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Are Georgia counties suffering tax income decline?
Some Georgia counties are facing tax decline, but the cause is hard to pinpoint.
Palmer amaranth can reach heights of up to 7-10 feet. UGA Extension weed specialist Eric Prostko encourages farmers to continue to control Palmer amaranth even after their corn is harvested. CAES News
Glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth still a concern for Georgia cotton growers
Glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth has cost Georgia cotton farmers more than $1 billion
Beef cattle graze in a pasture at the University of Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center in Blairsville, Ga. CAES News
UGA Extension agent working to help save Georgia cattlemen money
Wayne County's beef cattle industry produced farm gate value of almost $2.9 million in 2013.
There were almost 800,000 acres of peanuts grown in Georgia in 2015. CAES News
Low commodity prices highlight Ag Forecast event
Tift County's Ag Forecast event draws more than 200 participants.
Pictured is the muscadine variety 'Hall'. CAES News
UGA releases new muscadine variety
UGA horticulturist Patrick Conner hopes to improve muscadine's appeal nationwide
UGA agricultural economist Kent Wolfe, director of the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development, presents on the future of cattle prices in Georgia at the 2015 Georgia Ag Forecast. CAES News
Profits projected to rise for poultry, pork and beef producers, down for row crop farmers
Global glut drives prices down for corn and cotton.