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A&M Farms
A&M Farms is a Vidalia Onion farm found in “the heart of Vidalia Onion growing country.” They are located in Lyons, Georgia about three hours south of Athens. A&M also has additional farmland in Toombs County, Georgia. The farm was established in the late 1980’s and originally named M&T Farms. In December of 2020, Aries…
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Pre-Trip Post: Lewis Taylor Farms
Before our spring break study tour, the class was assigned different stops we would be making to research and present. My designated stop was Lewis Taylor Farms in Tifton, GA. Lewis Taylor started farming in the 1930s as a transplant producer; however, the farm was purchased by Ed Walker and Bill Brim in 1985. Throughout…
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Premium Peanut Pre-Visit
Premium Peanut was founded in 2014 and currently operates the largest shelling facility in the world in Douglas, GA. It is a cooperative which consists of more than 200 grower-owners and has over eleven buying points. They are designed with the purposes to integrate the peanut production process, stabilize the market for growers in the…