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Farmer Walter Driggers of Collins, Ga., displays a bunch of collard greens grown on his farm. CAES News
Fewer farmers working to grow food for more Americans
Today's farmers are older and will be retiring soon, and very few replacements are waiting to replace them.
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Georgia Farm Gate reaches $13.99 billion in 2012, increases seen in most commodities
Annual Georgia Farm Gate Value survey shows strong growth in vegetables and beef cattle, decline in fruit and nut crops
There were almost 800,000 acres of peanuts grown in Georgia in 2015. CAES News
Peanut crop predicted to produce close to 4,000 pounds per acre
UGA economist predicts more peanut acreage in 2014
University of Georgia professor Michael Wetzstein has been awarded the National Teaching Award for Food and Agriculture Science by the Association of Public Land-grant Universities. CAES News
UGA agricultural economics professor wins national teaching award
APLU honors College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences professor for innovative instruction
What may look like an ordinary live Christmas tree to many people can turn into a sneezing fest for allergy sufferers. And with their dust and mold, fake trees can be just as bad. CAES News
Georgia Christmas tree acreage is down, but prices are up
Demand is up for live Christmas trees
The 2014 Georgia Ag Forecast seminar series will be held Jan. 24-31 in Macon, Athens, Lyons, Tifton, Bainbridge and Cartersville. Registration for the series is open at www.georgiaagforecast.com . CAES News
Registration open for UGA's 2014 Ag Forecast
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences hosts seminars this January in Macon, Athens, Lyons, Tifton, Bainbridge and Cartersville.