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The Peach State lost more than 90% of this year’s crop after a February heat wave followed by two late-spring cold snaps. The triple-whammy inflated prices of the fruit. It also moved much of ...
In the early days of Moreland, cotton was the most important contributor to the local economy. Fruit crops were also a factor including peaches, plums, pears, and grapes. An economic shift occurred during the 1920s after the devastation of the cotton crop by the boll weevil. Diseases and bad weather eventually wiped out the commercial peach ...
Georgia leads the United States in timber production, and timber is its highest valued agricultural product. Georgia is second in the nation with more than 3,800 certified Tree Farms that total nearly eight million acres. Moreover, Georgia was the first state in the nation to license foresters and today the state has about 1,200 licensed foresters.
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According to the most recent U.S. Department of Agriculture Data, South Carolina produced about 11% of the country’s peaches, followed by Georgia peaches, which made up nearly 4%.
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Butler Island Plantation was a former rice plantation located on Butler Island on the Altamaha River delta just South of Darien, Georgia. It was originally owned by Major Pierce Butler (1744–1822) and was also owned by Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston and then R. J. Reynolds Jr. The plantation is managed by the Georgia Department of Natural ...
After a disappointing season last year, when Georgia lost more than 90% of its peach drop after an abnormally warm winter, Tree-Ripe Fruit Co. says its 2024 crop will be the best showing in two ...