A survey is being conducted through the end of this week in Georgia about the real expenses and real problems down on the farm.
The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture, the Georgia Farm Bureau, and the University of Georgia College of Public Health, they’ve partnered together to launch a Georgia Farmer Profitability Survey. This is a statewide effort to measure the real economic challenges that are facing Georgia farmers. They’re hoping that other states may try this same survey.
The survey is designed to collect specific data directly from farmers to better understand the factors that are affecting profitability and identify opportunities to strengthen agriculture statewide and in the southeast. Findings will help inform future communications, grassroots engagement, and policy discussions while providing credible research-backed data to support advocacy efforts on behalf of agriculture. Tom McCall of the Farm Bureau said we know Georgia farmers are facing significant challenges and we want to hear directly from them.
He says this survey will help us better understand these issues affecting profitability so we can focus on our efforts where they make the greatest impact on farm families. The survey is going on until July 31st.
Audio Reporting by Tyron Spearman for Southeast AgNet.