The Chattooga County Farm Bureau will be providing a drop-in breakfast at the Chattooga County Ag Center, located on Middle School Road off Highway 100 in Summerville on Thursday, November 17th from 7AM-9AM for local farmers and ag producers.  The event is in conjunction with Farm-City Week.

Farm-City Week highlights the relationship between Georgia farmers and their partners in urban areas who prepare, transport, market and retail the food and fiber that farmers grow for consumers.

Agriculture is Georgia’s largest economic sector, and farmers depend on their partners in town such as their bankers, Extension agents, equipment and supply salesmen, to keep the agricultural economy going.

Food and fiber production plus the related industries involved with processing and delivering products to consumers contributed $70.1 billion to Georgia’s economy according to the University of Georgia Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development (CAED). Agriculture and its related industries also contributed to over 359,000 jobs in Georgia.

Following the drop-in breakfast, the Chattooga Young Farmers will be hosting an agricultural tour for local elected officials and business owners.