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Georgia Farmers Set Their Sights on Olive Oil
The United States is the third largest consumer of olive oil in the world and 99 percent of the olive oil consumed comes from other countries. However, olive farmers in Georgia are trying to change that – and it’s not going unnoticed. Earlier this month, Washington Post writer, Bonnie S. Benwick toured local olive farms to speak with experts on olive oil production in Georgia, including COI for Agribusiness director, Donnie Smith. See Benwick’s article below. |
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High Stakes in Georgia: Farmers set their sites on 2011 olive oilLAKELAND, GA - In this low-lying Southern farmland, where a friendly wave of the hand is both automatic and necessary to keep the late-summer gnats at bay, a green effort to end America's dependence on foreign oil has taken root. Olive oil, that is. More than a century after a hurricane destroyed what had been the last remnants of olive ... read more >> View all Highlights |
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Lt. Governor Casey Cagle Visits COI for Agribusiness Posted on Sep 24, 2010 by Donnie Smith, Director of COI for Agribusiness On his visit to Tifton on Thursday, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle stopped by to tour the COI for Agribusiness and UGA Tifton Campus. He met with two of our clients, Bill Brim of Lewis Taylor Farms and Lauri Jo Bennett of Lauri Jo’s Southern Style... read more |
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New Podcasts Available! Posted on Sep 23, 2010 by Donnie Smith, Director of COI for Agribusiness Listen to our latest podcasts LIVE from the Southeast Bioenergy Conference to learn more about using alternative energy for agribusiness applications. Click here to download. read more |
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