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Newton County Extension reports $51 million farm-gate value, growing organic fruit and vegetable sector
Summary
Extension Agent Ashley Best told commissioners Newton County’s farm-gate value exceeds $51 million, supporting about 1,800 jobs; equine and beef remain top commodities while organic fruits and vegetables are rising. Best summarized outreach and education activities for 2024.
Ashley Best, an agent with the University of Georgia Extension serving Newton County, presented an annual agriculture update at the Board of Commissioners meeting on April 15.
Best said the county’s farm-gate value is more than $51 million and that agriculture supports about 1,800 county jobs. She reported the county’s top commodities as horses, beef cattle and straw, and said organic fruits…
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