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"Stop pulling when you hear the boat's horn blow," the captain instructed. And 20 pairs of eager, young hands pulled the big trawl net with its catch of flounder, crabs and shrimp, from the water off the coast of Jekyll Island.

TIFTON, Georgia – For farmers wanting to learn more about the new peanut program and the future of the industry, the farm was not the place to be last week. Instead more than 500 farmers and industry partners gathered to learn the latest on the new program at the 4th annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference in Panama City Beach, Fla. The three-day conference provided attendees a glimpse at what’s new on the horizon in the peanut industry and the

Amid drought, deadly disease and a new way of selling one of Georgia's top money-making crops, tobacco auctions opened across Georgia this week.

TIFTON, Georgia – Winners of the 2002 Farm Press Peanut Profitability Awards are the ultimate survivors. In the past year, they’ve faced severe weather problems, uncertain market conditions and a complete overhaul of their commodity’s government program, all the while maintaining superior production efficiency.

Tifton, Ga. -- The groundbreaking for a planned 83,000-square-foot expansion to the University of Georgia’s Rural Development Center took place here July 24. The expansion promises to bring better educational opportunities and economic stimulus to the Tifton area and south Georgia.

Gardening containers come in more sizes and shapes than they did 30 years ago. But sometimes what you really want simply isn't there. The answer: make your own containers.

People interested in growing things come from all angles. For three big groups -- gardeners, greenhouse growers and nursery, landscape and turf professionals -- three universities from three states have put together the Tri-state Horticulture Short Course Aug. 23 in Milton, Fla.

Southern farm leaders will explore the impacts of the new farm bill during the University of Georgia's fourth annual Symposium on the Future of American Agriculture Aug. 15 in Athens, Ga.

Promising higher profits for hundreds of Georgia farmers, the new Farmers Oilseed Cooperative, Inc., has moved a step closer to reality, narrowing to five the list of prospective sites for their proposed $55 million processing plant.

Many Georgia gardeners have sliced fresh, crisp, green cucumbers only to find them so bitter they had to throw them away. Occasionally, shoppers find they've bought bitter cukes.