- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Vegetable production
- Creator:
- Kelley, William Terry
- Date of Original:
- 2003-09-19
- Subject:
- Crops--Georgia
Vegetables--Georgia
Food crops--Georgia
Agriculture--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about vegetable production in Georgia. Vegetables are the second most valuable agricultural crop in Georgia. Collectively they are worth an estimated $650 million in farm gate value (the value of a product when it leaves the growing site) to the state's agricultural economy. Georgia ranks third in the United States in acreage of fresh-market vegetables planted.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/vegetable-production/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Vegetable Production," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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