Georgia Judge Won't Stop New Vidalia Onion Rule
A judge in Georgia has refused to step into a bitter legal battle between one of the state's most prominent onion farmers and the state's agricultural commission over a new regulation aimed at keeping unripe onions from store shelves. One of Georgia's most prominent growers of Vidalia asked a judge to protect him from possible sanctions by state agriculture officials as he prepares to ship his crop to grocery stores ahead of the official start date imposed by a new regulation aimed at keeping unripe onions off the market.
Sweet Vidalia Onion Jingle
Jingle for Sweet Vidalia Onion Contest. Please go on line to vidaliaonion.org and vote for my jingle. Thanks!
Georgia Agriculture
Georgia is blessed with a climate that allows tremendous opportunities for farmers. Virtually any crop or animal can be grown successfully somewhere within the state. We’re known for our sweet Georgia peaches, our peanuts and those delicious Vidalia Onions. But the state’s ag picture is so much larger.
Changes For UGA Extension Service - Part I
After extensive study and input from the farm community, and due to cuts in the University of Georgia's budget, UGA has released a plan for changing the size and scope of the Cooperative Extension Service. Denny Moore has the details.
Vidalia High School VS Claxton High School 1983
VHS 7 Claxton 35 Regular season
VHS 10 Claxton 8 Region Championship (Don't know why this is sped up)
GC L782 Chase 7-17-14: Dublin to Minter, GA; Vidalia Area
UPDATE: (12/16/15) As many now know, 3965 was instead purchased by VLIX. 3910 had an engine failure about a week after I posted the most recent update. They decided to purchase 3965 instead, and 3910 was slated to be scrapped. Then about a month later, it was caught coming back into Lyons. They attempted to fix it for a potential new buyer (unknown) but after a while, they sent it back to Savannah where it now sits along with the 3956 in the scrap line. 3965 was sent to the Southern Appalachia Railway Musuem (One of VLIX's partners) where it now operates on their Secret City Scenic Excursion Train.
UPDATE: Georgia Central 3910 is rumored to have been purchased by Ed Bowers, owner of Vintage Locomotives (VLIX) and is supposed to be making it to Tennessee for the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum (SARM)
UPDATE: As of yesterday (6/29/2015), all other U23B's are headed to Savannah for scrapping.
It's Thursday, July 17, 2014 and I'm in Vidalia, GA visiting a friend (georgiacentralfan) and catching the last remaining Southern High Hood U23B's. Word got out in the railfan community that Genessee and Wyoming, Georgia Central's owner, was planning to scrap all of the U23B's left on the line. Railfans from around the country came to Georgia to try to catch these rare units before their demise. As of today (Wednesday, June 3, 2015) there are only 3 left operating on the line. GC 3910 had a crankcase failure and its disposition is unknown. The remaining engines are GC 3928, 3957, and 3968.
Come along with me to better times as we follow Georgia Central's L782 on its twice weekly (now 5 days a week) run to Dublin, Georgia and back to Lyons, GA.
We first run into the train at Miracle Lane in Vidalia, GA as they split the silence with 3957's P5.
We next run up the line to Kibbee, GA and catch them rolling through there.
Up the line to Tarrytown, GA as they slow for the town.
Into downtown Soperton, GA we see the train creep through the town at 10 miles an hour. This line has yet to see the track improvements that the Savannah line has and still has many sections of jointed rail. The train bounces through the crossings and continues north to Dublin.
We then see L782 disrupt the calm at Rockledge. The Mercer Creek Trestle here is one of the largest wood trestles on the line as far as height. It soars over the creek valley at 45 feet, high for south Georgia.
The train rocks around the curve at Minter, GA, the last shot we did before Vidalia.
Expecting the train to take a while to switch out cars with Y101, Blane and I left to go find another shot. In the meantime, the train slipped past us and headed south without our knowledge! Still believing that it was in Dublin, we waited over an hour for it, missing the shots as he headed on. We finally saw his tail end at Kibbee and caught up to him.
Grab shot at Miracle Lane for another shot we missed.
Vidalia Yard. Nice pacing of the 4 U23B's through the yard,
Semco Dr. Lyons, GA
We get ahead of the train at downtown Lyons.
The train rolls to a stop at the shops, bringing our chase to a close.
GFB Farm Tour Spotlights Southeast Georgia Agriculture - Story #2
The Georgia Farm Bureau held its Annual Farm Tour recently in Southeast Georgia. The tour highlighted many farms and agribusinesses in this diversified area of the state. The Monitor's Damon Jones was on the tour and has this report for us.
Online Farmers Market Popular In Northeast Georgia
While many people still shop the traditional way at farmers markets, the relatively new concept of online farmers markets is gaining popularity. The Monitor’s Kenny Burgamy visits with one of the farmers behind a growing online farmers market in Northeast Georgia.
Georgia Farm Monitor - May 9, 2015
On this episode of the Georgia Farm Monitor... we'll tag along on the annual Georgia Farm Bureau Presidents Trip To Washington, as county leaders share their thoughts on ag issues that affect them; a look at the famous Vidalia Onion crop as it's being harvested and shipped to consumers; we take a look at the importance of honeybees to the agriculture industry, and how beekeeping is a passion for those involved; and we'll learn about the Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage.
GFB Hosts Farmland Film Private Screening
The new documentary film Farmland, from award-winning director James Moll, gives viewers an intimate look into the lives of six young farmers and ranchers from across the country, including one from Middle Georgia. A private screening was held recently in Macon, hosted by Georgia Farm Bureau.
El Dorado Promise celebrates 12 years
El Dorado Promise celebrates 12 years
Georgia Farm Monitor - March 11, 2017
On this week's all-new episode of the Farm Monitor... we check the status of this year's worlds-famous Vidalia Onion crop; visit a South Georgia farm market where strawberries are ripe for picking; watch FFA and 4-H youth show their skills in the Georgia Jr. National Livestock Show; preview the upcoming Georgia Cattlemen's Convention; and the Monitor has a fun visit to Texas.
South Georgia Winery Blends Family History, Growing Business
Tucked away in the middle of onion country, Watermelon Creek Vineyards in Tattnall County has quickly earned a reputation as one of the top wineries in the entire state. Damon Jones recently paid a visit to this growing business and shows it's not just the wine, but also the land's history that's being showcased.
August 12, 2019 Sweet Onions, Thomas Andrew Knight, Sir William Jackson Hooker, Clarence...
If you’re looking to grow an onion that won’t make you cry and give you that bad breath, Sweet Onions are your thing. If you buy them in the store, they’re usually more expensive than the regular onions. Sweet Onions are sweet because the sugar and water content are higher. That’s the upside. The downside to the higher sugar and water content, is that they won’t store as long as regular onions. Sweet Onions have a lower level of sulfur compounds which means they’re also easier to digest - and it also means they won’t cause your eyes to tear up during prep work. Vidalia onions were the first sweet onions to be sold across the United States. They were growing primarily in Georgia - Vidalia, Georgia to be exact. Today, we have other options including Walla Walla Sweet Onions from Washington, Maui Sweet Onions from Hawaii and Spring Sweets from Texas. Sweet Onions can be traced back to seeds brought over from the Canary Islands in 1898. Brevities #OTD It’s the birthday of Thomas Andrew Knight who was born in England on this day in 1759. Knight served as the second president of the Royal Horticultural Society. He assumed the position at the urging of his friend Joseph A Banks. Knight's inclination was always to turn inward. Banks helped him overcome that. He also encouraged Knight to begin reading scientific papers published by authors. Otherwise, Knight was purposefully shutting himself off from outside influences. During his life, Knight had inherited 10,000 acres of land and he used the land to conduct all kinds of experiments on plants like strawberries, cabbages, and peas. Knight was a born pragmatist. His breeding efforts were always designed to help make better plants in order to feed the masses. #OTD It’s the anniversary of the death of Sir William Jackson Hooker who died on this day in 1865 Hooker was both a botanist and a botanical illustrator. Like Thomas Andrew Knight, Hooker enjoyed the friendship of Joseph Banks. Hooker was wealthy; he didn’t need a patron to fund his expeditions. His first expedition was to Iceland in the summer of 1809. This was another one of Bank’s ideas - and Hooker went to there to collect, as well as to make trials of everything he discovered. Unfortunately, on his way home, there was a terrible fire. Most people don't realize it, but Hooker nearly died. All of his work was destroyed in the fire. Yet, Hooker was able to reconstruct his discoveries and publish an account called Tour in Iceland. Turns out, his mind was a steel trap. Hooker was known worldwide for an unsurpassed herbarium. By 1841, he was appointed the director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Hooker brought Kew to greatness; expanding the gardens from 10 to 75 acres, adding a 270 acre Arboretum, and establishing a museum for botany. In 1865, there was a throat infection going around at Kew. Hooker contracted it and died. His son Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, and outstanding botanist in his own right, succeeded him at Kew. #OTD Today in 1930, a United States patent was issued to Clarence Birdseye for his method of packaging frozen foods. One of Birdseye’s first jobs, was as a field naturalist for the USDA. The job lead him to Labrador in Canada on a for trading expedition. During his time there, Birdseye observed that the Eskimos froze their food; finding fresh food during the winter was next to impossible. Birdseye became fascinated by their quick freezing process which cleverly used the elements of wind, ice, and super cold temperatures. Birdseye noticed when the fish was frozen quickly, it tasted amazing when it was thawed. Birdseye’s immediately wondered if the same process could be used with fresh vegetables and other foods. Five years later, when he returned to the United States, he invented the quick freeze machine and he started his own frozen food company. Five years after that, he sold his business to Frosted Foods for $22 million. The year was 1929. Unearthed Words “One day you discover you are alive. Explosion! Concussion! Illumination! Delight! You laugh, you dance around, you shout. But, not long after, the sun goes out. Snow falls, but no one sees it, on an August noon.” ― Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine Today's book recommendation: The New Healing Herbs by Michael Castleman This book features 135 of the most widely used medicinal herbs. There is a very helpful cure finder chart that shares treatments for more than 100 common conditions; for example: cinnamon to treat cuts and scrapes, Saint Johns Wort to speed healing, etc. For each Herb, there are drawings, the history of the herb, plus instructions for growing it in your herb garden. Today's Garden Chore Start seeds for fall crops. Your fall crops can include another round of quick-maturing edibles for the fall harvest. Try to get your seeds in before the 15th. Then, if you’re wondering what to plant...
10 Most Amazing Facts & Figures About Georgia on National Georgia Day
3rd of August, every year, is marked as the National Georgia Day.
-Georgia’s first capital was Savannah, which was settled by its -founder James Oglethrope.
-Atlanta Georgia, known to be birth place of Iconic brand Coca-Cola
Georgia is country’s top producer of peanuts, pecans, peaches, and vidalia onions
-Georgia has the world’s largest drive-in restaurant in Atlanta. The Varsity can fit 600 vehicles.
-Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is known as the busiest airport in the world according to the Airports Council International.
-Today, Georgia is a center for military bases, international corporations and airlines
-It has renowned poets, writers, artists and musicians
-Replete with beautiful locations and landscapes, visiting and living in Georgia is a great experience both for natives and its tourists
-According to the recent FBI stats, 1 in 37 natives in Georgia are at high risks of being a property crime victim.
Let us check 5 best ways to observe National Georgia Day this 3rd of August:
???? Explore Georgia
Planning a trip to Georgia is one of the best ways to mark this day, if you are into traveling. If you love to see fish and sea life, go check the Georgia Aquarium, and if you want to enjoy nature, visit Rock City Gardens. In fact, if you are into history, then Pin Point Heritage Museum as well as.
???? Talk “Georgia”
Enjoy a cup of coffee with friends and family at home and talk about Georgia. Share interesting facts and figures about the state. Share beautiful photographs of the city, or even tell jokes related with the place.
???? Let’s Join Hands
Let’s join hands to contribute to this state’s happiness, prosperity and success. Let’s pledge that we would play our role to make Georgia a better place. Let’s be truthful to each other. A bitter truth is, one in 37 natives in Georgia are at high risks of being a property crime victim, according to the recent FBI stats. Let’s play our role to minimize crime rate in the state. You think you can’t? But, you can. All you need is to take preventive measures to secure you home and neighborhood. Keep your doors and windows locked when you go out. Secure your door with a smart door lock and install door and window sensors for ensuring you’re well protected. Beat property crime rate by arming your home with home security alarm systems in Georgia.
????Help Make GA Smarter
Being a smart Georgian, you should know ways to make the environment greener. Work out plans to cut down your electricity costs. Use smart home energy equipment to make GA smarter than others. Install a smart bulb that consumes lesser electricity and gives more light to brighten your home. Save money installing a smart plug that can help you manage your household tasks in a shorter time, even if you are not around. Think about using your smartphone to manage your home in a convenient way with smart control access technology. This is a new featured technology that enables homeowners to operate their homes in a better way by using their smartphones.
And last but not the least, Happy Georgia Day!
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Fruit & Vegetable Growers Gather In Savannah For Southeastern Conference
It's a fact that whenever growers get together to share thoughts and ideas, good things happen. That's exactly what the Monitor's Mark Wildman witnessed when he traveled to this year's Southeast Fruit and Vegetable Conference on Georgia's coast in Savannah. As Mark explains, everyone walked away with some new ideas to make their farm operations a little bit better.
Georgia Farm Monitor - May 14, 2016
On this week's episode of the Georgia Farm Monitor... a look at how UGA's Poultry Science Department served that valuable sector of Georgia agriculture; it's strawberry time across the state; meet Kyle Gillooly, the president of the Georgia Cattlemen's Association; learn about the famous bald eagles living on campus at Berry College; and visit the first Georgia Farm & Erosion Control Expo.
UGA Tifton Horticulture: Celebrating 100 years
Faculty and staff from the UGA CAES Horticulture Department talk about accomplishments and work done by the department on the UGA Tifton Campus. The video is done as part of the UGA-Tifton Centennial celebration.
Savannah, Georgia - Port of Savannah Northern Magnum Arrival HD (2017)
The Port of Savannah is a major U. S. seaport located at Savannah, Georgia. Its facilities for oceangoing vessels line both sides of the Savannah River approximately 18 miles (29 km) from the Atlantic Ocean. Operated by the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), the Port of Savannah competes primarily with the Port of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina to the northeast, and the Port of Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida to the south. The GPA operates one other Atlantic seaport in Georgia, the Port of Brunswick, located at Brunswick, Georgia. There are three interior ports linked to the Gulf of Mexico, Port Bainbridge and Port Columbus, and one linked to the Port of Savannah by rail in Cordele, Georgia.
Between 2000 and 2005 alone, the Port of Savannah was the fastest-growing seaport in the United States, with a compounded annual growth rate of 16.5 percent (the national average is 9.7 percent). On July 30, 2007, the GPA announced that the Port of Savannah had a record year in fiscal 2007, becoming the fourth-busiest and fastest-growing container terminal in the U.S. The GPA handled more than 2.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) of container traffic during fiscal 2007– a 14.5 percent increase and a new record for containers handled at the Port of Savannah. In the past five years, the port's container traffic has jumped 55 percent from 1.5 million TEU handled in fiscal 2003 to 2.3 million TEU in fiscal 2007. By 2014, container traffic was up to 3 million TEU.
In response to the growth in traffic at both Savannah and the Port of Charleston, the Jasper Ocean Terminal, to be the largest port in the country when it is completed, is planned to be built upriver on the Savannah River by the mid 2020s.
Savannah is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. A strategic port city in the American Revolution and during the American Civil War, Savannah is today an industrial center and an important Atlantic seaport. It is Georgia's fifth-largest city and third-largest metropolitan area.
Each year Savannah attracts millions of visitors to its cobblestone streets, parks, and notable historic buildings: the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low (founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA), the Georgia Historical Society (the oldest continually operating historical society in the South), the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences (one of the South's first public museums), the First African Baptist Church (one of the oldest African-American Baptist congregations in the United States), Temple Mickve Israel (the third oldest synagogue in America), and the Central of Georgia Railway roundhouse complex (the oldest standing antebellum rail facility in America).
Savannah's downtown area, which includes the Savannah Historic District, the Savannah Victorian Historic District, and 22 parklike squares, is one of the largest National Historic Landmark Districts in the United States (designated by the U.S. government in 1966). Downtown Savannah largely retains the original town plan prescribed by founder James Oglethorpe (a design now known as the Oglethorpe Plan). Savannah was the host city for the sailing competitions during the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta.
Georgia Farm Monitor - March 7, 2015