse Show 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway Conyers, Ga. 30013 678.873.3019 www.newtoncountysaddleclub.com March 27-28 Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival Georgia International Horse Park 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway Conyers, Ga. 30013 770.860.4190 www.conyerscherryblossomfest.com April 17 Georgia Horse Fair and Expo 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway Conyers, Ga. 30013 https://georgiahorsefair.org Facebook: Georgia Horse Council Have an event to put on our calendar? Contact Jay Jones at 404.656.3722 or jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov We accept calendar submissions for food, craft and agriculture festivals and events. Submissions for festivals that do not specifically promote those industries will not be printed. Additional pesticide recertification training notices are available on the department website under the Plant Industry Division tab. 350 gallon diesel skid tank. 2020 Bermuda square bales, 2020 Fescue Rye hay, 4x5 net 2020 premium Tifton44 Coastal bermuda hay. Weed Hand pump, new fuel filter in- high quality, horse quality, wrapped fertilized, weed free, Bermuda, horse quality, fertil- free, 4X5 round bale, 3rd cut- stalled. Just painted. Bottom barn kept. 50 pound bales: $6 top quality barn stored: $35 ized, 4x5 roll: $70; Bermuda ting: $45 each. Sam Steele drain valve: $550. Pictures each. James Lyles Ringgold per roll. Jefferson Charles rye mix: $60; Bermuda mix: Ellaville 478-244-8426 (GALLBERRY HONEY) VOTED BEST-TASTING & FLAVOR OF GA WINNER $52/gallon includes shipping www.brucesnutnhoney.com. B. Bruce Homerville 912- 487-5001 10- and 8-frame bee hives: $85; 5-frame beehives/NUCs: $65. Also make inner cover, Super, Top Barbee hives, Rapid inside feeder. Eliseo Delia Mineral Bluff 706-4925119 10-8-5 frame equipment, beekeeping supplies, nucs, packages, classes, Honey, Swarm capture. Harold Lanier Commerce harold@lanierbeebarn.com 678-471-7758 5 frame nucleus hives & 3lb packages. Pre-order for March/April pickup. Also Sourwood and Wildflower honey from our hives. Mary Lacksen Sparta www.beecoapiaries.com 478-456-1049 About 300 packages of bees, 3-4lbs/ea., taking orders now, available late march. John Tackett Canton 770-530-8997 Albany/SW Georgia complete bee removal, also hornets, wasps, yellow jackets. Licensed and insured. Dale Richter Leesburg 229-8867663 available. Richard Surles Clayton 770-301-1924 All sizes: Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Threadfin, Gizzard Shad, Shellcracker and more. Free delivery or pick up. Danny Austin Roberta 478-836-4938 Grass carp, Bluegill, Crappie, Catfish and Threadfin shad. Delivery available at: $2 per mile, one way. Brian Simmons Hawkinsville 478-892-3144 FEED, HAY AND GRAIN '20 bermuda hay 4x5 net wrapped roll, barn stored, fertilized and lime: $60 per roll. Chuck Hecht Waverly Hall 706-577-6590 2020 4x5 rolls, net-wrapped fescue, crabgrass, cow hay, fertilized: $35 per roll; oat hay: $45 per roll in barn. James Sells Monroe 678-425-7543 2020 4x5.5 net wrap, round bales, Bermuda, Bahia, and some Johnson Grass: $40/per bale. Kelvin Irvin Eatonton 404-569-9881 2020 Alfalfa square bales: $12 & round bales, 10 bale min 18% UGA tested, 50-65lbs, 2020 Lespedeza: $10 square bales, goats, +digestive. AA Farms Hartwell 706-376-8968 2020 Bermuda hay, 4x5 round, net-wrap: $40/ea. J. Cruise Oxford 678-616-7369 423-227-7929 2020 Bermuda, 4x6 bales, net-wrapped, fertilized & sprayed: $40/bale. Quinton McGahee Warrenton 706699-2330 2020 Bermuda/Bahia & Bermuda/Max-Q, 4x5 round, net wrap, fertilized & limed, weed free, in barn, never wet. Delivery available. Jim Sibley Woodbury 404-434-8081 2020 Coastal and Bahia net wrapped, fertilized, sprayed, 4x5 round bales. Horse quality, Coastal: $55, Bahia: $45, rain and ground protected. Walt Wells Hawkinsville 229-4254605 2020 Coastal Bermuda or Rye, horse-quality, fertilized. UGA soil/specs. Barned, square or 4x5 round bales. Sonny Trammell Forsyth 478256-0513 or 478-994-6463 2020 Coastal Bermuda round bales, fertilized: $35 to $45; Square bales in barn: $6.50. L. Kinsley Perry 478-714-9900 2020 cow hay, 4x5 rolls, net wrapped: $35; straw: $30; mulch: $30. Delivery available. Galen Kreider Register 912687-5719 2020 fescue bermuda mix, horse quality, net-wrapped: $50-$60 (inside); $35-$40 (outside). Will deliver with purchase of 10 bales. Coy Baker Loganville 770-466-4609 2020 fescue bermuda, mixed Nicholson 404-317-6173 2020 Fescue/Bermuda mix 4X5 round bales, barn kept, sprayed & fertilized. Delivery available. Kenny Sargent Rock Mart 770-490-1227 2020 Fescue/orchard, top quality, square bales, weed free, rain free, barn stored: $4.50/bale. Chris Donath Ellijay 706-636-5224 2020 Hay, rain-free, tested, sprayed & fertilized, barnstored, 4X5 rolls. Rye: $40/ea., Bermuda Mix: $35/ea. No Delivery. Text Wesley Manis Rome 706-346-0874 2020 High protein UGA tested hay for sale. Barnstored, rd/sq. Alicia & Russell Bermuda grass. Delivery Available. Heath Pittman Vidalia 912293-2535 or 912-537-9721 2020 Mixed cow hay, large round bales, JD net-wrapped: $30/ea., 5 bale min. Four Oaks Angus LaGrange 706-2981156 2020 mixed grass hay, 4x5 rolls fertilized, rain free, in barn: $50 per roll. Mike Keesee Monroe 470-899-9668 2020 mixed hay round bales, net-wrapped, 4x5.5 heavy bales: $35/bale. Delivery available at extra cost. Located in Crisp county. Landon Smith Cordelle 229-938-4164 2020 peanut hay: $45.00/roll, at barn. Delivery available. Call Glenn Brinson Tarrytown 912-288-5960 $45. All barn stored. Tim Hunter Conyers 770-3317749, 770-483-8712 2020 Russell Bermuda grass 4x5.5 fertilized, net wrapped, barn sheltered, HQ, 300+ quality bales available: $60; 10+: $55; 20+: $50. Delivery negotiable. Wayne Pruitt Statesboro 912-682-4481 4x5 rolls, horse hay, fescue orchard mix. Sprayed, fertilized, limed, very clean. High quality, barn kept. Cut July 2020: $60. Richard Surles Clayton 770-301-1924 4x5.5, net wrapp, JD rolls, barn kept, fertilized & weed free, rain free: 60$/roll. Delivery available for mileage. J. Pennino Sparta 706-340-3146 4x5.5, net-wrapped, JD rolls Bermuda mix. Fertilized, rain & weed free, barn-kept: $60/ea. Delivery available. J. Pennino Sparta 706-340-3146 Bermuda crabgrass mix: $3.75; ryegrass fescue mix: $3.75; mulch: $3.00. Kermit Simmons Jefferson 770-8677550 Bermuda Fescue hay, premium horse quality, fertilized, weed free, 4x5 rounds, net wrapped, under tarps: $50; outside: $45. Rex Palmer Auburn 770-867-9589 Bermuda mix square bales, barn kept, rain free: $5 per bale, 10 bale minimum. You load, cash only, quantity available. L. Abrams Milner 770228-3865 Extra large 5x6 bales of Coastal bermuda, barn-kept, UGA analysis protein dry matter 12.7 to 16.5. Ronnie Hadden Gibson 706-833-9828 Fescue and clover mix round bales, 4x5, 2020 hay, barnstored, horse and cow quality: $50/bale. Terry Dishroon Mansfield 770-317-8455 Fescue bermuda mix hay, 4x5 rolls, net wrapped, fertilized and stored in barn. Glen Whitley Bethlehem 770-307-7098 Fescue clover mix, square bales hay: $5 per bale. Harvey Jackson Blairsville 706-7450984 For sale: 100 rolls of 4x6 Bahia, net-wrapped, no rain: $45. Can dump 11-roll load. G. Oder Cochran 478-973-1183 Hay bales, price ranges. For use for cattle lawn, horses: $40 to $60. Delivery negotiable. Call Jonathan. James Gore Griffin 706-975-3451 Hay, dry rolls, stored inside, fescue mix 4x5 rolls: $25. Barrett Farms Mount Airy 706499-8008 Large quantities of hay for sale starting at $30. Call or text. Weston Wadel Millen 478-299-8690 Large quantity square Bermuda hay. Paul Harris Odum 912-294-2470 Large quantity Tift44 horse Bees, nucs, hives and pollina- 2020 Bermuda square bales, grass, cut Oct. 1. No weeds, 2020 Russell Bermuda hay, tion. Pre-order now. Pick up high quality, horse quality, no rain, heavy fertilizer: $5.50 large 5x5, net-rolled, fertilized, Feb. through July. Rich Api- barn kept, 50lb bales: $6/ea. per square bale. 125 bales left. available for pick up: $50/ea. aries Collins 912-426-9099 James Lyles Ringgold 423- Terry Bell Dallas 678-910- W. S. Smith Farms Reidsville jimmmyr@pineland.net 227-7929 6000 912-246-2500 Clean, 4x5 quality fertilized, net-wrapped, Bermuda hay: $50/ea. W. Young Tennille 478-640-1262 hay inside, small square: $5.50; 4x5 round: $55; peanut hay: $35; cow hay: $35. Rainfree, delivery avail. D. Gingerich Metter 912-314-9568 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 9 FEED, HAY AND GRAIN Bareroot Swamp Chestnut oak tree seedlings, AKA Swamp White oak. Priced by Mulch Coastal hay, can be used for cow feed. Dairy man special: $20/4x5 roll. Walter height, 1-3ft: $10, 3-6ft: $20, 6ft+: $30. L. Foster Waycross 912-283-9335 Dominy McIntyre 478-946- 2621 Brown Turkey, Celeste figs, Net wrapped Bahia and bermuda round bales: $45. Delivery available for an extra charge. Brad MacDonald Waverly Hall 770-826-8299/706582-3530 Mullberrys, confederate roses: $5; Issai Kiwi: $6; Thornless blackberries, beautyberries, burning buses: $3.50; dewberries: $2.50; weeping cherry. C. Houghton Marietta 770-4282227 Oats combine run: $3.75/bu min. 100 bushels; $40/55gal. Chinquapin trees (Castanea Drum of oats; $42/55gal. Drum pumila), 1y/o, bare root of corn. Charles Thompson seedlings: 5 for $45. Charles Bulk hemp flower for sale (state compliant, wholesale only) CBD 13-17%. 1200lbs readily available. Text or email Barry Smith at 404569-8988 or smithnurseryllc@att.net Red Castor bean or Loofah Banana nut bread: $6 per The Gourd Pile - Jewelry, seeds: $3 per 20 or $10 per loaf, made with fruit: $8 per Martin, Bushel & many more 100. Cash and SASE to J. loaf. I also make banana nut varieties. Visit our farm or we Shelnutt, PO Box 1212, Lo- muffins. L. Hall Cartersville can ship to you. 874 Morrison ganville 30052 770-653-3843 RD Morven, GA 31625. P. Zinnias, Hibiscus, Amaryllis (all mixed colors), August lilies: Black walnuts, free. 2020 crop now on ground. Marvin Morrison 2123. Barney 229-775- $2 per Tbsp +SASE. G. Ward Garner Resaca 706-625-5291 4496 Fowlstown Rd Attapulgus GA 39815 229-465-3641 Figs - Frozen, 2020 season: $15/1-gallon bag. (Equals 5- HANDICRAFTS AND SUPPLIES FIREWOOD 6lbs.) Great for preserves & Afghans all sizes and all smoothies. Call/Text. Julie or colors up to king size: $20- 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. (6) Large, long trunk white Bryan Lithia Springs 404-4882983 or 678-858-6535 For sale: 2020 fresh pecans shelled halves: $8 per lb +shipping. Jessie Arnett Tifton 229-382-6517 $50. M. Pursley 253 Ryan Rd Winder Ga. 30680 678-9790057 Beautiful crochet cross bookmarks in assorted colors. Great for Sunday school, enclosed in cards to be mailed. Augusta 706-631-8465 Adams 4880 Lakeland Dr. Ma- oak trees: Free. You cut and Edith Roland Commerce 706- rietta, Ga. 30068 678-313Russel bermuda hay for sale, 1873 4ftx5ft rolls, under barn, 400 haul. Must have experience. G. Gibson Atlanta 678-595-2790 335-3920 edithroland24@yahoo.com availale: $45/ea. Bobby Holtz- Daylilies: 100's of varieties, claw Alvaton 770-318-1440 double fans, see photos at; katielous_lilies.plantfans.com. Russell bermuda grass, fertil- Katielou Greene Whitesburg ized, high-quality, 4x4 bales, 770-836-1351 rain-free, in barn: $40/roll, discount on 12 or more. Cash Sawtooth oaks, Chinese All oak firewood: $200/cord. No delivery. Al Roberts Fayetteville 404-543-6984 Firewood for sale, red oak, ready to burn. Travis Oxford 470-891-1853 Handmade furniture, varity of materials Pine, Poplar, Oak, Walnut. Your design or mine, top-quality finish, high-quality workmanship, 50yrs in the field. Mattison Woodworks Newnan 404-456-1844 only. Steve Southern chestnuts, Japanese maples, Cartersville 770-655-0337 Allegheny chinkapins, South- ern magnolia, muscadines, Square bales - horse hay: blueberries, Amaryllis bulbs, $6.50/ea; mulch hay: $3.50/ea. Buford 770-945-6433 Shumard Oaks. M. Crosby Wrightsville pmc@uga.edu MULCH AND 478-455-2981 Hemp CBD/CBG clones & seeds for 2021. All top shelf varieties available. By reservation only. Text or email Barry Smith at 404-569-8988 or smithnurseryllc@att.net Seasoned firewood, full-size truck load, mostly oak & hickory: $100/truckload, picked up. Delivery available for extra fee. B. Russ Jersey/Walnut Grove 706-973-2776 Seasoned oak $ cherry fire- Locally grown, premium beef. USDA inspected, half & whole beef available: $3.25/lb on hanging weight. Cut to your specifications. Potts Bros Farm Jefferson 706-367-5823 Hardwood for crafts, furniture & building. Various widths & lengths avail., air-dried 6 yrs. Cherry, Cyprus, Black Walnut, Cedar. Large quantity. R. Hodges Millen 706-551-8999 FARM ANTIQUES FERTILIZERS HEMP (50) Rolls broom straw, mulch It is unlawful for any person to bedding 750-850lb rolls. Load- cultivate, handle, or process ing fee: only $8/ea. CW hemp in this state unless such Matthews Talbotton 706-975- person holds a hemp grower li- 3922 cense or a hemp processor permit issued by the Georgia De2020 mulch hay: $3.50/bale at partment of Agriculture. [ 2-23-4 barn. Delivery available. Call (a)(1)]. Ads submitted for this cat- Gary Brinson Tarrytown 912- egory must be accompanied by a 286-3191 copy of the advertiser's current Free aged, horse manure, license and/or permit. wood, 1/2 cord: $150. Delivery available for a small fee. Pat Waldrop Taylorsville 678-2321077 Marview Farms provides grass fed and pastured: beef, pork, lamb, and goat as well as pastured, free-range eggs and pecans. MarviewFarms.- 1950's Youngstown kitchen set, 4 cabinets, porcelain double washboard sink w/base. Good condition: $2000. John Seasoned Oak wood cords - com. Fernando Medez Arabi McNeill Americus 229-928- quarter: $75; half: $150; full 786-210-6544 4913 $200. Delivery available. Larry Houston Covington 770-2353082 or 770-235-3782 Pecans, ready to eat, mostly halves: $10/lb. No shipping. Raymond Gilbert 2781 Pierce All sizes, Wagner Griswold & USA antique skillets. Malcolm Talley Rome 706-584-1724 Seasoned oak, hickory or Dairy Rd, Madison 706-342- Antique blacksmith hand pecan: $75 per quarter cord. 3623 crank blower w/nest, good Delivery available. Bob Lewis Pork halves and wholes: $4/lb condition, still works: $200. mixed w/shavings, 75/25. You load & haul. Easy access. S. Forester McDonough 770- It is unlawful for a Licensed Hemp Grower to provide or sell hemp to any person other than: 380-3650 1) another hemp grower pos- Hemp growers - through experience, you need to grow indoors for success. Fayetteville 770-461-4083 THINGS TO EAT hanging weight. Matt Canton 678-739-7176 Brown Fred Sanders Kennesaw 770974-7491 Apple grader, manual dump. Real pecans, no chemicals, Manufactured by Fred A. Du- PLANTS, TREES sessing a valid license in Georgia or other state, 2) a processor AND FLOWERS possessing a valid permit or license issued by Georgia or other Advertisements selling officially protected plants must include a state, or 3) a Georgia college or university authorized to conduct research on hemp [ 2-23-4 (a) permit to sell such plants. Ads (3)]. submitted without this permit We offer greenhouse installation, growing consultation and more. Call Brian Williamson Williamson 770851-4588 SEEDS 2020 Desirable pecan halves: $11/lb +postage. Will crack, shell, & separate your pecans: $0.50/lb. Russell Eaton Stockbridge 770-506-2727 no pesticides. In shell, 2020 crop: $3 per lb. Shipping available. For baking, snacks and gifts. Text/call. C. Gary Leslie 229-938-0308 We machine-shell your rand, serial #1561, under shed for years, possible display or exhibit piece: $100. Ernestine Holcomb Ellijay 404-661-3813 For sale farm wagon, one horse, wooden wheels, old 2020 Pecans for sale, shelled & cleaned, ready for freezer: pecans, while you wait, for $0.30/lb. Jody Glidewell Jack- metal tack. training, bulky misc. Emmett Kennedy- 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. Advertisements selling seeds must include a current state laboratory report (fewer than nine months old) for purity, noxious $8.00/lb; halves or pieces: $7.50/lb. Peggy Griffin Clarkesville 706-768-8417 2020 pecans. In-shell $2.50, son 770-775-6592 ODDITIES Beautiful emerald green emu Cochran 478-230-5721 Golden #2 cane mill, good condition: $1300. Tommy Presley Jackson 678-794- weeks and germination for each cracked $3. Shelled $9 eggs, cleaned & blown, excel- 4574 seed lot advertised. Ads submit- (halves/pieces packaged lent for carving scrimshaw or Rex 82-A (1920-1940) cast ted without this information will sealed, resealable 1lb bags) painting. Jackie Paul Conyers iron, two burner stove: $200. not be published. For more infor- +shipping. Large order dis- 770-761-1284 Call for pictures. Linda Torpy mation regarding certified seed, call the GDA Seed Division, 229.386.3557. counts. The Pecan Barn Blythe 706-421-3936 2020 shelled pecans: $10/lb. Gourds: many varieties, Martin gourds, fixed, ready to hang, at farm or shipped to Swainsboro 478-494-6686 OTHER 2020 Zinnia Seeds - Candy Cane, Chartruese, Lime/Blush, Fushia, Red Scarlet: 50 seeds/$3 (cash) + SASE. D. M. Miltimore, 1766 Pleasant Hill Rd Ne Ranger GA 30734 706618-3890 Are you interested in farming Georgia hemp in the 2021 season? For info on growing, licensing, etc., call Richard @ 404-858-3336 (please leave a message if no answer.) Devil's trumpet, mullein pink (rose campion), morning glory, hibiscus, four-o-clocks, money plant: $2 cash/tsp +SASE; mole bean. E. Beach 2966 + shipping. Buy 5, get 1 free. Very good this year. Sue Britt Sycamore 229-402-2300 2020 Stuart pecans in the shell: $4/lb plus shipping. you. Charles Lang Cordele 229-406-5039 Martin gourds 2020 crop: $4 each. Paul Bailey Hoschton 706-654-9245 (8) Moonshine barrells, wooden, good shape: $80/ea. Troy Bradshaw Williamson 770467-8446 or 770-617-7040 275 gal caged totes, 55 gal Cardinal Lake Cir Duluth Charles Sawyer Mount Airy Martin gourds for sale. Larry steel drums. Roger Harrison 30096 770-476-1163 706-768-4776 Heard Chula 229-402-0375 Cairo 229-216-0031 The 2020 Georgia Capitol Ornament House and Senate Chambers Fireplaces | $27 each (includes shipping) Name Address City Email Quantity State Zip Amount enclosed Mail order form with check to: Friends of Georgia Archives & History P.O. Box 711 Morrow. GA 30260 678.364.3732 Allow four weeks for delivery (USPS). Orders received after Dec. 15 will ship in January 2021. PAGE 10 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 OTHER REAL ESTATE 155-acre farm, brick house, 85-acres farm, horse race Bobcat/tractor work, bush Hwy 341, 2 metal shops, 3 track w/amps of lighting. Three hogging/lawn mowing/pasture EMPLOYMENT Antique Atlantic wood-burning kitchen stove. Photo available upon request. M. Gaucin Social Circle 678-480-5739 Black Bart II wood-burning fireplace insert: $350. B. Maynard Martin 706-865-5945 Realtors or anyone holding a real estate license may not advertise in this Category, unless advertising personal property. Farmland advertised must be owned by the subscriber placing the ad. ponds, fenced, 103 acres, tim- ber, row crops, irrigated pas- ture, hunting: $450,000. Telfair County 912-375-3366 www.owacc.com 18+ acres, good laying property with streams, on paved road w/power access, sur- training barns, concession stand, barrel arena, rodeo. USHwy 280: $795,000. Wheeler County 912-375-3366 x306. www.owacc.com 92.66acres, ranch, home, zoned A-1, fenced, creek, water system, garage/barn, maintenance restoration, grading/clearing, plowing/garden, deer plots, fence/heavy equipment welding, post holes. Larry Houston Covington 770235-3082/770-235-3782 Bobcat/tractor work, seed drill, bush-hogging, post-hole, 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. Clean 55 gal. metal drums w/lids. Leonard Crane Daw- FARMLAND FOR veyed in 2006-07. F. Nichols panoramic views, high eleva- food plots, land clearing, drive- Cherokee County, NC 678- tion, search Facebook market- ways, roads, grading, FARM HELP sonville 678-947-6744 Fisher Papa Bear wood heater. Excellent condition, will burn logs up to 30inch, SALE (4) 200 y/o log cabins on 8+ acres, 2 additional septic tanks, good Airbnb: $625,000. 758-0497 2.6 acres, Thomson area: $55,000. B. Hillman Thomson 706-829-0468 place, and www.buyowner.com/BUY213884: $525,000. Carl Kelley Madison County 706-318-1740 97-acre farm, row crop, tim- plowing/tilling, pasture maintenance. Oconee and surrounding counties. www.mikesfarmandpropertymgmt.com. Michael Ebright Watkinsville NEEDED Herdsman wanted, Wooten Farms, daily management duties, benefits, housing. Positive weight 410lbs. Fire bricks Kerry Hix Chatsworth 706- 209+/- acres, road frontage, 2 ber, irrigated, deep well, high- 770-363-5092 attitude. Cattle operations good condition: $975. Bill Anglin Newnan 770-2536305 Metal barrels, 55gal burn, stainless steel solid 55gal FG, plastic barrels 15, 30 & 55gal, FG totes 275 & 330gal. Tom Allanson Cumming 678-2312324 Need hubcaps and windows for a 15ft 1967 Scotty Camper. Bill Raines Winterville 706202-5222 New 55 gallon metal storage burning barrels: 10 for $20 each. Royce Brooks Acworth 770-378-2564 Offset printing press and other equipment: BO. Leave message, please. G. L. Crawley Monticello 770-630-8848 Wine making materials crusher/destemmer, winer press, free-standing corker, Carboys fermenters & misc equip. A real steal at: $300. Jim Sunny Ball Ground 404- SERVICES 216-8936 Wood heater, Vestal, large: $300; MD60 grist mill: $300; Electric churcn: $50. Barry O'neal Gay 706-977-0609 Wooden horse-drawn cart, WANTED Amish made, practically new: $775. J. Watkins Winder 770307-6979 217-5550 10 acre mountaintop estate lot, great views. private, convenient, electricity, paved road near Hiawassee. Text preferred. Reduced Thomas Miller Towns County 706-401-0880 100 acres, horse barn, arena & round pen. 4,500 sq ft, 4 BR brick home, 5-acre pond, & guest house. Jones Co. $995,000 OBO. Katie Lindley Macon 478-320-3273 100+ acres, south Houston, 4636ft paved road frontage, Turkey Creek, 65 open irrigated acres, 1100 gpm well, pond, deer, turkey. Leo Perfect Unadilla 478-955-2362 102 acres, Kelly Road; 93 acres, Pobiddy Road. Planted pines, mixed hardwoods, streams. Text or call. Priced to sell. A. Waite Talbot County 229-221-2304 113 acre tract, excellent road system, timberland & clear land. Power & phone utilities available, one hr from Atlanta: $340,000. Paul Spalding County 912-375-3366 Ext. 306 www.owacc.com 113-acre tract, excellent road system, timberland & clear land. All city utilities, 1 hr from Atlanta. Lots of Possibilities: $340,000. Spalding County houses and 3 wells on property, fruit trees, marketable timber. Great deer, turkey hunting: $2250/acre. Johnnie Rozier Taylor County 478-9226431 212-acre farm, pasture, row crop, Hwy frontage, irrigated, 8-acre lake, hunting, 6 miles from town: $650,000. Jeff Davis County 912-375-3366 x306. www.owacc.com 3.974 acres, very wooded lot with hardwood and timber, county water, electricity. Located on Westmoreland Road. Helen Pirkle Banks County 770-536-8236 308-acre farm, Pat Dixon Rd, lots, highways, city water, sewer, farm land, pond, schools: $10,000/acre. Jeff Davis County 912-375-3366 x312. www.owacc.com 4 acres w/2 steel buildings, fenced w/city water and drilled well. 8000sqft with A/C and other 4800sqft. James McClain Habersham County 706-8645977 45.5 acres, half open, rest mixed forest fronts, Ga. Hwy 37 near Morgan. Jim Andrews Calhoun County jtajr51@yahoo.com 45 First Ave., Edison, Ga. 39846 229-835-2483 way frontage, farm land, 6 miles from town: $325,000. Jeff Davis County. Call 912375-3366 x312. www.owacc.com For sale in Telfair County, (2) Tracts of timber pine & hardwood. 1st tract, 35 acres & 2nd tract, 39 acres. Sell by bids only. Emory Hulett Milan 229362-4141 FARMLAND FOR RENT/LEASE 300-400 acres of river bottom cropland on the Savannah River below Augusta, off Columbia Nitrogen Road. Charles Thompson Aiken, SC 706-631-8465 or 803-6522455 Looking for land to lease or rent. Up to 65 acres, needs to be fenced, pasture with a stored barn. Andre Machado Marietta 678-308-4002 BOARDING FACILITIES The Georgia Animal Protection Act requires boarding and breeding facilities to be licensed. A current license Bush hog, rotary mow, garden and food plot, harrow and plow, bale square hay. Monroe County area. Jimmy Waldrep Forsyth 478-9515563 Bushhog your pasture, field or till your garden, food plot. Larry Boatright Dallas 678386-1466 Bushhogging. Reasonable rates, Conyers and Covington area. Fred Bryan Covington 404-694-3752 Custom land clearing: barns, pasture, residences. Leave property clean. Demolition, laser grading, pads for barns, homes, riding arenas. Build/refurbish driveways. Insured. Bill Butler Atlanta 770-231-4662 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 Forestry mulching and underbrushing. Land, lot, trail and overgrowth clearing. Fence and survey lines and pasture reclamation, etc. Kristy Jarrett Baldwin 706-391-5177 4,500 ac. Experience needed. Jeff Davis County 912-3756016 www.owacc.com Need help with general farm maintenance fences, tractor, horse, cattle. Small salary, non-smoker, furnished apartment, background check. Leonard Draper Cedartown 770-748-2042 Need young, energetic assistant herdsman for growing stable registered cattle farm. Fulltime. Familiar with all aspects of farm work. Email resume: jhalmand54@gmail.com. C. Almand Eatonton Working poultry, cattle, & crop farm looking for good dependable hard worker. Possible housing offered to the right person or family. J. Thomas Good Hope 706-338-2515 SEEKING FARM EMPLOYMENT Looking for a house/barn apartment for lease or labor lease within 30 minutes from Clermont. Cody Nichols Colbert 678-983-5092 Items wanted in all Classified Beat the next deadline! Enter your Classifieds 912-375-3366 www.owacc.com x306 155 acre farm, brick house, Hwy 341, 2 metal shops, 3 5.7 acres in North Forsyth. C. Freeman Forsyth County 678897-9318 number must be submitted with notices for publication in the "Boarding Facilities" category. Notices submitted without this Categories will be advertised here. Cash paid for farm equip- online at http://www. agr.georgia.gov/ ponds, fenced, 103acres irri- 75 acres, half fields, big oaks, information will not be pubgated pasture, hunting: big deer, good access, old lished. For more information, $450,000 ($2,900/acre). Paul trailer: $185,000. Call for info, please call the GDA Equine ment, tractors, skidsteers, diesel trucks, gooseneck trailers, etc. Located in market-bulletin.aspx. Bridges Telfair County 912- please leave message. Johnny Health Division, 404.656.3713. 375-3366 www.owacc.com Mayfield Ellijay 706-635-4051 Pasture boarding, 2-stall Athens. Call Chris. 678-2839291 or 678-764-2358 Market Bulletin Farmland Ad Form Ad guidelines: Only farmland of 5 acres or more may be advertised. Include price, acreage and county where the property is located. All property must be barn, arena & trails. Can do full board. No studs. Pasture board: $200/horse; full board: $400/horse, hay included. L. Ridley Conyers 770-918-1272 FARM SERVICES Forestry mulching, brush removal, overgrowth clearing, logging cleanup, trails, survey lines, fence lines, pasture reclamation, grading and much more. Williamson Land Management LLC. Bri- Cash paid for farm equipment, tractors, skidsteers, excavators, diesel trucks, gooseneck trailers, etc. Chris Jones Dalton 678283-9291 or 678-764-2358 for sale by the owner. Limit descriptive terms to property characteristics or structures. A maximum word count of 25 including name, address, phone number and your city of residence is permitted in Farmland ads. Only one ad per subscriber per issue. You must be a paid subscriber to advertise in the Market Bulletin. Subscriber number ____________ County ______________ 38 years' experience: horse an 770-851-4588 arenas laser graded, tree Cash paid for running and non-running diesel tractors clearing, driveways built/regraded, gravel, barns graded, Portable sawmill service. Using Woodmizer equipment, and skid steers. Have trailer with winch. Also buys back drainage correction, demolition. Luke trucking, Butler 20+ years experience. Rates starting at $0.35/BDFT or hoes. Joshua 404-886-7423 Fowler Dacula Braselton 770-685-0288 42 years of experience: bush- hourly rate. Will travel. Bruce Stanford Gray 478-256-5763 Does anyone see watermelon rind pickles or green tomato hogging, mowing light clearing, postholes, gardens, food plots, discing, aerating, seeding, spreading, grading etc. N. State wide brush cutting. Under brush clearing, small tree clearing, brush cleanup, pickles? Email only. C. Cole Atlanta carolbarrettcole@gmail.com Ga. R. Allison Buford 678-2002040 Ag/Farm fencing, all types installed and repaired. 12Yrs ex- bush hogging, property and fence lines, overgrown areas. Thomas Bowlin 678972-4647 Hay rake wheels. 28 steel hay rake wheels. Jerry Heath Powder Springs 770-8336291 perience. Land management services: consulting, mowing, Stumps ground neatly below Headlight assembly & front seeding, food plots, wildlife ground level, free estimate and grill for 2810 Branson tractor. habitat. Casey Kent Good reasonably priced. Glen Whit- Floyd Tanner Dawsonville Hope 678-446-8520 ley Bethlehem 770-867-2718 706-265-2692 I hereby certify that this notice meets all the necessary requirements for publication in the Market Bulletin: ________________________________________________________ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 11 Help! Wife wants old pick up Seeking a good distributor Wanted in NE GA: riding truck for gate entrance art. and coil for 2N or 9N Ford mowers for parts, running or Should be 1950s or older. Text tractor. Chris Woodstock 706- not. Can pay for some in good picture and price. Frank Howell 851-3164 shape. Am retired, keeps me Kite 863-944-0900 Senior horseperson ISO small busy. Call David Combs Jef- Hog hunting lease or sublease within 60mi of Athens. Not a hunting club. Call or text. David Daniel Athens 919-996- home/farm in N. GA for longterm lease. Need not be fancy. Have inside pets & horse. D. Stone Canton 352-208-1057 ferson 706-367-4107 Wanted young Watusi bull, full blood or registered. Tommy Copelan Eatonton 706- 9464. Want to buy 20+ acres in N. 473-0613 I need some goats! Looking for 30+ brush goats, wethers and/or does only, preferably already on brush. M. Swanson Savannah 404-452-7292 Georgia or surrounding Atlanta. Existing buildings and proximity to water a plus. Virginia C. Atlanta virginia@hobbes.biz Wanted: 25-75 acres, calendar year 2021 Hunting Lease. Responsible/experienced father/son only. Troup/Meriwether counties. Will pay pre- Want to buy rhubarb roots & mium price up front w/written ISO 1945-1971 Dodge Power asparagus (prefer Purple Pas- rules/agreement. Interested? Wagon (flat fender). Appling sion) roots for planting now Text/Call Berkeley 404-374- 706-840-2310 through springtime. M. L. Ernst 8998. Marietta mlernst@outlook.- John Deere 148 loader with com 770-310-7447 Wanted: Female goats be- attached control valve to fit a tween 1 and 18 months old. 4010 tractor. Dan Hess Locust Want to buy roller pigeons. Must be 50% white & 50% Grove 770-906-8706 Steve Carson Griffin 770-468- black and NOT sterile. Joel Wi- 6824 ley Coolidge 229-890-8888 Looking for a Mule, Gator or Wanted - heirloom old timey Email: numberman4@yahoo.- Ranger utility side-by-side ve- pumpkin seeds for home use & com hicle. Can be nice or need work. Brand doesn't matter. Connor Power Monroe 404989-2306 would also need early bean six-week heirloom bean seeds. K. Burt Dawsonville 706-9749261 Wanted: rabbits for sale around Conyers area for my granddaughters, breed not important. G. Messenger Cony- Looking for a wood planer, Wanted - landowner permis- ers Email gilbertmessenger@12in to 20in wide, 3 or 4 sion for deer hunting. 50+ bellsouth.net blades, 120-240v in good acres. Will sign lease agree- shape. Perry Conner Conyers ment. Barrow, Cherokee, Wanted: sprig digger. Bill 770-527-2958 Forsyth, Hall, or Jackson Kent Canton 770-547-5300 counties. Dave Lottes Milton Looking for hunting property in Wilkes, Elbert, Ogelthorpe, Green, Madison, or Lincoln counties to purchase, 75+ acres. Jerry Kilby Rabun 706746-2459 404-285-0985 Wanted - reliable supplier of barn-kept, rye hay near Milledgeville. Please leave message. P. Cannon Haddock 770-842-5528 Wanting 10lbs, 2020 crop (only) shelled Stuart pecan halves. Price and shipping cost to Atlanta. Email only. C. Cole Atlanta carolbar- rettcole@gmail.com Mulberry saplings or cuttings around Habersham county. Karl Greene Demorest 706949-3182 Wanted 1959 Ford F100 hood, driver's door & tailgate. D. Atkins Dawson 229-9426693 Wanting a calf or two to raise for food. Chuck Collis Mineral Bluff 706-374-6578 Old stuff? Have you sold the Wanted 25 to 100 acres for Wide frontend for A.C. WD, farm and need a clean out? 2021 hunting season. For me parts or whole tractor; also One item or 100. Prefer N.E., and Grandson only. Walton large cedar & cypress trees for Consider all. Bill Mcgraw and Morgan counties. Danny sawmilling, dead or alive. J. Athens 706-614-0867 Bryan Monroe 404-520-9359 Brooks Athens 702-693-0467 Looking Forward: Ag will overcome Continued From Page 1 retary: "As we enter 2021 the primary goal of the Georgia FFA is to continue to offer opportunities for FFA members to showcase their skills through career development events, leadership development events, livestock shows and other supervised agricultural experience programs. "Amid the pandemic and virtual education models, we will model for our students the adaptability necessary to be successful. We want to gather students for live events when it is safe to do so. When we cannot, we want to conduct virtual events that are challenging, relevant and engaging. Finally, we want the FFA and agricultural education to continue being a way to grow leaders, build communities and strengthen agriculture." Nick T. Place, Dean of the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: "An overarching goal is to overcome COVID-19 and get back to a sense of normal. I want CAES to be widely recognized as the No. 1 ag college, and this will be built upon the impact we bring upon the citizens of Georgia and the state's economy. "Our college will lead a drive for contemporary research on emerging issues that are facing the state. CAES will lead with use of technology, both internally and externally; including a major emphasis on precision agriculture. "CAES will intentionally look for ways to expand and strengthen partnerships and collaborations with stakeholders, legislators and supporters across the state. "CAES will purposefully build and diver- sify our funding portfolio such that we can address these major and growing expectations of the college. "On a personal note, my wife and I look forward to getting ourselves established and making Georgia home." Arch Smith, State 4-H Leader/Director: "While 2020 provided many challenges for Georgia 4-H, it did allow for an opportunity to try new program delivery methods. UGA 4-H faculty and staff learned much about virtual program delivery and kept thousands of children involved in the Georgia 4-H Program. We believe the lessons learned in 2020 will allow 4-H to reach more students in the future. "Georgia 4-H is now better prepared to increase delivery of education about agricultural awareness, conservation and the environment, healthy lifestyles, civic engagement and leadership." Laura Perry Johnson, Associate Dean for UGA Extension: "For the New Year, I wish health and healing for our nation and all of our communities. I pray that we can all search hard and focus on what we have in common and not our differences. For UGA Cooperative Extension, my goal is for us to continue to work locally and beyond to serve the citizens of Georgia and make our state healthy and prosperous so that we can be a powerful force for change for farmers, families and communities. Personally, I will strive to be the positive example I want to see and work to ensure others can see that positivity in my actions. Happy New Year!" It was never easy to catch Dr. James Sutton in repose at the Georgia Department of Agriculture. He was a servant leader, one who never asked those reporting to him to do more than he was willing to do himself. So here he is at work shoveling shavings for the Georgia Grown Baby Barn at the Georgia National Fair in 2018. (Amy Carter/GDA) So long, Doc GDA bids a fond farewell to James Sutton after 20 years By Jay Jones jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov James Sutton, director of operations at the Georgia Department of Agriculture, retired last month after 20 years of service and a lifetime in agriculture. He oversaw many changes as the department worked to keep up with the technology of the 21st Century. Still, for every piece of sophisticated equipment acquired, Sutton said it was always the people who counted. "I can just go down the list and name everybody, but we have hit home runs with everybody that is in charge of the different divisions, and I guess that's what I'm proud of the most," he said. "We've got the right people in the right places, and I leave feeling really good. I think everybody's going to be fine." Almost everyone addresses him as "Dr. Sutton" or simply "Doc," and part of that comes from academics. In high school, Sutton worked parttime at the University of Georgia's Griffin Experiment Station and continued there while working his way through college. He earned undergraduate and Master's degrees in agronomy from UGA and a Doctorate in agronomy from Auburn University. He also worked in the private sector for many years as a plant breeder and developed new varieties of peanuts, soybeans, cotton, and canola. Sutton arrived at GDA in 2000 as the manager for the Georgia Seed Development Commission and eventually became assistant commissioner over the Plant Industries Division in 2004. Upon Gary Black's election as Georgia Agriculture Commissioner in 2010, Sutton served as GDA's director of operations. But as his titles grew, "Dr. Sutton" seemed appropriate to those who worked for him. Natalie Adan, director of GDA's Food Safety Division, describes Sutton's leadership style as that of a teacher. "Dr. Sutton was more than a boss; he was a true leader and provided mentorship along the way," Adan said. "He has provided the support and assistance needed to strengthen and continuously improve our Food Safety Division. Dr. Sutton has al- ways acknowledged the importance of our work and commitment to protecting public health and will be missed by all." Derrick Lastinger, director of GDA's Structural Pest Division, echoed Adan's sentiments. He said Sutton was a key reason for his division's success. Under Sutton's leadership, Lastinger's division worked on increasing outreach and education in their industry to better address regulation and enforcement. "We were able to make our new vision and supporting ideas work with him being our boss, leader and coach," Lastinger said. "Anyone can be a boss, but it takes someone special to be a leader, and he provided that inspiration, encouragement and never hesitated to give us direction." Sutton said he is amazed at how the department utilized technology during his tenure at the department. He credits Black for setting the tone in updating technology to stay current. "We've gone from all of us having yellow pads to iPads, and I think we're able to communicate quicker," he said. "When I first came on, we didn't even have beepers. Beepers were just starting out, so we would get a page that somebody was trying to reach us, and you had to find a phone booth at a gas station to make a call. Now, we all walk around with our communication devices, our phones, with us." Despite the conveniences technology offers, Sutton said it can be double-edged as the best thing to happen to the department and at times a hardship. "I have to go through a hundred emails to find the five emails that are really important for my day," he said. Sutton is an avid gardener, and he also plans to turn his attention to beekeeping in retirement. "I've been raising bees for about two years, and I want to get that up and going stronger," he said. Sutton and his wife, Karen, have two children, both in school. Drew is a senior at UGA working on a degree in biology, while Katie is working on a doctorate of horticulture at the University of Florida. "We got a camper and kids in college, so we plan on visiting them a good bit," he said. "Every day will be different." PAGE 12 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 Georgia Grown Profile: The Pig'n Whistle spiced up the arts By Amy Carter amy.carter@agr.georgia.gov You know that old saying about the right place and the right time? Once could argue that the Pig'n Whistle in Macon was that place, and the middle of the 20th century was the time for connoisseurs of smoky barbecue, moody rhythm and blues, and steamy Southern literature. "We fed everyone from Elvis to Cher to Jerry Reed. He was a regular," said Mark Hooten, whose father, Billy, went to work at the Macon Pig'n Whistle when he was 13 and owned the Macon site until it closed in the 1970s. Hooten has revived the Pig'n Whistle brand with online sales of branded barbecue, steak and hot sauces and meat rubs. The Pig'n Whistle is an old name in the food industry, according to Hooten. In Georgia, it was known for barbecue, burgers, fries and milkshakes. Macon residents in particular recall hanging out at the Pig as teenagers in the 1950s and '60s. Former WMAZ newscaster Del Ward famous as the first female disc jockey in the U.S. to play all night recalled going on dates at the Pig'n Whistle as a teenager in Macon. "I remember hearing music from the car radios not like today, not blaring. It was Sentimental Journey, or you'd hear Kiss Me Once, Kiss Me Twice, it's been a long, long time. It was just the in place," Ward said in a video interview recorded for a documentary Hooten is producing. There were other locations in Atlanta and Augusta (site of an in-house radio station with the call sign WBBQ). The chain was known for its singing carhops who served their customers curbside with a tray that attached to the car window but not as widely recognized for its influence on Southern arts. In 1971, the Allman Brothers Band put the song Statesboro Blues back on the charts, not long after signing their first major recording contract with Capricorn Records (also based in Macon) in the parking lot of the Pig'n Whistle, according to Hooten. That song was penned by Thomson native Blind Willie McTell, who recorded the song in 1928. McTell worked at the time as a carhop at the Pig'n Whistle in Atlanta, navigating with the help of a string tied to his waist and to the handles of his customers' cars. "That didn't work so well, so the owners said, `Bring your guitar over and entertain,'" said Hooten. Hooten said McTell figured out he could make more money playing guitar, so he started touring as "Pig'n Whistle Red." But the muse found new artists to inspire. "People in Georgia don't realize Cat on a Hot Tin roof is about Macon, Georgia. Tennessee Williams penned the first few words washing trays at the Pig'n Whistle. If it wasn't for the pig, Elizabeth Taylor's career might not be so flattering," Hooten said of the actress who portrayed Maggie "the Cat" opposite Paul Newman as Brick Pollitt in the 1958 film based on the play. Burl Ives portrayed Brick's father, Big Daddy. Macon lore holds that W. Jordan "Big Daddy" Massee was the inspiration for that character. Williams is said to have begun writing the story that became Cat on a Hot Tin Roof while living under Massee's roof. Plenty of notewor- thiness there, but there's more to the Pig'n ered inviting him to do some rhythm session Whistle story. Otis Redding and Richard work, until a few days later when they con- Wayne "Little Richard" Penniman worked nected him to the Steve Miller Band. A few there before making it big. Later, Capricorn years later, Scaggs went solo, contributing Records executives who grew up hanging out music to the soundtrack for the movie Urban at the Pig fed visiting musicians there. Cowboy and recording several popular songs In video interviews recorded for Hooten's into the 1980s. documentary, former Capricorn executives While the Pig'n Whistle name only lives Jim Hawkins and Bobby Wallace told of tak- online nowadays, its impact on the culture ing an unknown (to them) named Boz Scaggs and history of Georgia will never fade away. for lunch at the Pig'n Whistle. Rolling Stone magazine publish- er Jann Wenner sent Scaggs to Macon to meet with them, though neither man could say why. "He didn't tell us who the guy was or anything," Hawkins recalled. "I don't think he even told us his name ... but if Jann Wenner sent him, he must be im- portant." They lunched at the Pig and then took Scaggs back to the studio for a tour that included a session with Thomas Bailey and the Flintstone's Band. A Macon native, Bailey played drums for Otis Redding, James Brown and Wilson Pickett. Because Scaggs was carrying a single piece of luggage popular with photographers at the time, they assumed Scaggs was there to take pictures for a story re- ported earlier by a Rolling Stone writer. But when the guitarist for the session failed to show, Scaggs offered to sit in. "He wasn't a bad guitar play- An ad in The (Macon) Telegraph announces the grand opening of er," Hawkins said. They consid- the Pig'n Whistle June 28, 1928. (Special photos) At left, Billy Hooten at the Macon location in 1971. Hooten was 13 when he hired on at the Pig'n Whistle. He later bought the Macon restaurant. Today, Hooten's son, Mark, keeps the restaurant alive with a branded line of sauces and rubs (center). At right, Otis Redding worked at the Pig'n Whistle in Macon before he was famous. He later autographed a receipt that says, "Watch me" and "Respect." Shop for sauces and learn more about the history of Pig'n Whistle at pignwhistle.net Georgia Cotton: AMS Macon Classing Center is open to growers and stakeholders Continued From Page 1 Cycles of wetting and drying in the field, which weakens seed coats. The USDA and GDA are inviting growers to learn more about the classing process that identified the problem to quell concerns about that process. "Following Secretary (Sonny) Perdue's engagement with Commissioner Black, we would like to invite producers and stakeholders to visit our office and see classing firsthand to better understand the issue," said USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach. "All ten of the AMS Cotton Program classing offices operate by the same standards, processes and quality control procedures, and we look forward to sharing more information about how we ensure accuracy and consistency in the classing process." According to the USDA, a highly trained team classes every cotton sample received at an AMS Cotton Classing Office. After being tested on an electronic "high volume instrument" for a variety of fiber properties, samples are manually inspected for the presence of extraneous matter. If a classer determines that an appreciable amount of extraneous matter exists throughout the sample, a code is entered into the computer system that identifies the specific type of matter. A portion of all samples graded each day are randomly selected for re-check in the office and another portion of these samples are shipped to the AMS Cotton Program's Quality Assurance Division in Memphis for another re-check. "I have complete confidence in the integrity of the cotton classing process, and I appreciate USDA's willingness to provide additional information to producers," Black said. Taylor Sills, executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission in Perry, said the seed coat issue is one more negative for farmers who are already suffering financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "We are monitoring the issue and very concerned because of the money that's not flowing back into the cotton farmer's pocket because of it," Sills said. He joined Black in urging growers and stakeholders to visit the Macon Classing Office. To observe the cotton classing process, contact Noah Bell, area director for the USDA AMS, at 478.474.2831 to set up an appointment. The office is located at 1100 Parkway Dr. in Macon. Strict adherence to COVID-19 protocol is required for each visitor. 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