Thursday, January 16, 2025

Recent cold weather a mixed blessing for Georgia poultry and crops

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The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Chilly weather in Georgia during recent weeks has actually helped some parts of Georgia's agriculture industry.

While the freeze killed some kinds of plants and boosted fuel costs, it was also a blessing to some crops in need - especially those under siege by insects, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

How the season goes, and whether the economy overall has been helped or harmed, is still not certain.

"We won't know everything until the crop is harvested," said Jack Spruill, marketing director for the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

The stakes are great, since. . .

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