Georgia farmers are preparing for a better year after a sharp decline in acreage last year, with planting 375,000 acres. However, with unpredictable weather, drought threats, and rising costs, can they make it work?
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“Those could’ve easily been our beans going over there. It goes to show that if that opportunity is there, China would be willing to buy.”
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