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Carrying the torch: Alumnus publishes book about historic African American organization

Dr. Dexter Wakefield shines a light on New Farmers of America.

A force to be reckoned with: Fort Valley State’s first Meat Judging Team wins national award

The all-female team competed in the 2023 Spring Intercollegiate Meat Judging contest in Colorado.

Changing the standard

Fort Valley State University alumnus farms 2,700 acres of land in Montgomery, Toombs and Wheeler counties

Change of plans

Bartha Moore, a small farmer in Burke County, Georgia, farms approximately 700 acres of land. 

Return, restart, renew

Small farmer returns to her hometown to manage family farm.  

Overcomers

Jones Thomas, a fourth-generation Georgia farmer, serves as a supplier of goods to his local community and beyond.

Perseverance

Glen Gosier and Endia Gosier, owners of Rusty Bucket Farms LLC, develop relationship with the Farm Service Agency

Off the road, in the field

Tony Scott, a veteran truck driver, also farms hundreds of acres in Tattnall County, Georgia.