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Georgia Farm Monitor
Over the years, 16 more stations have been added and the program can now be seen in every Georgia TV market, plus many areas of Alabama, Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee. In 2000, the Georgia Farm Monitor began airing several times a week on “Rural America’s Most Important Network,” RFD-TV. "The Georgia Farm Monitor was created by Farm Bureau to fill a need for information to our farmers and also to tell the farmer’s story to consumers," Wayne Dollar, Georgia Farm Monitor president, said. "We continue that tradition today as our staff travels the state and visits other parts of the nation to cover stories of interest to farmers and consumers. We still feel it fills an important need today, and being on a network that covers all of rural America is an honor and a tremendous opportunity," he added. While the program focuses on agriculture with the Georgia farmer in mind, national agriculture issues, consumer information and feature stories about rural life and interesting people are also part of the program each week. The largest state east of the Mississippi, Georgia is quite agriculturally diverse with some twenty major commodities. Agriculture is also big business, with more than $57 billion dollar economic impact to the state's economy. "There's plenty of variety for us to cover, and we think that adds to the show's appeal," said co-host Paul Beliveau. "We also try to tell the farmers' story each week. We want to show viewers how agriculture has become more efficient despite burdensome regulations, and how using the latest technology, the American farmer grows safer, better tasting food on less land and fewer inputs and fewer people," he said. The Georgia Farm Monitor staff has plenty of broadcast experience, with ties to agriculture. "We have a dedicated staff who believes in farming and rural life and they do a great job of telling that story each week," said Beliveau."They appreciate viewer comments and we answer all e-mail," he added. Contact: Georgia Farm Monitor PO Bx 7068 Macon, Georgia 31209 news@farm-monitor.com www.farm-monitor.com
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