SUWANEE, Ga. — Egg producers in Georgia have voted to discontinue the 52-year-old Georgia Egg Commission, which provided promotion, education and research for the state's egg industry.
Under state law, producers owning birds in Georgia are required to vote every three years on whether to renew the commission. Ballots received by the April 30 deadline were counted by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The votes did not reach the required two-thirds approval for renewal. The commission is expected to continue operations through June 30.
"It is with a heavy heart and great disappointment for me to inform. . .