Georgia Specialty Crop Grower in Busy Part of Season

Randall Weiseman June 5, 2015 Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Gerald Long

Many specialty crop growers are right in the thick of their busy time of the year, and that includes Gerald Long, who runs a u-pick fruit and veggie business in Bainbridge, Georgia. He says so far they are having a good year.

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