Row croppers on decline
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Wheat is growing on 600 acres of row cropping land along Comer Road, but it’ll soon bear corn and soybeans.
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Hay fever: Rain leads to abundance of cash crop
John Henry Hammond
Thursday, September 21, 2023
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Oglethorpe County’s unexpectedly wet hay season is coming to a close, bringing a bountiful harvest to farmers like Travis Legg.
Q&A: Wilson balances teaching, farming, battling sludge
Garrett Kicklighter
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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Lexington resident Ruth Wilson is an ES paraprofessional at Oglethorpe County Elementary School, where she teaches third through fifth grades.
Plenty of love to go around at Sweet Cheek Farm
Morgan Quinn
Thursday, August 11, 2022
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Carrie and Mike Russell of Sweet Cheek Farm in Carlton have taken in llamas, alpacas and a variety of other animals since 2010.
‘It barely rained at all’: June hotter and drier than normal
Caitlin Farmer
Thursday, June 30, 2022
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Oglethorpe County farmers have struggled to plant crops, feed livestock and water their fields because of the blazing heat and lack of rain throughout June.
Never-ending egg hunt
Basil Terhune
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Agritourism seeks new revenue
Kate Hoffman
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
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District 4 Commissioner Will Brown anticipates that agritourism could be discussed at the Oglethorpe County Board of Commissioners meeting on Feb. 7.
Luthers see blueberries take root in Oglethorpe
Alden Lisse
Thursday, December 2, 2021
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On Jan. 24, 2007, Chris Luther planted his first blueberry plant.