The University of Georgia Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences U. S. Congressional District 5 2003 Farm Gate Value Report Sue Boatright, Erin Bergstrom, and John McKissick Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development July, 2004 (revised 11/04) TABLE OF CONTENTS DISTRICT SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................... 1 TOTAL FARM GATE VALUE ............................................................................................................. 2 ROW & FORAGE CROPS ............................................................................................................... 3-7 Barley ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Corn ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Cotton ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Hay ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Oats ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Other .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Peanu ts .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Rye ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Silage ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Sorghum ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Soybeans ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Straw ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Tobacco .......................................................................................................................................... 7 Wheat ............................................................................................................................................ 7 FRUITS & NUTS ............................................................................................................................. 8-10 Apples ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Blueberries ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Grapes ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Other ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Peaches ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Pecans .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Strawberries ................................................................................................................................. 10 VEGETABLES .............................................................................................................................. 11-12 Sweet C orn ................................................................................................................................... 12 ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE .............................................................................................. 13-15 Containe r Nursery ........................................................................................................................ 14 Field Nu rsery ................................................................................................................................ 14 Greenhouse .................................................................................................................................. 14 Other ............................................................................................................................................ 14 Turfgrass ...................................................................................................................................... 15 FORESTRY & PRODUCTS ......................................................................................................... 16-17 Christmas Trees ........................................................................................................................... 17 Other ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Pine Straw .................................................................................................................................... 17 Timber .......................................................................................................................................... 17 LIVESTOCK & AQUACULTURE ................................................................................................ 18-30 Beef C attle Fin ished O utside C ounty ........................................................................................... 19 Beef Cows .................................................................................................................................... 19 Beef Stock ers ............................................................................................................................... 19 Catfish .......................................................................................................................................... 19 Dairy .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Goats .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Horses Boarding, Breeding & Training ....................................................................................... 20 Horses Raised ............................................................................................................................. 20 Other ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Pork Farrow to Finish .................................................................................................................. 21 Pork Feeder ................................................................................................................................. 21 Pork Finishing ............................................................................................................................. 21 Quail .......................................................................................................................................... 22 TABLE OF CONTENTS Sheep .......................................................................................................................................... 22 POULTRY & EGGS ...................................................................................................................... 23-25 Breed er Pulle t Units ..................................................................................................................... 24 Hatching Layers ........................................................................................................................... 24 Table La yers ................................................................................................................................. 24 Other ............................................................................................................................................ 24 Broiler Grower .............................................................................................................................. 25 Broiler Integrator ........................................................................................................................... 25 AGRITOURISM & OTHER INCOME ........................................................................................... 26-27 Ag-Based and Nature-Based Tourism ......................................................................................... 27 Crop Insurance ............................................................................................................................. 28 Govern ment P aymen ts ................................................................................................................ 28 Hunting Leases Deer .................................................................................................................. 28 Hunting Leases Duck .................................................................................................................. 28 Hunting Leases Turkey ............................................................................................................... 29 Other ............................................................................................................................................ 29 US Congressional District 5 -- 2003 Farm Gate Summary County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Farm Gate Value $2,979,940 $6,496,425 $2,657,604 $34,339,215 2003 Farm Gate Value by Category AgriTourism & Other Inc Forestry Fruit/Nut Vegetables Row Crops Poultry Livestock Total: Forestry 4.6% Fruit/Nut 0.5% Livestock 16.6% Orn Hort 77.3% Poultry 0.2% Row Crops 0.4% Vegetables 0.0% AgriTourism & Other Inc 0.3% Total: 100.0% $46,473,184 Orn Hort 2003 Top Ten Commodities US Congressional District 5 Horses - Raised Container Nursery Beef Cows Beef Stockers Turfgrass Christmas Trees Others Timber Field Nursery Greenhouse Horses - Boarding, training, breeding Field Nursery Timber Beef Cows Container Nursery Horses - Raised Beef Stockers Turfgrass Christmas Trees Others Horses Boarding, training, breeding Total: 69.6% 10.1% 4.5% 4.2% 3.1% 2.6% 2.2% 0.9% 0.6% 0.4% 1.7% 100.0% Greenhouse 1 US Congressional District 5--Total 2003 Farm Gate Value Forestry & Related Products $136,250 Fruits & Nuts Livestock & Aquaculture Ornamental Horticulture AgriTourism & Other Income Poultry & Eggs Row & Forage Crops Vegetables Total $0 $587,260 $2,045,250 $86,080 $112,500 $0 $12,600 $125,878 $0 $4,100,000 $2,266,775 $3,772 $0 $0 $0 $6,496,425 $0 $0 $227,500 $2,430,000 $104 $0 $0 $0 $2,657,604 Fulton $1,862,625 $225,363 $2,808,315 $29,197,690 $37,171 $0 $208,052 $0 $34,339,215 Total $2,124,753 $225,363 $7,723,075 $35,939,715 $127,127 $112,500 $208,052 $12,600 $46,473,184 Clayton Cobb DeKalb $2,979,940 2 Row and Forage Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 5 $ 208,052 2003 Row and Forage Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 5 Wheat Corn Barley 0.0% Corn 13.9% Cotton 0.0% Hay 85.7% Oats 0.0% Other 0.0% Peanuts 0.0% Rye 0.0% Silage 0.0% Sorghum 0.0% Soybeans 0.0% Straw 0.0% Tobacco 0.0% Wheat 0.5% Total: 100.0% Hay 3 Barley County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Cotton Acres Yield Price Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total $135,886 State Total: Acres Yield Price $0 $0 $0 $0 $804,350,843 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Corn County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Farm Gate Value Hay Acres Yield 150 150 70 Price $2.75 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $28,875 $28,875 County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total $115,988,586 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 5 Acres Yield 1,200 1,200 3.0 Price $55.00 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $178,200 $178,200 $136,971,313 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 5 District 5 0.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 5 0.1% Rest of GA 99.9% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 4 Oats County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Peanuts Acres Yield Price Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total $10,915,237 State Total: Acres Yield Price $0 $0 $0 $0 $364,846,048 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Other County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Farm Gate Value Rye Farm Gate Value County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Acres Yield Price Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $19,311,541 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 5 Silage Soybeans County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Acres Yield Price Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total $28,043,879 State Total: Acres Yield Price $0 $0 $0 $0 $47,539,011 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Sorghum County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Farm Gate Value Straw Acres Yield Price Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total $5,324,811 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Acres Yield Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $23,764,293 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Price Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 6 Tobacco County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Acres Yield Price Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $116,501,147 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Wheat County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Acres Yield 8 8 42 Price Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $977 $977 $3.10 $44,239,599 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 5 District 5 0.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 7 Fruit and Nut Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 5 $ 225,363 2003 Fruit and Nut Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 5 Strawberries Apples Peaches Apples 36.2% Blueberries 0.0% Grapes 18.0% Other 0.0% Peaches 31.7% Pecans 0.0% Strawberries 14.2% Total: 100.0% Grapes 8 Apples Grapes County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Acres Total 25 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $81,563 25 $81,563 $5,805,792 State Total: County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Acres Total $40,500 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 5 District 5 District 5 1.4% Rest of GA 98.6% Total: 100.0% District 5 0.6% Rest of GA 99.4% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Blueberries County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton 12 $6,355,525 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia 12 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $40,500 Other Acres Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Farm Gate Value Total Total $26,697,575 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 9 Peaches Strawberries County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Acres Total 28 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $71,400 28 $71,400 $48,366,895 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 5 County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Acres Total 2 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $31,900 2 $31,900 $3,839,020 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 5 District 5 0.1% Rest of GA 99.9% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 5 0.8% Rest of GA 99.2% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Pecans County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Acres Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 Total $69,246,230 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 10 Vegetable Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 5 $ 12,600 2003 Vegetable Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 5 Sweet Corn 100.00% 11 Sweet Corn Acres 30 Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total 30 Farm Gate Value $12,600 $0 $0 $0 $12,600 $77,607,620 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 5 0.0 Rest of GA 100.0 Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 12 Ornamental Horticulture Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 5 $ 35,939,715 2003 Ornamental Horticulture Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 5 Container Nursery Turfgrass Field Nursery Container Nursery 3.4% Field Nursery 5.8% Greenhouse 90.0% Other 0.0% Turfgrass 0.7% Total: 100.0% Greenhouse 13 Container Nursery County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Greenhouse Acres 15 Price $42,250 14 $42,250 29 Farm Gate Value $633,750 $0 $0 $591,500 County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton $1,225,250 Total $171,569,313 State Total: Sq Ft 50,000 167,000 180,000 2,000,000 Price $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $32,359,500 2,397,000 $252,070,467 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Congressional District as % of Georgia District 5 District 5 District 5 0.7% Rest of GA 99.3% Total: 100.0% District 5 12.8% Rest of GA 87.2% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Field Nursery County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Farm Gate Value $675,000 $2,254,500 $2,430,000 $27,000,000 Other Acres 60 1 Price $12,275 $12,275 110 $12,275 171 Farm Gate Value $736,500 $12,275 $0 $1,350,250 County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton $2,099,025 Total Acres Price Farm Gate Value $71,747,375 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 5 District 5 2.9% Rest of GA 97.1% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 14 Turfgrass County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Acres 80 80 Harvest Rate Price 0.67 $4,775 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $255,940 $255,940 $151,078,503 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 5 District 5 0.2% Rest of GA 99.8% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 15 Forestry Products Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 5 $ 2,124,753 2003 Forestry Products Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 5 Christmas Trees Pine Straw Christmas Trees 8.8% Other 0.0% Pine Straw 0.1% Timber 91.1% Total: 100.0% Timber 16 Christmas Trees County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Acres Harvest Rate 15 0.25 15 0.25 20 Total Pine Straw 50 0.25 Farm Gate Value $15,000 $56,250 $15,000 $56,250 $0 $15,000 $75,000 Price $187,500 Price 45 Total $9,996,250 State Total: Acres County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton 45 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 5 District 5 District 5 1.9% Rest of GA 98.1% Total: 100.0% District 5 0.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Other County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total $2,025 $25,023,240 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $45 $2,025 Timber Farm Gate Value Farm Gate Value $80,000 $69,628 $0 $1,785,600 County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total $1,935,228 $547,412,058 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 5 District 5 0.4% Rest of GA 99.6% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 17 Livestock and Aquaculture Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 5 $ 7,723,075 2003 Livestock and Aquaculture Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 5 Beef Catfish Goats Beef 24.3% Catfish 0.7% Dairy 0.0% Goats 0.7% Horses 74.3% Other 0.0% Pork 0.0% Quail 0.0% Sheep 0.0% Total: 100.0% Horses 18 Beef Cattle Finished Outside Co County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Head Prod/ Head Beef Stockers Farm Gate Price Value $0 $0 $0 $0 Total $13,411,020 State Total: County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Head 450 Prod/ Head 300 1,400 300 Total 1,850 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 5 District 5 0.6% Rest of GA 99.4% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Beef Cows Catfish Prod/ Head Head 350 373.5 3,900 373.5 4,250 Total $0.78 $105,300 $0 $0 $327,600 $73,437,066 Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton $0.78 $432,900 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Price Value Farm Gate Price Value $0.91 $118,960 $0 $0 $0.91 $1,325,552 $1,444,511 $281,646,725 State Total: County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Head 22 2,150 22 Total District 5 $52,976 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 5 District 5 0.5% Rest of GA 99.5% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Farm Gate Price Value $0 $0 $0 $1.12 $52,976 $6,243,911 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Prod/ Head District 5 0.8% Rest of GA 99.2% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 19 Dairy Horses - Boarding, training, breeding County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Head Prod/ Head Farm Gate Price Value $0 $0 $0 $0 Total $240,314,453 State Total: County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Head 68 1,000 65 210 Total 1,343 Prod/ Head $3,500 $238,000 $3,500 $3,500,000 $3,500 $227,500 $3,500 $735,000 $4,700,500 $285,204,500 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Price Value Congressional District as % of Georgia District 5 District 5 1.6% Rest of GA 98.4% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Goats Horses - Raised County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton 275 Farm Gate Prod/ Head Price Value 1.25 $50.00 $35,000 $0 $0 1.25 $50.00 $17,188 835 $52,188 Head 560 Total $7,820,750 State Total: County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Head 45 300 175 520 Total District 5 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $90,000 $600,000 $0 $350,000 $1,040,000 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 5 District 5 0.7% Rest of GA 99.3% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Farm Gate Price Value $91,048,000 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Prod/ Head District 5 1.1% Rest of GA 98.9% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 20 Other Pork - Feeder pigs County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Head Prod/ Head Farm Gate Price Value County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Head Prod/ Head Farm Gate Price Value $0 $0 $0 $0 Total Total $23,772,398 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Pork - Finishing only Pork - Farrow to finish County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Head Prod/ Head Farm Gate Price Value $0 $0 $0 $0 # County Houses Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Head Prod/ Head Farm Gate Price Value $0 $0 $0 $0 Total Total $30,042,110 State Total: $25,593,602 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 21 Quail County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Head Prod/ Head Farm Gate Price Value $0 $0 $0 $0 Total $14,776,630 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Sheep County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Head Prod/ Head Farm Gate Price Value $0 $0 $0 $0 Total $500,800 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 22 Poultry and Egg Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 5 $ 112,500 2003 Poultry and Egg Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 5 Breeder Pullet Unit 0.0% Broilers 0.0% Hatch Layers 0.0% Table Layers 0.0% Other 100.0% Total: 100.0% Other 23 Breeder Pullet Unit County No. Houses Capacity Price Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $117,642,000 State Total: Table Layers County No. Houses Capacity Price Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total $173,958,638 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Hatching Layers County No. Houses Capacity Price Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 Other County No. Houses Capacity Price Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Farm Gate Value $112,500 $112,500 $308,999,153 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 24 Broiler - Grower County No. Houses Capacity Price Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $403,821,840 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Broiler - Integrator County No. Houses Capacity Price Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,940,742,979 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 25 -Ag-Based Tourism, Nature-Based Tourism, and Other Income- Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 5 $127,127 AgriTourism and Other Income 2003 Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 5 Hunting LeasesDeer 10.7% Government Payments 28.9% Crop Insurance 0.8% AriTourism 59.6% 26 Ag-Based and Nature-Based Tourism County Ag-Based NatureBased Total Farm Gate Value CLAYTON COBB $26,000 $0 $49,750 $0 $75,750 $0 DEKALB FULTON Total $0 $0 $26,000 $0 $0 $49,750 $0 $0 $75,750 $62,874,618 State Total Congressional District as a % of Georgia District 5 0.1% Rest of GA 99.9% Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 27 Crop Insurance Hunting Leases - Deer Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $1,005 County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton $1,005 Total $43,069,079 State Total: County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Acres Price 300 $8.00 1,400 $8.00 Total 1,700 $13,600 $70,749,506 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Congressional District as % of Georgia District 5 District 5 District 5 0.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% District 5 0.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Government Payments Hunting Leases - Duck Farm Gate Value $7,930 $3,772 $104 $24,966 County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton $36,772 Total $542,774,168 State Total: Farm Gate Value $2,400 $0 $0 $11,200 County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Acres Price Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 Total $1,167,130 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Congressional District as % of Georgia District 5 District 5 0.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA 28 Hunting Leases - Turkey County Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Acres Price Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 Total $4,619,680 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Other County Acres Farm Gate Value Clayton Cobb DeKalb Fulton Total Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 29 Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development is a unit of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of the University of Georgia, combining the missions of research and extension. The Center has among its objectives: < To provide feasibility and other short term studies for current or potential Georgia agribusiness firms and/or emerging food and fiber industries. < To provide agricultural, natural resource, and demographic data for private and public decision makers. To find out more, visit our Web site at: http://www.caed.uga.edu Or contact: John McKissick, Coordinator Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development Lumpkin House The University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602-7509 Phone (706)542-0760 caed@agecon.uga.edu The University of Georgia and Fort Valley State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture and counties of the state cooperating. The Cooperative Extension Service offers educational programs, assistance and materials to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability. An equal opportunity/affirmative action organization committed to a diverse work force. July, 2004 (revised 11/04) Issued in furtherance of Cooperation Extension Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating. Gale Buchanan, Dean and Director