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Contents Fall 2011 • Vol. 16, No. 2

Farmers markets connect consumers to farmers

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Paulding County residents have had the chance to buy locally grown food this year thanks to Paulding County Farm Bureau operating two farmers markets this year.

Farm life provides teachable moments for blogger

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Wilcox County Farm Bureau member Ashlee Wood uses her blog to teach others about farming by describing life on her family’s farm.

Landowners urged to replant after Preserving a family tradition harvesting trees Three generations of the Cagle family has

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been baking pear cobblers in the same pie pan using pears grown on the family’s Cherokee County farm.

Picture Agriculture in Georgia winners revealed

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Georgia forestry experts urge landowners to replant land that has been harvested. Fall and winter is the prime time to plant trees.

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Something’s Cooking

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Pictured from left, Beth Boyd, Ramona Parris, Grace Vaughn and Deborah Puette, won first, second, third place and an honorable mention in the Georgia Egg Commission’s annual recipe contest for their unique dishes.

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Member Services Update .......8 Insurance Update . ................10 Legislative Update..................12 Kids Corner............................18 Georgia Happenings..............34

All Georgia Farm Bureau members will receive the Georgia Neighbors. However, if you are not a farmer member and you’d also like to receive the Georgia Farm Bureau

Find fall produce at GFB Certified Farm Markets Ga. National Guard helping Afghan Looking for Georgia grown apples, peanuts, pecans or pumpkins? Check our listing of farmers certified farm markets. Many of our markets

offer agritourism activities for a fun day on the farm.

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The winners of our second annual photo contest have been chosen. Enjoy the top 13 photos. Thanks to everyone who submitted a picture, and we hope you’ll enter again next year.

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A special team of Ga. National Guard members is spending a year in Afghanistan helping Afghan farmers and agricultural leaders improve their production skills. Col. Bill Williams, commander of the team, is pictured speaking with an Afghan farm family.

News, fill in this coupon and send it to: Georgia Farm Bureau News, P.O. Box 7068, Macon, GA 31209.

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County Farm Bureau member Amy DuBois won an honorable mention in GFB’s Picture Agriculture in Georgia Contest for this photo she shot last fall of her son Beau inspecting the family’s peanut crop.

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Zippy Duvall, President

Send me in, coach!

Fall is my favorite time of the year.

Farmers are hard at work harvesting their apple, cotton, pecan and peanut crops. I hope you’ll find time to visit one of our certified farm markets and get to know the farmers producing your food. To find a GFB Certified Farm Market near you, visit www.gfb. org and click on the commodities tab.

Fall is also football season and I’m a football fan. Like football, it takes teamwork to meet the food and fiber demands of our country and the world. Consumers are important members of the team, and Farm Bureau has been searching for ways to help them better understand the farmers growing their food and the roles we each play in getting the food we eat from the farm to the table.

I played football in high school, and my wife and I spent Friday nights watching our two sons play when they were in school, so I realize that in order to talk to a large number of Georgia consumers about agriculture during football season we need to communicate with them through their favorite fall pastime. That’s why Georgia Farm Bureau is partnering with the Georgia High School Association to support the Georgia High School Scoreboard Show and the Countdown to Kickoff radio shows.

We hope that by sponsoring these shows aired statewide on local radio stations, consumers will be reminded of the Georgia farmers who grew the food that helped their hometown football stars grow up to make the big plays. We hope our sponsorship of the shows will also remind listeners there are 158 local Farm Bureau offices statewide supporting their local communities and offering a variety of member benefits.

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While Georgia is home to numerous outstanding college football teams, the UGA Athletic Association offered us the chance to reach the 92,746 fans that fill Sanford Stadium at each home game by promoting Farm Bureau on the back of the tickets. We thought this was a great way to get our Bulldog friends to think about Georgia farmers as they tailgate and cheer on the Dawgs.

I know everyone doesn’t follow football, so we will also reach out to consumers during the Sunbelt Ag Expo, October 18-20, in Moultrie, Ga. This is a great chance for families that do not live on the farm to come and experience harvest season. You and your children can see cotton and peanuts being harvested in the Expo fields and learn more about Georgia’s No. 1 industry.

Georgia Farm Bureau will be there, and we invite you to stop by the Georgia Agriculture Building, which is right inside the main gate. Bring your children and let them try their skills at the My American Farm game kiosk we’ll be displaying in the building. The kiosk will be loaded with all 13 of the My American Farm games and is a fun way to learn about agriculture. We are partnering with the Georgia Department of Agriculture on this new building and hope you will drop by to visit us!

There is no more important member of our team than local businesses and residents of our local communities. In the spirit of team building, Georgia Farm Bureau and county Farm Bureaus will observe National Farm-City Week, Nov. 18-24.

This is the 56th anniversary of this event begun in 1955 by Kiwanis International to increase the understanding between urban and rural residents. Today, the National FarmCity Council organizes the event.

Farm days at schools, farm tours, banquets and mayoral proclamations are just a few of the ways county See WE, THE FARMERS page 27

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SUBSCRIPTION RATES Farm Bureau Members: Included in dues — $1 per year OFFICERS VINCENT “Zippy” duvall, President GERALD LONG, 1st Vice President BERNARD SIMS, North Georgia Vice President ROBERT FOUNTAIN, Middle Georgia Vice President Wayne Daniel, Treasurer/ Corporate Secretary DUKE GROOVER, General Counsel DIRECTORS FIRST DISTRICT: Henry J. West, Rydal SECOND DISTRICT: Randy Ruff, Elberton; Bobby Gunter Dahlonega THIRD DISTRICT: George Chambers, Carrollton; Nora Goodman, Temple FOURTH DISTRICT: Marvin Ruark, Bishop; William Hutchins, Winder FIFTH DISTRICT: Jim Ham, Smarr; Ralph Adamson, Jr., Barnesville SIXTH DISTRICT: James Emory Tate, Denton; Jimmy Perry Jr., Cochran SEVENTH DISTRICT: Ben Boyd, Sylvania; Gennis Folsom, Glennville EIGHTH DISTRICT: Phil Redding, Bluffton; Don Wood, Rochelle NINTH DISTRICT: Paul Shirah, Camilla; Lucius Adkins, Elmodel TENTH DISTRICT: David Lee, Alma; Daniel Johnson, Alma YOUNG FARMER CHAIRMAN: Wesley Hall, Cumming WOMEN’S COMMITTEE CHAIR: Donna Powell, Pelham INFORMATION STAFF Paul Beliveau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director Jennifer Whittaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editor Lillian Davis . . . . . . Publications Manager Jay Stone . . . . . . Publication/Web Specialist Michael Edmondson . Web/Video Manager Mark Wildman . . . . . . Radio-TV Specialist Dean Wood . . . . . . . . . Radio-TV Specialist Damon Jones . . . . . . . . Radio-TV Specialist Rick Treptow . . Senior Radio-TV Specialist Denny Moore . . . . . . . TV Anchor/Producer Vickie Amos . . . . . . . . Office Coordinator ADVERTISING POLICY All advertising accepted subject to publisher’s approval. Advertisers must assume liability for content of their advertising.

Publisher maintains right to cancel advertising for non-payment or reader complaint about advertiser service or products. Publisher does not accept per-order, political or alcoholic beverage ads, nor does publisher prescreen or guarantee advertiser service or products.

Publisher assumes no liability for products or services advertised in Farm Bureau’s Georgia Neighbors.

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Farm Bureau’s Georgia Neighbors was established in 1995. Copyright 2011 by the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation. Printed by Panaprint, Macon, GA. www.gfb.org

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Ken and Patti Cook have been selling assorted vegetables and grass-fed beef at the Paulding County Farm Bureau Farmers Markets this year.

Farmers markets connect consumers to farmers

By Jennifer Whittaker help the local farmer,” PCFB President Nora Goodman said when asked why the county Farm Bureau decided to operate the markets. “The public is very interested in buying locally grown produce and having the market helps local farmers by giving them a way to sell their produce.”

PCFB also held a weekly market three miles down the road in Hiram on Tuesdays. In early August, PCFB relocated the Hiram market to the Dallas location. Since mid-August, when the farmers’ produce production slowed, the market has been held on Fridays only.

Spreading Oaks Farm, owned by Ken and Patti Cook, is one of the local farms selling at the PCFB Farmers Market. The Cooks grow a variety of produce and raise grass-fed beef James Ruff (pictured far left) inspects tomatoes for sale while PCFB on their farm Farmers Market Manager Shannon Davidson (pictured right) sells her homemade bread. outside of DalPhoto by Jennifer Whittaker

Paulding County residents have had the chance to buy locally grown food this year – straight from the farmers who grew it – thanks to Paulding County Farm Bureau operating two farmers markets this year.

In May, PCFB started a weekly market in Dallas that is open Friday afternoons from 3 to 7 p.m. The market, located at 2515 Marietta Highway at the intersection of Highway 92 and Highway 120, will continue operating until Nov. 18.

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las. A sign at their booth proudly advertises that their produce travels less than 14 miles from farm to market.

“People tell us ‘Your produce stays fresh for two weeks,’ and I tell them, ‘That’s because it hasn’t travelled for twelve hundred miles,’ “ Patti said.

“Most of our produce is harvested the day we take it to the market, except things we pick every day like squash and zucchini.”

The Cooks have utilized the PCFB markets to sell vegetables grown on their one-acre garden that they don’t need for their community supported agriculture (CSA) program. The Cooks supply about a bushel of fresh produce to 10 customers who contracted with them last spring and paid $500 each for a share of the Cooks’ weekly yield.

“Participating in the farm markets has worked really well for us. After we supply our CSA customers and sell at the two markets there is very little waste. Patti cans and preserves the little bit of produce we have left,” Ken said. “We’ve seen customers who come each week and you get to know them.

It’s rewarding to see them appreciate what we are out here doing.”

PCFB Farm Market Manager Shannon Davidson had 45 vendors sell at the markets with anywhere from 18 to 25 participating weekly in the summer.

As many as 500 people attended both the Dallas and Hiram markets each week this summer, Davidson said.

Attendance has dropped to about 250 weekly, but Davidson expects it will rise again as fall produce, such as sweet potatoes, kale, cabbage, rutabagas and collards come in. Davidson also plans to bring in more craft vendors this fall.

Davidson previously lived in California, where she enjoyed shopping straight from farmers at their fruit and vegetable stands. She said she missed that experience when she moved to Georgia, which is what motivates her to volunteer for PCFB as the farm market manager.

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Ashlee Wood examines a cotton boll while working on her blog, Across the Branch.

fields snowy white, which means they’re ready to be harvested. The cotton will be spun into fibers used in clothing, home furnishings and industrial products shipped around the world. But on her blog, Ashlee focuses on what happens before the cotton leaves their farm.

Like a lot of moms, she uses her blog to keep family and friends updated on the happenings in her household. That’s how acrossthebranch.com got started.

Brad’s sister Melissa, with whom Ashlee taught school, introduced the couple. Ashlee, who grew up in Fort Valley, wasn’t familiar with Wilcox County and had limited knowledge of farming, but as they dated she showed an interest in what Brad was doing

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n a hot August day in a Wilcox County cotton field, Brad Wood cuts open a cotton boll, revealing the packed fibers inside. The boll vaguely resembles a piece of fruit, and when Brad squeezes it, water runs out.

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cinated. “Ooh,” she says. “Look at that ...”

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Brad Wood shows his wife Ashlee the inside of a cotton boll as she snaps pictures for her blog.

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and he happily obliged. She’d go to visit him on the family farm outside Rochelle and find him in the barn tinkering with equipment or poring over seed varieties. The quizzes ensued.

“I’m a question asker,” Ashlee said.

“Brad has been really good about explaining everything that’s happening on the farm.”

Ashlee started the blog when she was pregnant with their daughter Blair, who is now two years old. She wanted to provide updates for family members who weren’t close by. Creating blog sections covering farm topics came naturally as she learned about the crops they grow on the farm.

“I didn’t realize how much work goes into farming or how expensive everything is,” Ashlee said. “The technology that goes into farming is pretty interesting, and I didn’t realize how much of it there was.”

Ashlee is now a nurse at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, but her love of learning and teaching is evident in her blog. She says she considers it her platform to share ag knowledge as she gains it, and the family’s 1,500 acres of watermelon and cotton fields double as a classroom.

“I enjoy learning about farming and I want to share it with others,” See BLOGGER page 30 Georgia Neighbors • Fall 2011

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Makes your mouth water, doesn’t it?

If so, you’re no different than most Southerners who were born and raised on this type of meal.

Unfortunately, this type of diet contributes to Georgia’s ranking 12th in the nation for occurrences of heart disease and 10th in the nation for occurrences of stroke. Stroke is the third-leading cause of death in the United States and is the No. 1 cause of disability and nursing home admissions. Stroke is often referred to as the “silent killer,” because most people don’t notice a sign or symptom until after a stroke occurs.

That’s why Georgia Farm Bureau is proud to be partnered with Stroke Detection Plus – a mobile vascular screening company that utilizes ultrasound technology to identify individuals who are at a high risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease, as well as osteoporosis. Farm Bureau members receive a $26 discount off the regular price (currently $125) of the four screenings (see inset). The screenings are quick, painless, non-invasive, and can detect a blockage at an early stage before it becomes life-threatening.

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If the ultrasound screening discovers a potential health problem, an onstaff nurse for Stroke Detection Plus will follow up with a phone consultation to encourage patients to visit their doctor for diagnosis and treatment.

Since our first Stroke Detection Plus event in April, more than 1,200 Farm Bureau members have been screened.

Twenty-four of our members were found to have had significant blockage in their carotid artery and six were found to have had a critical blockage, including Farm Bureau member Bryan Long of Washington County.

“Believe me, these tests are a great idea. I had a history of strokes in my family, but just never thought it might happen to me,” Long said. “It turned out I had a 95 percent blockage in my right carotid artery. My surgery was performed right away. I could have had a stroke and never been aware of a problem.”

We have received several similar testimonials from our members and hope we can help more of our mem-

bers catch blockages they may have and prevent unnecessary strokes.

At Georgia Farm Bureau, we continually seek member benefits that add significant value to your membership investment. We are especially proud to provide this new service to our members because it saves lives.

Please contact your county Farm Bureau office to find out when the Stroke Detection Plus team will be in your area. The price is right and a few minutes of time might add years to your life or even save it!

To view a short video demonstration of the screenings, scan this quick response code with your smartphone or visit www.gfb.org (click on member benefits, then stroke detection plus).

Jay Murdock is director of the GFB Member Services Department. If you have any questions about GFB member services please visit http://www.gfb.org or call 1-800-633-5432.

Screening Descriptions 1 Stroke Screening This screening visualizes the buildup of fatty plaque in the carotid arteries that can lead to stroke

2 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm This screening visualizes the existence of an aneurysm in the abdominal aorta that can rupture and be fatal

3 Peripheral Vascular Disease This screening checks for blockage in the legs. Abnormal results indicate high risk of coronary artery disease

4 Osteoporosis Screens for abnormal bone mass density in men and women. Osteoporosis is painless and silent until bone fractures occur. Early treatment is key.

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While most of us would never consider skipping our annual physical exam, we are often not as diligent about making sure our fiscal health stays in tip-top shape. Life is constantly changing; making time for an annual insurance review can ensure that the coverage we purchase to protect the people and things we love keeps pace with our needs and goals. In an annual review you’ll: 1. Confirm that you have adequate coverage to protect your family and property.

Renovated your home or bought a new car recently? Changed jobs or had a baby? Contemplating retirement?

These life changes, among others, can significantly affect the amount of insurance coverage you need. Your agent is

GFB Mutual Insurance Company Annual Meeting of Policyholders The annual meeting of the policyholders of the Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company will be held Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at the Georgia Farm Bureau Building, 1620 Bass Road, Macon, Ga. 31210. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m.

GFB Mutual Insurance Company Annual Meeting of Directors The annual meeting of the Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Board of Directors will be held immediately following the annual meeting of the policyholders, which begins at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at the Georgia Farm Bureau Building, 1620 Bass Road, Macon, Ga., 31210.

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2. Look at options to reduce your potential for loss.

Do your existing policies cover the liability exposures presented by things you may own such as boats or golf carts? Do you own equipment that may need physical damage coverage (even in the absence of a lienholder who requires it)? Own a business that could suffer without coverage for business interruption? Work with your agent to examine those areas that are sometimes left unexplored. An insurance review can help you pinpoint previously uninsured exposures where you may be vulnerable to a loss. Coverage for these items can often be much less expensive than you might expect.

3. Determine your risk tolerance.

The economy is uncertain; have you saved for a rainy day? Will your retirement and life insurance planning provide for the quality of life you envision for you and your loved ones? Allow your agent to guide you through an examination of your financial ability to withstand the hardships that life sometimes throws our way.

4. Learn what is happening in the insurance industry.

Ever wonder why it seems like your insurance rates keep going up even when you’ve never filed a claim? Your agent can explain why property insurance costs are rising even for those who’ve not been personally affected by fire, storms or other disasters.

5. Maintain an open communication with your agent and Georgia Farm Bureau.

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always evolving. The more your agent knows about your needs and exposures, the easier it will be to identify ways to save you money - let’s face it, in this day and time, we all want to save money. And to make it even better, an annual review is always free!

If you’ve not had an insurance review in the past 12 months, contact your agent to schedule an appointment to sit down with them and discuss your coverages. Insurance is a needsbased product - your agent will help you to uncover the areas for which you NEED to have coverage. While none of us like paying insurance premiums, we all recognize the necessity as part of our responsibility for protecting our families and property.

The amount of risk that you decide to live with is ultimately up to you; the decision is different for everyone.

However, an annual review and your agent’s expert guidance can help give you the peace of mind that comes with knowing you’ve done all you can to avoid, or at least lessen, any potential financial catastrophes your family may face.

Hall Harden is senior director of sales for the Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company and holds the insurance designations of Chartered Life Underwriter and Life Underwriting Training Council Fellow.

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Everyone must work to curb metal theft Metal theft is on the rise in Georgia, and it will take the cooperative efforts of everyone to reverse the trend.

The increase in the crime is due to high scrap metal prices and a relatively low level of risk associated with stealing metal items that are often found in areas with little security. Add to the mix illegal drug users looking for ways to finance their habit, and it’s no wonder that metal theft is taking a large toll on Georgia’s economy.

Public utilities are major targets of metal thieves. Spools of wire are often stolen, but thieves also cut electrical wires from power poles and substations. Stolen wires often cause interrupted electrical or communication services and hazardous conditions.

Farmers are also common victims of metal theft. Old farm equipment is frequently stolen from farms, but the biggest problem is copper wiring being stripped from barns, tenant houses, poultry houses, irrigation systems and other structures. Farmers spend thousands of dollars on equipment only to find it rendered useless by the theft of electric motors or wiring.

Homeowners are often victimized when criminals steal window air conditioning units or rip the coils from central units. Churches and cemeteries are not immune as thieves desecrate religious ornaments or rob graves of metal objects. Other victims include railroads and building contractors.

In 2009, Georgia Farm Bureau lobbied for passage of legislation to combat metal theft. As a result, regulations were tightened related to the purchase of scrap metal, and penalties were increased for those convicted of the crime. The law allows prosecutors to consider the value of the stolen property in its undamaged condition rather than just its value as scrap.

GFB worked with a group of stakeholders, including law enforcement, public utilities, railroads, general

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contractors and recyclers to develop a Secondary Metals Compliance & Prosecution Guide. The purpose of the guide is to educate all parties involved about the Georgia laws regarding the purchase of scrap metal. The guide also gives direction in prosecuting a case against metal thieves. More than 5,000 copies of the guide have been printed and distributed.

To print a copy of the guide, visit the GFB website at http://www. gfb.org/legislative and click on the Secondary Metals Compliance Guide icon. You may also contact the GFB Legislative Department at 1-800-3421192 to request a copy.

Current law in Georgia requires scrap metal buyers to keep records of the metal they buy. The recyclers must maintain a photocopy of the seller’s government issued identification, the date of the transaction, the quantity and description of the metal, and the tag number of the vehicle used to deliver the metal. The recycler is required to keep these records for two years. For purchases of copper and aluminum, cash payment can only be made after 24 hours.

In August, legislation went into effect in South Carolina that is considerably stronger than Georgia’s law.

In South Carolina, no one may sell or purchase nonferrous metals (copper, aluminum, bronze, brass, etc.) without first obtaining a permit to do so by the local sheriff. The new law also prohibits cash payments for nonferrous metals.

All payments must be made by check.

Additionally, South Carolina law makes it illegal to transport more than ten pounds of nonferrous metal without a permit from the sheriff.

The South Carolina law has many Georgians wondering if similar legislation is needed here. GFB members are bound to discuss the issue this fall during policy development, the process through which Farm Bureau deter-

mines its legislative priorities.

In the meantime, there are things you can do to reduce the chances you become a metal theft victim. Contact local law enforcement and express concern about metal theft. Urge them to regularly visit recyclers and rigorously inspect their required paperwork.

When sheriffs are campaigning for election, make sure combating metal theft is part of the platform.

Talk with prosecutors and judges about how costly metal theft is, and urge them to put thieves in jail. Metal theft should be a part of any election campaign discussion. Unless there are harsh sentences, metal thieves will continue to multiply.

Property owners should treat metals as valuables. If practical, protect property with fencing, locks, video surveillance, or alarms. Mark your property in some way. Marking discourages theft and helps with identification if something is stolen.

If you sell scrap metal, be sure to deal only with reputable recyclers.

Avoid transient recyclers and report to law enforcement those metal buyers operating out of a parking lot or those who advertise with temporary road signs. These buyers are a blight on the recycling industry and should be arrested and convicted when they buy stolen property.

Finally, work to publicize metal theft convictions. In June, Houston County District Attorney George Hartwig successfully prosecuted Boris Watkins for stealing copper wire from four irrigation systems. Superior Court Judge George Nunn sentenced Watkins to serve 14 years without parole and to pay $48,000 in restitution for his crime.

If metal thieves see others being prosecuted and severely penalized for their crimes they will probably think twice before striking.

Jon Huffmaster is director of the GFB Legislative Department.

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Albert Cagle and his daughter-inlaw, Teresa, pose with the blue ribbon they won for the family’s Old Fashion Pear Pie at the Cherokee Fresh Market in August. Notice the pie pan is empty! looked at him and said ‘What do you want me to do with these?’ “ Teresa recalls. “He said, ‘Cook a pear pie. Use the small one first so that if you mess up you can start over and use the big can.’ “ Then he told her he wanted her to enter the pie contest with the recipe.

“I had never entered any kind of baking contest in my life!” Teresa said.

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Albert Cagle’s mother, Estelle, started the tradition.

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The pan, which measures three inches deep and 11 inches wide, serves eight to ten people, depending on the size of the appetite of the person dishing up the servings.

Albert’s mother passed the pan and recipe along to his wife, Bernese, who continued the family’s pie tradition, cooking many pies for the couple’s four sons - Scott, Mark, Len and David.

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Photo by Jay Stone

Georgia Forestry Commission Chief of Reforestation Russ Pohl, left, and Georgia Farm Bureau Forestry Commodity Committee Chairman John Mixon pull weeds at the GFC’s Flint River Nursery in Macon County. The nursery has about 16 million seedlings and a seed orchard to provide new trees to more than 4,000 landowners a year.

Landowners urged to replant after harvesting trees

By Jay Stone

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the Flint River Nursery. “That means there’s no soil on the roots, they’re not in containers, they’re not balled in burlap. They’re bare root, which makes them a little more fragile. That means the only time they can be planted is in the dormant season, generally Dec. 1 through about March 1.”

Mixon urges landowners who harvest and sell trees on their land to use

Photo by Jay Stone

The Georgia Forestry Commission’s Flint River Nursery in Macon County is the first home for millions of seedlings, most of them pine varieties, which are sold to landowners looking to establish new forests or replant ones that have been harvested.

The supply of seedlings is plentiful, although the inventory is not at peak capacity because demand has declined over the past few years, said GFC Chief of Reforestation Russ Pohl.

Pohl and former state forester John Mixon say landowners seeking cash flow are harvesting their forests but many are not replanting.

“I ride up and down the roads in the state of Georgia, and I see a lot of these stands that are being cut,” said Mixon, chair of the Georgia Farm Bureau Commodity Advisory Committee for Forestry. “I know part of this is the economy. People are needing the money from the trees, but I see a lot of stands that aren’t being put back.”

With the prime planting time for pine seedlings approaching, Pohl hopes to see more landowners replant.

“The trees we sell out of this nursery are bare root,” said Pohl, who oversees the more than 800 acres at

some of the proceeds from those sales to replant, noting that costs for the prep work that must be done on land to be planted in pine trees increase over time. Species of hardwoods become established and if allowed to mature become more costly to remove before replanting.

“If you’ll do some planting when you cut the trees, it’s a lot easier to get them planted back in the next two to three years than it is to wait 10 or 12 years to put them back,” Mixon said.

Replanting accelerates the ecological benefits Georgians receive from the state’s forestland, which are significant. A recent University of Georgia study concluded that in addition to direct economic benefits derived from harvesting the trees, Georgians annually receive $37 billion worth of environmental benefits from the state’s forestland, much of which is privately owned.

“Most of us really appreciate fresh air,” said Mixon. “You can’t have fresh air without trees.”

Pricing for seedlings from the Flint River Nursery vary by species and quantity. The nursery has packages starting at $17 for 50 seedlings in some species of pine, and discounts are available for orders of 100,000 pines or 10,000 hardwoods. For complete pricing information, call the nursery at 229268-7308 or visit http://www.gatrees. org/seedlings/orderinginfo.cfm.

Georgia Farm Bureau Forestry Commodity Committee Chair John Mixon measures a pine tree in a Macon County forest. Mixon says landowners should consider replanting trees after harvesting them.

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By Donna Rocker, Ag in the Classroom Coordinator, 1-478-474-0679 Ext. 5365

Just soya know

Soybeans are one of the largest cash crops in the United States and also one of the top export crops. In 2009, U.S. farmers produced more than 3.3 billion bushels of soybeans and exported 1.45 billion bushels with China as our top customer. Georgia ranks 26th in soybean production with $168.5 million in farm gate soybeans value in 2009 and 440,000 harvested acres. About 85% of the world’s soybeans are more than processed into soybean meal and oil with most of the meal used in animal feed.

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To learn more about this important Georgia commodity, match the words to the G. This food product, also known as soydefinition. See if you can find the terms in the Word Search. bean curd, is a cheese-like food made Want to know more about Soybeans? Visit www.podtoplate.org to design your by curdling fresh hot soy milk with a own biodiesel semi and learn how to grow and process soybeans. Also visit www. coagulant. myamericanfarm.com and play the Amazing Grains game. Lesson plans are availH. This consumer use of soybeans can able on both sites. light up a dark room.

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his product is used for printing many U.S. 6. United States 18. Protein of protein for farm animals as well as newspapers.

7. Iowa 19. Tofu food for pets, zoo animals and fish.

E. More than 2,000 of these can be made 8. Candle 20. Plastics from one bushel of soybeans and make a L. This scientist discovered a method 9. Crayons of extracting soybean oil and invented a 21. Bulloch sketch very colorful. process for making paints and stains from 10. Midwest F. Farmers in this country began growing it as well as many other products.

C H N A W I A G A G E F C R Y N S L M. This is the #1 state in the U.S. for soybean production, followed by Illinois, Minnesota, S E T A T S D E T I N U R A O E A L Nebraska and Indiana.

V N O T U F Z O J Q I T A E N J P E N. Soybeans are the only plant food that M R C Z F B O R C O V O F O R D Q A contain the complete form of this nutrient U Y P R O T E G A R O F K Y G Z L D which is important for your body to build U F J M A J S E P N T U U O G O E E and repair tissue.

M O F R E N E W A B L E U S O J S R O. Prior to research by George Washington Carver, soybeans were planted as this to S R H O A P X A I F O M T O F L E S feed livestock.

I D R B L O S S Q S H O F Y F O I H P. By 1935, this man was using one bushel S P P Z A N I H C O L L U B S K D I of beans on every car he manufactured O N R A H T H I T Y U Y O E D E O P to make some of the plastic parts such as gearshift knobs and horn buttons.

Y D O Y A D T N I M N P Y A W O I T L Q T Y M S S G E I V I U N O I B I Q. Whole soybeans are used to make this product which is an alternative for people K A T B A O K T S L E G U M E X L M who are lactose intolerant or allergic to M A R L E R J O L K V A S E O Z H Y dairy foods.

N L P A X F C N O A G B I A X T H A R. Soybeans are in this plant family which K K X E W O L C N Z K I P L K S Q T also includes peas, beans, and peanuts.

A N W I L L I A M M O R S E S E S D S. This country is the #1 soybean producer and exporter in the world.

L F I Y H R I R E V E R Y O S W A U T. Soybeans are considered this type of I Q N A R G O V L O N C P I Y D X G resource because farmers can grow a new M E R P R O T E I N O B A D V I G N crop every year.

O T S M Q X Q R C C P R L Y Z M N R U. More than 80% of the U.S. soybean acreage is concentrated in the upper part of S O Y B E A N S G O O D F O R U L K this U.S. geographical region.

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Picture Agriculture in Georgia

These are the winning photos from the 2011 Georgia Farm Bureau Picture Agriculture in Georgia Photo Contest. More than 300 photos were submitted.

Professional photographers selected 12 photos from which GFB young farmer members determined the category winners.

As the overall winner, Matthew London receives the distinction of having his photo featured on the cover of the 2012 GFB Young Farmer Calendar, which features the 12 member photos shown here. Contact your county Farm Bureau office to obtain a calendar.

GFB plans to hold the contest again next year, so start snapping photos to enter. Contest details will be available next spring on GFB’s website, in the spring issue of Georgia Neighbors and at your county Farm Bureau office.

Cream of the Crop

$150 Grand Prize General Membership Category Steve Willis Jones, Walker County Jones shot this photo of his granddaughter, Emma Gribben, at the family’s produce stand in Woodstation.

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winners revealed

Heifers at the Mound

$150 Grand Prize Young Farmer Category & Overall Winner Matthew London, White County London shot this photo of his family’s Holstein heifers grazing in front of the Nacoochee Indian Mound located just south of Helen at the intersection of Ga. Highways 17 & 75.

From Generation to Generation

$100 Grand Prize GFB Staff/Family Category Carlene Hart, Washington County Farm Bureau Office Manager Hart shot this photo of Glenn Waller and his grandson Dante on Waller’s farm during their soybean harvest.

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– Honorable Mention Winners: each received $75 – Harvesting Wheat Under the Stars & Stripes

General Membership Category Cretia Ariail, Franklin County, captured her husband Mark combining their wheat crop.

Farm Friends

General Membership Category Sarah Besosa, Heard County, caught this kitten clowning around with Jolt, the horse, before a day of riding with a friend.

Country Livin’

General Membership Category Londa Champion Jasper County “Those of us who live in rural Georgia get a little piece of heaven every evening,” Champion said of the sunset she captured.

A Peaceful Walk

Young Farmer Category Amy DuBois Twiggs County Last fall, DuBois shot her son, Beau, 8, inspecting the peanut crop her husband Brent grew.

Sampson’s Delight

General Membership Category Moriah Eavenson Franklin County Sampson, a Great Pyrenees, enjoys the red clover in the pasture where he guards goats on the Eavenson farm.

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Snowy Morn in Georgia

General Membership Category Vicki Franklin Baldwin County If this barn looks familiar it’s because Franklin won an honorable mention in our contest last year for a photo of her grandson skipping towards this very same barn.

Road to Daddy’s Dream

Young Farmer Category Brooke Hitchcock, Washington County, shot this photo of daughter, Moriah, 4, and son, J.W., 3, in May with her husband James’ corn crop as the backdrop.

Sunflower

General Membership Category Ed Smith, Coffee County, was fishing at Paul Musgrove’s farm when he shot this closeup of a hay rake.

Safe Within the Shepherd’s Fold

General Membership Category Mike West, Habersham County, took this photo at a local farmer’s egg stand just down the road from the Nacoochee Indian Mound.

Generations

General Membership Category Anna Wilson Hart County (L-R) Wilson’s dad, Dwayne Clark, daughter Grace Wilson and brother Billy Clark plant watermelons in the family garden.

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GFB cookbook full of seasonal recipes

Be mindful of farm

A Legacy of Georgia Cooking, the cookbook published by Georgia Farm Bureau’s Women’s Leadership Committee, is full of recipes provided by Farm Bureau members that utilize Georgia-grown commodities. We’re sharing a recipe for apple dumplings from the cookbook since Georgia apples are in season.

“This is a quick and easy recipe, but it tastes like you spent hours preparing it,” Pike County Farm Bureau member Amanda Gaddis said of her recipe.

Most county Farm Bureaus are selling the cookbook. To purchase a cookbook, contact your county Farm Bureau office or the GFB Field Services Department at 478-474-0679, ext. 5231 or email mmakers@gfb.org. The cookbooks make great Christmas gifts or wedding shower presents.

Apple Dumplings

2 cups water 2 tbsp. self-rising flour 1 Stick butter Wrap a biscuit around each apple half and place in baking dish. Bring all sauce ingredients to a rolling boil.

Pour over dumplings. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake at 350˚ until golden and bubbly. Serves 10.

Amanda Gaddis, Pike County 5 apples, peeled and cut in half 10 canned biscuits Cinnamon sprinkled to taste Sauce 2 cups sugar 1 1/2 tsps. Vanilla 1/4 tsp. salt

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Drivers must realize that farmers are entitled to use public roads to get from field to field. If farmers and motorists both take precautions, accidents can be avoided.

Georgia law requires farmers to place clearly visible slow moving vehicle em-

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blems (SMV) on equipment traveling less than 25 mph on public roadways.

They should also use warning flashers and signal lights to indicate to motorists their location and intentions in advance of turns. Farmers should not encourage or signal motorists when to pass but should pull over when it is safe for traffic to pass.

Motorists are urged to realize equipment drivers may not be able to move over to allow them to pass. If you are driving behind a farm vehicle, don’t pass too quickly. Only pass farm equipment when it is safe to do so and only when you have plenty of room to get around and can clearly see ahead. Give these vehicles plenty of space to make a turn or stop, watch for hand signals from the driver side of the vehicle and be on the lookout for driveways that the vehicle may be turning into. If the equipment

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equipment on roads

Tractors and other farm equipment traveling on highways should be equipped with a slow moving vehicle emblem. The triangle symbol warns motorists to drive with caution behind equipment and to pass equipment with care.

pulls to the right side of the road don’t assume it is letting you pass.

Farmers must sometimes pull to the right to execute wide left turns.

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Georgia Farm Bureau encourages our farmers and motorists to be safe this fall while sharing the road and enjoying this wonderful season.

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Visit GFB Certified Farm Markets for Georgia apples, peanuts, pecans, pumpkins and sweet potatoes are in season and available at many Georgia Farm Bureau Certified Farm Markets!

The cooler weather of autumn makes it a great time to pack up the kids and take a daytrip out to the country. Many of our farm markets also offer hayrides, petting zoos, corn mazes and special festivals.

APPLES Aaron’s Apple House Ellijay • 706-273-3180 www.aaronsapplehouse.com B.J. Reece Orchards Ellijay • 706-276-3048 www.reeceorchards.com Dacula Briarpatch Dacula • 770-962-4990 Hillcrest Orchards Ellijay • 706-273-3838 www.hillcrestorchards.net Hillside Orchard Farms Country Store Lakemont • 706-782-2776 www.hillsideorchard.com Jaemor Farm Market Alto • 770-869-3999 www.jaemorfarms.com Little Bend Orchard’s Apple Barn Ellijay • 706-635-5898 www.redapplebarn.com Mack Aaron Apple House Ellijay • 706-273-3600 Mercier Orchards Blue Ridge • 800-361-7731 www.mercier-orchards.com

Thomas Orchards, Greenhouse & Gift Shop Bishop • 706-769-5011 www.thomasorchardsandnursery.com

Freeman Springs Family Farm Rocky Face • 706-270-2402 www.freemanspringsfarm. com

Tiger Mountain Orchard Tiger • 706-782-3290 www.tigermountainorchards. webs.com

Lane Southern Orchards Fort Valley • 478-825-3592 www.lanesouthernorchards. com

The Rock Ranch The Rock • 706-647-6374 www.therockranch.com

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Uncle Bob’s Pumpkin Patch Newnan • 770-253-8100 www.uncle-bob.com

Adams Farms Fayetteville • 770-461-9395 www.adamsfarmfayettevillega.com

Marks Melon Patch Dawson • 229-698-4750 www.marksmelonpatch.com

Vann Strawberry Farm Baconton • 229-787-5133 www.vannfarms.net

Berry Patch Farms Woodstock • 770-926-0561 www.berrypatchfarms.net

Mitcham Farm Oxford • 770-786-8805 www.mitchamfarm.com

The Pumpkin Patch Stockbridge • 770-954-9356 www.aboutyule.com

Buford Corn Maze Buford 678-835-7198 www.bufordcornmaze.com

Ottawa Farms Bloomingdale • 912-748-3035 www.ottawafarms.com

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Cagle’s Family Farm Canton • 770-345-5591 www.caglesfamilyfarm.com

Payne Farm & Produce Calhoun • 706-629-5704

Cagle’s Farmhouse & Papa Albert’s Market Canton • 404-567-6363 www.caglesfarmhouse.com Calhoun Produce Inc. Ashburn • 229-273-1887 www.calhounproduce.com

Panorama Orchards Farm Market East Ellijay • 706-276-3813 www.panoramaorchards.com

Davis Farm Fresh Produce Pelham • 229-294-2540

R & A Orchard Ellijay • 706-273-3821 www.randaorchards.com

Elliott Farms Lizella • 478-935-8180 www.elliottfarmsga.com

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After Thanksgiving when it’s time to pick out your Christmas tree, make plans to visit one of our many Christmas tree farms located across the state.

We’re providing a list of our markets according to their main fall commodity. Visit http://www.gfb.org/commodities/cfm to access a complete listing of our GFB Certified Farm Markets. Be sure to visit the farm’s website or call to verify hours before visiting.

Southern Belle Farm McDonough • 770-288-2582 www.southernbellefarm.com

Bay-Bird Farm Columbus • 229-314-9341 Calhoun Produce Inc. Ashburn • 229-273-1887 www.calhounproduce.com

Perry Pecan & Produce Ellaville • 229-937-2087 Poppell Farms Odum • 912-586-2215 www.poppellfarms.com

Dean Farms Climax • 229-246-2628 Until Oct. 30

Rocky Ridge Farms Lexington • 706-207-5098 www.rockyridgefarmmarket. com Rutland Farms Tifton • 229-821-0581 www.rutlandfarms.com

T&T Farms Dublin • 478-676-3670

Ellis Brothers Pecans Inc. Vienna • 1-800-635-0616 www.werenuts.com Freeman Springs Family Farm Rocky Face • 706-270-2402 www.freemanspringsfarm. com

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Ganas Pecan Farms Waycross • 912-285-2589 www.gapecan.com

Little Bend Orchard’s Apple Barn Ellijay • 706-635-5898

Harvest Moon Market, LLC www.harvestmoonmarketllc. com 229-246-6750

Minter’s Farm Fayetteville • 770-461-2840 www.mintersfarm.com

Luck & Moody Peaches Barney • 229-775-3300 Marks Melon Patch Dawson • 229-698-4750 www.marksmelonpatch.com Merritt Pecan Co. Inc. Weston • 229-828-6610 www.merritt-pecan.com Pearson Farm Fort Valley • 478-825-7504 www.pearsonfarm.com Perry Pecan & Produce Ellaville • 229-937-2087

Osage Farm Rabun Gap • 706-746-6952 Thru October Triple B Farms Covington • 770-313-1220 Waldrop Mercantile & Farm Market Winston • 770-942-4571 Williams Tractor Farm Bartow • 478-552-2283

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Berry’s Christmas Tree Farm Covington • 770-786-5833 www.berrystreefarm.com Berry Patch Farms Woodstock • 770-926-0561 www.berrypatchfarms.net Cagle’s Family Farm Canton • 770-345-5591 www.caglesfamilyfarm.com Double B Farms Christmas Trees Lizella • 478-935-8742

Minter’s Farm Fayetteville • 770-461-2840 www.mintersfarm.com Ottawa Farms Bloomingdale • 912-748-3035 www.ottawafarms.com Secret Forest Tarrytown • 912- 529-3702 www.secretforesttrees.com Spring Brook Farm LLC Carrollton • 770-861-5333 www.springbrooktrees.com

Jack’s Creek Farms Bostwick • 706-343-1855 www.jackscreekfarm.com

The Old Barn Christmas Tree Farm Sunnyside • 770-227-5237 www.theoldbarnchristmastrees.com

Lowrey Farms Rome • 706-295-1157 On Facebook

Yule Forest HWY 155 Stockbridge • 770-954-9356 www.aboutyule.com

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Ga. National Guard helping Afghan farmers

By Jennifer Whittaker

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A member of the Ga. ADT 1 stands guard over one of the valleys in Afghanistan where his team members are working to help Afghan farmers.

Photo courtesy of the Ga. ADT 1

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ince June, Georgia’s 201st Agribusiness Development Team (ADT) 1 has been stationed in southeastern Afghanistan teaching Afghan farmers how to improve their farming skills in an effort to stabilize the country’s economy and rebuild its agricultural infrastructure after more than 30 years of war. The team is working in three provinces with employees of Afghanistan’s Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (DAIL), local government officials and directly with farmers whose main crops are wheat, potatoes, onions, grapes, apricots, mulberries and apples.

The ADT 1, based at Ft. Gordon in Augusta, consists of members of the Georgia Army National Guard.

Many of the team members are farmers, grew up on farms or have agriculture degrees.

“We have a small, specialized team we handpicked,” said Col. Bill Williams, ADT 1’s commander and a South Carolina native who has experience with cotton, tomatoes and watermelons. “We have real farmers on our team and a veterinarian on our team.

Some members of our security team have agriculture experience as well.”

One of these farmer-soldiers is Command Sgt. Maj. Lenny Hall, of Register, a 24-year career member of the National Guard who runs a 70-head commercial cattle herd on his Bulloch County farm and raises goats. While Hall serves his one-year deployment, his father, wife and son, who just returned from a tour in Afghanistan, will run the family farm.

“I volunteered for this mission. It’s something I wanted to do,” Hall said.

“The average Afghan people need help and they want help. They want to be able to sustain themselves.”

This summer, Hall was among the

Sgt. Carmen Benson (right), Ga. ADT horticulture specialist, demonstrates a method of seed germination testing in a class for Afghan agriculture officials.

ADT members who worked to help Afghan farmers establish a wheat seed growers association in one of the provinces ADT 1 is helping. The goal in establishing the association is to provide an affordable and sustainable source of improved wheat seed for the Afghan farmers. After the association formed in August, it held a training seminar in September that covered disease control, insect management, harvesting and grain storage.

Another ADT member, Sgt. Carmen Benson, graduated from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in 2009 with a degree in agricultural education. Since graduating, she’s taught ag education in Effingham County, and now she’s

putting her experience to work in Afghanistan on her first deployment.

Benson, who joined the guard six years ago, grew up in a family where both parents served in the military.

She found her calling as an agriculture teacher when she took a year of agriscience in high school.

“I grew up knowing this is what I wanted to do,” Benson said when asked how she came to be in the guard. “The great thing about the guard is that I could still go to college and study agriculture and begin my career while serving in the military.”

In September, Benson taught a seed quality class for 25 Afghans who are the equivalent of U.S. Cooperative ExtenSee GUARD page 30 Georgia Neighbors • Fall 2011

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My family raises broiler chickens.

The poultry industry has seen the price of corn double from $4 a bushel last year to $8 a bushel this year.

Poultry companies are also one of our teammates losing money due to higher feed costs. The surest way for them to increase profitability is to produce fewer chickens, which may result in consumers paying more for chicken at the grocery store and in restaurants.

Prices are also expected to increase for other products, too, such as cereal and peanut butter. But when you see these price increases don’t assume farmers are getting rich.

Did you know that farmers and ranchers receive only 15.8 cents of every food dollar that consumers spend on food at home and away from home? According to the USDA, off-farm costs – marketing, processing, wholesaling, distribution and retailing – account for more than 80 cents of every food dollar spent in the United States.

It’s harvest time and we all have

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For any team to succeed everyone has to understand the role they play and be willing to do their part. Farmers are responsible for growing quality food as safely as possible while taking care of their animals and land. Consumers must make wise nutrition choices as they select the foods they buy and take steps to ensure they properly store and cook the food for their families.

The Bible tells us in Isaiah 6:8, after God cleansed the prophet Isaiah of his sins, Isaiah immediately understood that God was looking for a worthy messenger to speak to his people.

Isaiah responded by saying “Here I am, send me.”

What coach isn’t thrilled to hear a player enthusiastically say “Send me in coach!” With teamwork and a spirit like Isaiah, we can enjoy producing and consuming the world’s best homegrown food, and we can live a life more like Christ by loving our neighbors whether they be next door or across the globe.

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Georgia’s food and fiber industry includes more than just the farmers who grow our food and fiber. It also includes businesses that process, distribute and sell the food, paper and clothing products made from commodities grown on our farms.

Food and fiber production and directly related processing generated a total economic impact of $68.8 billion for Georgia and were responsible for more than 383,000 jobs in 2009, according to the UGA CAED. Farm-City week is a great time to discuss how the economy is impacting farmers and will impact consumers through food prices at the grocery store. There has been a lot of media coverage of the record-high commodity prices farmers have seen this year, which might lead consumers to mistakenly think farmers are getting rich.

Farmers, however, are also experiencing record-high production costs that are consuming most of the recordhigh commodity prices. According to the USDA, total operating costs for corn and wheat production have increased 18 percent from last year due to higher fuel, seed and fertilizer costs. Production costs have increased 13 percent for soybeans and 9 percent for cotton since last year.

Although farmers planted record grain acreage this year, adverse weather conditions are resulting in lower yields, which further increases grain demand and has a negative impact on livestock producers. Grain prices are also being driven by increased demand from emerging markets like China, which is buying record amounts of U.S. corn and soybeans.

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Cooperative Extension redesigns website

Jones County Farm Bureau member Teresa Chambers addresses the Georgia House of Representatives during its special August session as House Agriculture Committee Chairman Rep. Tom McCall (left) and House Speaker David Ralston (right) listen. The House recognized Chambers for being named the Southeast Farm Mom of the Year earlier this year.

The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension is making it easier for Georgians to access information through its newly redesigned website. Users can find links, publications, videos, news articles and other information related to the topic they are interested in.

Every page features a link to contact local county Extension agents, so users can find someone to talk to if needed.

Agriculture publications covering topics such as home gardening, fruit and vegetable, livestock and poultry production are housed on the new website along with links to hundreds of publications about food preparation and preservation, families and finances. Visit http://www.extension. uga.edu to try out the new website.

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eresa Chambers, of Jones County, was named the Southeast regional winner of Monsanto’s America’s Farmers Mom of the Year Contest this spring. One of five regional winners, Chambers was selected by judges from Monsanto and the American Agri-Women in recognition of the contributions she makes to her family, farm community and agriculture.

In August, Ga. Rep. Bubber Epps invited Chambers and her family to the Georgia Capitol and presented her with a special proclamation before the House Chamber.

Chambers told the House, “I work on a daily basis to promote agriculture, because people don’t realize that it affects every aspect of their lives every day, from the food that they eat, to the clothes on their backs and schoolchildren writing with a pencil when they do their homework.”

Teresa and her husband, Judd, who is the JCFB president, operate Chambers’ Dairy. In addition to their cattle, the family also raises hay, sorghum and rye grass. The couple has three sons Maine, 17, Bailey, 14, and Justin, 13.

Jones County Farm Bureau (JCFB) Office Manager and friend Barbara Bridgers nominated Teresa. In her application nominating Teresa, Bridgers wrote: “Teresa works daily with her husband in all the work at the dairy. She is also active in Ag in the Classroom, taking time to share ag with elementary school children. She is always willing to be involved with ag events at and welcomes and encourages field trips to the dairy farm for a first-hand experience for children and teens to see a working dairy.

This remarkable young woman who balances home, farm and community is a wonderful candidate for Farm Mom of the Year.

As the regional winner Teresa won $5,000.

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Photo courtesy of Wendy Boyd

Chambers named Southeast Farm Mom

Pictured from left, Wendy, Wilson, Waylon, Weston, Will and Wenslie (front) are featured in a series of webisodes that feature their farm life.

Boyds featured in national commercials Screven County Farm Bureau members Will and Wendy Boyd are one of four families from across the country featured in a series of online webisodes that provide a behind-the-scenes look into their farm life.

The Boyds, who grow cotton, peanuts, corn, vegetables and cattle on their farm along with Will’s brother, Ben, and father, Olin, talk about their daily lives as farmers and what it’s like to produce food and cotton.

In the latest webisode, “Drought,” posted in early September, Will explains the challenges the family has faced due to the dry weather this year. In “Growing the Community,” Will and Wendy talk about their community and why they serve in leadership roles. Will is chairman of the county commission; Wendy serves on the board of directors at their children’s school, and Ben serves on the Georgia Farm Bureau Board of Directors. They are all also active volunteers with their county Farm Bureau. “Kids and Cattle” introduces the couple’s children and what they like about growing up on a farm.

The webisodes may be viewed at http://www.AmericasFarmers.com.

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MARKETS from page 4 food can be when it’s straight off the farm,” Davidson said. “The farm market trend is expanding very rapidly, and farm markets are popping up all over the place.”

PCFB set strict standards for vendor participation.

“Our vendors have to grow what they sell, and we try to stick to growers within a fifty mile radius of Dallas,” Davidson said. “We allow some exceptions for growers further away to get products like peaches or apples that aren’t grown locally, but we don’t allow brokers or resellers in our market.”

To insure vendors are growing what they sell, Davidson conducts farm inspections to compare the products listed on the vendor’s application with what she sees growing on the farm. If a farmer claims he grows his food using organic or certified naturally grown practices, Davidson also inspects the farmer’s growing practices.

James Ruff stopped at the Dallas farmers market one Friday in July after picking his two dogs up from a groomer down the road. Ruff, 69, says he likes to shop at the market for the variety of produce and to meet people. His purchases are also health-driven.

“Eating fresh vegetables is a priority for me. I don’t know of a blood relative who lived past the age of 60, so I’m very much aware that diet is important in controlling blood pressure and diabetes,” Ruff said.

Since the landowner who owns the Dallas market site donated the use of the space to give back to the community, PCFB only charged vendors a one-time $25 fee to participate in the market all season, Goodman said. Vendors supply the tables and tents they set up under.

“We won’t make money off of sponsoring the markets, but our job is to promote agriculture and we feel like this is what we’re doing,” Goodman said.

For more information visit http:// pauldingfarmers.blogspot.com/or http://www.facebook.com/pages/ Paulding-County-Farm-Bureau-Farmers-Markets or call Shannon Davidson at 678-429-8862.

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sion agents. The class covered collecting and storing seed, inspecting seed and determining the viability of fruit, vegetable and grain seed using simple germination tests.

In addition to Benson, other female members of the ADT are working with Afghan women through the Women’s Initiative Training Team covering a variety of topics, such as food preservation and business. In September, 50 women attended two days of food preservation training where they learned to can fruits and vegetables. At the end of the class, the participants received a canning kit that included glass jars, a pressure cooker and other utensils needed for canning.

Another member of the ADT 1 is veterinarian Dr. George McCommon, of Macon, who is an associate professor at Fort Valley State University. Maj. McCommon, an alum of the UGA Vet School, has been mentoring Afghan veterinarians and farmers to improve animal care.

Recently, an Afghan veterinarian conducted training for farmers in his district without the assistance of the ADT, which is the end goal - to enable the Afghans to help themselves.

Before they deployed to Afghanistan, 25 members of Georgia’s ADT 1 went through an Extension boot camp of sorts at the UGA College of Agri-

Photo courtesy of the Ga. ADT 1

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Ga. ADT members SGM Lenny Hall (far left) and Maj. Greg Worden talk with members of a newly formed Afghan wheat growers association during a break in a training class.

cultural & Environmental Sciences in Athens. During their week at UGA, the team members attended classes on pruning fruit trees, irrigation, pest management, livestock management and food storage.

The ADT 1 team from Augusta’s 201st is the first of three Georgia ADT teams committed to helping the same Afghan provinces through 2013. Next year, Georgia’s 265th Regional Support Group from Metter, will send

Follow the team on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/GA-ADT-IGeorgia-Agribusiness-Development-Team-I/181084111945923.

BLOGGER from page 6 Ashlee said.

Ashlee is sharing the local culture, too. “Across the branch” is a general-purpose phrase Brad and others use to describe where things happen in the local area, and she felt it characterized Rochelle and Wilcox County well enough that she adopted it for the name of her blog.

The Woods are involved with Wilcox County Farm Bureau’s activities in the community. Brad chairs WCFB’s Young Farmer Committee, and the couple also serves on the Georgia Farm Bureau Young Farmer Committee.

“A lot of people are so distanced from farming they don’t know what we provide,” she said. “You don’t have to think about it when you live in a big city.”

The blog has photo galleries - she calls them Cotton Elementary and Watermelon Elementary - documenting various farming processes. There’s a collection on watermelon transplanting, one on the harvest, several sections on the cotton growth cycle and more.

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an ADT team and another team from the 201st will return in 2013.

“We’re looking at the big picture, not just what can we do to help them today but we know we can have a direct impact on giving them hope,” explained Williams. “As you know, there are insurgencies in Afghanistan, and we’re trying to win their hearts and minds. We’re trying to show them that agriculture can produce a better quality of life for them and their families.”

time, a key consideration for a busy working mom.

“I spend most of the time with it taking pictures and I do some picture editing,” said Ashlee. “It’s not that much to write the posts. I’ll think of things all day long about a post I want to do or an idea I have. It’s not too much time.”

Wood’s cotton and watermelon blog entries: http://www.acrossthebranch.com/p/watermelon-elementary.html http://www.acrossthebranch.com/p/cotton-elementary. html Other online agriculture resources: Georgia Farm Bureau https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaFarmBureau http://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=GaFarm Bureau American Farm Bureau http://www.fb.org/blog/ https://www.facebook.com/AmericanFarmBureau Georgia Neighbors • Fall 2011

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By Jennifer Whittaker crambled, fried, poached and sunny side up may be the most common ways to cook eggs, but contestants in the 28th Annual Georgia Egg Commission Recipe Contest proved there are other creative ways to use eggs.

The theme for the annual contest was “Your Most Incredible Egg Recipe,” and the variety of recipes prepared by the top finalists showcased the versatility of eggs.

Beth Boyd, of Ludowici, won the first place prize of $2,000 for her Cheesy Low Country Bake recipe that combines the major ingredients of a low country boil in a mouth-watering casserole.

“It’s an easy dish to make. A lot of it can be done ahead of time, such as chopping the potatoes and cooking the sausage, onion and shrimp,” Boyd said.

Ramona Parris, of Marietta, took home second place and $850 for her Easy Buffalo Chicken Quiche, inspired by the popular Buffalo chicken dip served at football parties. Parris says her dish is very economical, estimating it can be made for as little as $5 while feeding six to eight people.

Grace Vaughn, of Box Springs, captured third place and $650 for her Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip Brownies. Vaughn said the inspiration for her recipe was the Reese’s chocolate peanut butter cups that she loves. In addition to the healthy ingredient of peanut butter, Vaughn used turbinado sugar, palm oil and wheat flour to alleviate guilt about eating the scrumptious brownies.

Other contestants were: Debra Brooks of Byron, Chuck Holt of Cartersville, Neil Jones of Madison, Penny Malcolm of Americus, Deborah Puette of Lilburn and Hillary Thorn-

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ton of Folkston. Puette won the honorable mention award of $100 for her creative Denver Omelet Egg Rolls.

For a free copy of all the contest recipes, send a self-addressed, (Continued on next page)

Cheesy Low Country Bake 1st place, Beth Boyd Serves 8-10 6 large new potatoes, cooked, thinly sliced 1/2 stick butter, melted Salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste

Cheesy Low Country Bake

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1 tbsp. cooking oil 1/4 cup bell pepper, chopped 1/4 cup onion, chopped 11/2 cups smoked sausage, chopped 11/2 cups shrimp, chopped, & 6-8 whole shrimp, tails on 1 capful Zatarain’s crab boil 8 eggs 3/4 cup milk 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 cup grated cheddar cheese 1 (8 oz.) can kernel corn, well drained 1 box Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 11/2 cups grated pepper jack cheese Cocktail sauce, parsley Cook potatoes in microwave until fork tender in center. No need to peel.

Potatoes may be cooked ahead, then sliced when ready to prepare recipe.

Place sliced new potatoes in a 10x15inch baking dish. Pour melted but-

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Set aside. Heat oil in skillet. Add bell pepper, onion and sausage, stir and cook for about 5 minutes. Add chopped shrimp and whole shrimp; stir until shrimp are pink. Don’t overcook shrimp. Remove whole shrimp and save for garnish.

Drain and set aside. Beat eggs and milk well. Stir in the Parmesan, cheddar cheese and corn. Stir in corn muffin mix. Stir sausage and shrimp mixture into egg mixture. Pour evenly over the buttered new potatoes. Sprinkle the pepper jack cheese evenly over the top. Bake at 400˚ F for about 25 minutes, until center is done. Serve with hot buttered grits. Garnish with cocktail sauce, whole shrimp and parsley.

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(Continued from previous page) stamped envelope to Winning Recipes, Georgia Egg Commission, P.O. Box 2929, Suwanee, Ga. 30024.

The theme of the 2012 recipe contest is “Your Supreme Pizza with Eggs.” The recipe must use a minimum of four eggs, which can be incorporated into the crust or toppings, serve at least four people and be prepared in 60 minutes or less. The deadline to enter the contest is April 1, 2012. Contestants must be age 13 or older by April 1. All previous contest winners, except the 2011 first, second and third place winners, are eligible to enter. Call 770-932-4622 or email goodeggs@bellsouth.net for more information.

Easy Buffalo Chicken Quiche 2nd place, Ramona Parris Serves 4-6

Preheat oven to 400˚ F. Spray a standard pie pan with the cooking spray. In a medium bowl, mix the chicken, onion, cubed cream cheese and shredded cheddar, and then, place in the pie pan.

In a large bowl, beat the eggs, milk, biscuit mix, hot sauce and salt for about one minute with a hand-mixer or until smooth. Pour the egg mixture over the ingredients in the pie pan. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

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Georgia Ha Mountain Harvest Arts & Crafts Sale

Oct. 22 & 23 Blue Ridge State Farmers Market This event features antiques, mountain arts and crafts and food. Event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Admission and parking are free. Call 706-374-2335 for more information.

Westville Harvest Days

Oct. 27-29 & November 3-5 • Lumpkin

Step back in time to 1850 and watch Westville volunteers gin cotton, cook sugar cane syrup, make candles and soap! Visitors will also have the chance to help stack hay, shell corn, play games and enjoy old fashioned country cooking!

Visit http://www.westville.org for more information or call 229-838-6310 for more information. Admission is $10 for kindergarteners to age 64; $8 for senior citizens 65 and older. Pre-K kids are free.

Georgia Sweet Potato Festival

Oct. 29 • Ocilla The 51st Annual Georgia Sweet Potato Festival features a parade, arts and crafts show, cooking contest, pageant, classic car and tractor show and much more. Proceeds from this year’s car show will help the Irwin County High School Marching Band travel to the Sugar Bowl in January. For more information, visit http://gasweetpotatofestival.com or call 229-468-9114.

Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village Trick or Treat

Oct. 29 • Tifton Children can take a trick or treat tour of the Village, see the Monster Spider Web and listen to ghost stories. Children and adults can participate in the museum’s costume contests. Visitors can also enjoy a train ride through the Haunted Village. Other events during October include the pumpkin patch, corn maze, and family farm ball every Saturday.

Admission to the museum and Historic Village (formerly the Agrirama) on Tuesday-Friday is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors (age 55 and over), $4 for children 5-16 years of age, and free for children four and under. Saturday admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (age 55 and over), $5 for children 5-16 years of age, and free for children four and under.

For more information visit http://www.abac.edu/museum or call 229- 391-5200.

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Okefenokee Events

All activities start inside the east entrance of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, 7 miles southwest of Folkston, Ga., off the Okefenokee Parkway South (GA 121/23). Visit http://www.fws.gov/okefenokee or call 912 496-7366 ext. 233 for more information.

Oct. 28 • Owl Prowl • 7-8 p.m.

Enjoy a guided hike along Cane Pole Trail and learn how the nightlife of the Okefenokee Swamp adapts to the dark! Meet at the flagpole in front of the Richard S. Bolt Visitor Center. Bring a flashlight (no lanterns), water, sturdy shoes and bug spray. Trail is wheelchair accessible.

Star Party • 8-10 p.m.

Join the Northeast Florida Astronomical Society to view the constellations, planets and other celestial bodies of the fall sky. Meet in the Richard S. Bolt Visitor Center Parking Lot. Wear sturdy shoes and bug spray.

Oct. 30 Swamp Life is more than Fun & Games 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Discover what life was like on the Chesser Homestead for the children and play the games they did! Meet at the Chesser Island Homestead and bring water, sunscreen, bug spray and wear sturdy shoes.

Farm To Fork Conference

Nov. 1-2 • Tifton This conference, sponsored by the UGA Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development and the Georgia Center of Innovation for Agribusiness at the UGA Tifton Campus, will cover the basics of developing a business to make and sell a food product. Workshops will cover developing a business plan, securing financing, legal issues, food quality and safety regulations, packaging, sales techniques, food products reviews and much more. Business owners who are successfully selling food products they created will also speak. Registration is $39. Visit http://www.areg.caes.uga. edu to register. For more information contact Sarah Cook at smcook@uga.edu or 229-391-6882.

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appenings The Royal Alpaca Challenge

Nov. 5 & 6 • Conyers Georgia International Horse Park The Georgia Alpaca Association presents this family-friendly, free event. Alpaca owners from across the U.S. will compete in the show ring for cash prizes. There will also be fiber arts demonstrations and vendors offering all things alpaca such as sweaters, coats, blankets and hats. Event runs from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Saturday and from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Sunday. Visit http://www.RoyalAlpacaChallenge.com or call 706-897-2379 for more information.

Art at the Rock

Nov. 19 & 20 Rock Eagle • Eatonton The show runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat. and from noon to 4 p.m. on Sun. Art for sale will include painting, pottery, jewelry and woodcarving.

Musicians will perform during the show and homegrown and homemade items will be sold in the show’s marketplace. Food and beverages will also be available.

Visit www.rockeagle4h.org/ART/ for more information or contact Tina Maddox at tinam@uga.edu or 706-484-2873.

Old South Farm Camps

Ongoing through Nov. 20 Old South Farm Museum Woodland This fall the Old South Farm Museum and Ag Learning Center is offering three-day farm camps through Nov 20. Pre-registration is required. For registration information and specific camp dates call Paul Bulloch 706-975-9136 or visit http://www.oldsouthfarm.com. Each camp begins at 7 p.m. on the first day with an orientation supper and ends by 11 a.m. on the third day. Camp includes six or more classes on a variety of topics ranging from milking a cow to making lye soap. Fee is $200 per person, including meals, housing, transportation and class materials. Each session will have between 20 to 40 campers. The camps will be offered again next spring from March to May. Georgia Neighbors • Fall 2011

Callaway Gardens Southern Gardening Symposium

Jan. 27-29, 2012 • Pine Mountain Scheduled speakers are: Dick Bir, Mike Francis, Tovah Martin, Jason Powell, Vincent Simeone, Charlie Thigpen and Shawn Walls.

Event will include a gardening market, silent and live auction for unique plants, tours of private gardens. Fee is $245, which includes Fri. evening reception, two continental breakfasts, Sat. box lunch, Sat. banquet, programs and materials. Deadline for registration is Jan. 20, 2012. To register or for more information, contact the Callaway Gardens’ Education Department at education@callawaygardens.com or 706-6635153. A special room rate is available for Southern Gardening Symposium Registrants, starting at $79 per room per night at the Mountain Creek Inn.

Westville Christmas

Deck the Halls!

Dec. 5 • Lumpkin Help Westville decorate for Christmas while learning how Yuletide decorations were made in the 1850s. There is no charge for this event but come prepared to work. Visit http:// w w w. w e s t ville.org or call 229-838-6310 for more information.

Dec. 10

Enjoy an old fashioned 1850s Christmas celebration with music, dancing, and fun!

Make Christmas crafts from the early Victorian times.

Old Saint Nick may make an appearance!

Visit http://www.westville.org or call 229-838-6310 for more information. Admission is $10 for kindergarteners - age 64; $8 for senior citizens 65 and older. Pre-K kids are free.

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Calling all horse owners

All Georgia horse owners are being asked to participate in a survey the University of Georgia is conducting to learn more about Georgia’s equine industry.

The Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Equine has asked the UGA Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development to conduct a study to determine the economic impact Georgia’s equine industry has on the state economy.

All individual survey responses will be kept confidential. To participate in the survey, visit http://www. surveymonkey.com/s/ Equine2011.

Flavor of Georgia contest accepting entries If you’ve developed a food product featuring a Georgia commodity be sure to enter the 2012 Flavor of Georgia contest.

Judges are looking for market-ready foods - either commercially available or prototypes - from across the state. Categories include barbecue and hot sauces, confections, dairy products, meat

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products, snack foods, and jams, jellies and sauces. Entries will be judged on flavor, best use of Georgia ingredients, Georgia theme, unique or innovative qualities, commercial appeal and originality.

Product registrations will be accepted through Feb. 10, 2012.

Semifinalists will be announced in February, and final judging will be March 12 at the Freight

Depot in Atlanta. The contest and category winners will be announced on March 13 during Georgia Ag Day festivities.

Flavor of Georgia is only a starting point for many of the category winners, said Sharon Kane, contest director.

“Nearly two-thirds of last year’s contestants saw an increase in their sales and business contacts following the contest,” she said.

Previous winners have received national attention. Candy-flavored Fondarific was featured on the Food Network show Ace of Cakes. Hot Squeeze Sweet Heat Chipotle sauce sells in thousands of stores.

The annual food contest is sponsored by the CAED in partnership with the office of Governor Nathan Deal, Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia Agribusiness Council, the Center of Innovation for Agribusiness, UGA Department of Food Science and Technology and Walton County EMC. Register online at http://www.flavorofgeorgia.caes.uga.edu. For more information, call Kane at (706) 5429809 or email spkane@uga.edu.

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