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Community honors Shirley Sherrod’s decades of work for Black farmers
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — Local artists, farmers, land owners and vendors came together Saturday, Sept. 5 at Resora’s campus to honor Shirley Sherrod for 60 years in agriculture. Shirley and her husband, Charles, have spent decades working to preserve Black farms and promote land ownership for minorities. The...
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DIALOGUE: 4th Southeastern Elderberry Symposium and the Albany Technical College’s Titan Alumni Legacy Gala
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — The UGA Tifton Campus will be the site for the 4th Southeastern Elderberry Symposium. On Sunday’s Dialogue, David and Frances Martin explain why SW Georgia and national farmers, researchers, food entrepreneurs, and industry leaders are working to grow America’s elderberry industry. Sunday’s Dialogue...
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New owners revive Freeze Frozen Yogurt shop
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — A longtime frozen yogurt shop is back in Albany after new owners stepped in to keep the business open with support from the community. Freeze Frozen Yogurt abruptly closed in July after more than a decade in Albany. The previous owners did not give a reason for the closure.
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This Stunningly Beautiful Small Town In Georgia Is So Affordable You Can Survive On Social Security
Somewhere in south Georgia, tucked between pine forests and wide open skies, there’s a small town that makes you wonder why you’ve been paying big-city prices for everything your whole life. That town is Fitzgerald, Georgia, and it’s the kind of place that quietly rewrites your expectations about...
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Hope Farms South invites community to learn about planned transitional housing for women in recovery
DECATUR COUNTY, GA (WTXL) — Hope Farms Recovery Center is expanding its mission with a new transitional housing initiative called Hope Village, designed to support women after they complete treatment. WATCH FULL REPORT BELOW:. The transitional program would provide apartment-style housing for women completing treatment, giving them time to...
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GPGA Fall Field Day Brings Together Specialists, Growers
The Georgia Pecan Growers Association (GPGA) Fall Field Day on Thursday provided an outlet for researchers and industry specialists to meet with growers on the cusp of this year’s harvest season. The field day was held at Southern Hills Orchards in Leesburg, Georgia. University specialists provided farmers an update...
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High student debt and low rural salaries are driving a large animal vet shortage in rural Georgia's agriculture economy
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Cotton and Peanut Research Field Day Informs Georgia Growers On UGA Tifton Campus
The University of Georgia (UGA) Cotton and Peanut Research Field Day was held on Wednesday and exposed growers and industry leaders to research being conducted on the UGA Tifton Campus. Specialists talked about various research topics, ranging from crop breeding to pest and disease management to cover crops’ importance. The...