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Newton County Extension highlights $51M farm-gate value, equine programs and volunteer projects
Summary
Ashley Best of the UGA Extension gave the Board of Commissioners an update on county agriculture, reporting a Newton County farm-gate value above $51 million, more than 1,800 agricultural jobs, statewide equine outreach and local Master Gardener projects.
Ashley Best, extension agent with the University of Georgia Extension in Newton County, briefed the board on local agricultural activity and Extension programs on April 15.
Best said the Newton County farm-gate value exceeds $51 million and the county supports more than 1,800 agricultural jobs. She listed the county’s top commodities as horses, beef cattle and straw but said organic…
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