GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TOMMY IRVIN, COMMISSIONER Vol. 93, No. 4 Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Copyright 2010 ag consumer line... Farm Front Notice What is potlikker? The Obama Administration recently Equine Auction Potlikker is the broth created when boiling meat or vegetables, especially greens such as collards, turnip greens, mustard greens or kale. It contains the water, juice from the leaves, and the flavor from the ham hock or other meat or seasoning that the cook has added. It may be consumed with the greens if they are served in a bowl, or the greens may be drained and the potlikker served later as a soup. Southern diners often like to dip or crumble combread in their potlikker. "Pot liquor" appears to be the spelling preferred by linguists, but "potlikker" has its proponents and wide acceptance among Southern cooks. *** Are brown eggs more nutritious than white eggs? No. It is a common misconception that brown eggs have more nutritional value than white ones. In reality, both have the same nutritional value. announced appointments to the Georgia Farm Service Agency State Committee. Committee members will oversee the activities of the agency, including carrying out the state agricultural conservation programs, resolving appeals from the agriculture community and helping to keep producers informed about FSA programs. The appointees are as follows; Ronald C. Lee (Chairperson) owns and operates RCL Farms, a family farming operation. Lee has been involved in agricultural production since 1982. He also has served on the Georgia Pursuant to Section 4-13-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Humane Care for Equines Act), the Georgia Department of Agriculture will conduct a live auction on the following equine as grade horses, to wit: The auction will be held at the Morgan County Agriculture Center located in Madison, Ga., courtesy of the Morgan County 4-H Hay Bale Gang, on Saturday, February 27,2010. The said equine may be inspected at the facility from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; the sale will start at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 27, 2010. Pictures of the equine will be posted when available on the Department website: www.agr.georgia.gov. For directions to location, call the Equine Section at (404)-656-3713. (Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) Sealed bids will not be accepted on these equine. What is the forsythia I see blooming now (February 1)? It has dark green stems and is more of a mounding shrub than other forsythias. Feed and Grain Association Board of Directors and the Terrell County School Board. He was recently a member of the Biscuit - 5 yr. old sorrel grade mare (Continued on Page 12) It is not forsythia; it is winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum). Winter jasmine is a popular plant for the winter landscape because it brings bright yellow blooms on even some of the coldest days. It does look like forsythia, but its green stems and mounding, almost weeping habit are distinguishing features. It is a good shrub to choose for cascading over a wall or down a bank. Ifyou have questions about services or products regulated by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, visit our website at wwwxigr.georgia.gov or write to us at 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Room 227, Atlanta, GA 30334; e-mail info@agr.state.ga.us or telephone 1-800282-5852. Board of Directors of Cotton Incorporated. Fred Harrison Jr., from Winterville, Ga., is the Dean Emeritus of the College of Agriculture, Home Economics and Allied Programs at Fort Valley State University. Before serving as Administrator/Director of the (Continued on Page 12) Spring Equine Edition Scheduled for April 7 The Farmers and Consumers Market special spring equine edition is scheduled for publication April 7. This issue will include notices for horse shows and events in April, May and June, as well as Notice Application Process Now Underway listings of boarding facilities, horses at stud, and ads for miscellaneous equine equipment and supplies. A 30-word limit Ad Deadline For Ag Water Enhancement Program will be observed for these notices. Deadline for the edition is March 24, for the March. 24 issue is noon, March 10 James E. Tillman, Sr., State Conservationist for the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service in AWEP are: micro-irrigation systems, irrigation water management plans, roof runoff management, and irrigation 2010. Only one ad per family per issue will be allowed. Notices included in the "Equine for Sale" and "At Stud"categories must be Georgia, recently announced that the NRCS has opened the application period to reservoir planning. To apply, producers should first contact accompanied by a copy of a valid, negative Coggins test (made within the receive technical and financial assistance through the Agricultural Water (Continued on Page 12) (Continued on Page 12) Enhancement Program. Applications must be received by March 12, 2010, to be considered for funding. Guidelines to Consider When Visiting NRCS will offer up to $422,000 in fiscal year 2010 for participants to Ga. Pick-Your-Own Produce Farms 2 w3 *3 o implement water conservation practices for small, underserved, organic and sustainable agricultural producers in 21 Although the recent cold temperatures may make it seem a bit early for Georgia labor cost for harvesting. Consumers benefit by paying lower prices, and many 00 o < fN --O ^ Ga ^ 8 u cti 8 uc -J0-0 ^ counties. The eligible counties are: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Columbia, Dawson, Elbert, Franklin, Forsyth, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Madison, McDuffie, Oconee, Oglethorpe, produce, spring is less than a month away and the state's pick-your-own strawberry farms will soon-be open for business. Consumer demand is increasing for locally-grown farm products, and for those folks who do not mind doing a little work enjoy having the ability to select and pick the produce they buy. This issue of the Market Bulletin includes the publication's first listing of pick-your-own produce farms for 2010, (Continued on Page 12) Q^ Stephens, White and Wilkes. themselves, pick your own produce CO G O6 AWEP provides both technical and operations provide a source for consumers walnut & pine, custom made or in stock. Bill I will quilt your old or new quilt tops on Owens 3489 Bold Springs Rd. Monroe 30656 quilting machine, quality work, reasonable 770-267-6322 770-601-2297______________ prices. E. 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Alie handicraft ads for this edition is Brewer Columbus 706-323-8241 March 10. Landscape Update 2010 All items advertised in the Handicraft category must be University of Georgia Extension handmade by the advertiser and not will sponsor Landscape Update purchased for resale. 2010 in Perry, Ga., Feb. 26. For Handicraft ads are limited to 30 more information, contact Karen words and must be in compliance Atkins at atkinsk@uga.edu or call with all other advertising guidelines 478-987-2028. (see page 2).