Georgia farmers are being encouraged to participate in a new statewide survey designed to better understand the financial challenges facing agriculture and help shape future policy and advocacy efforts.

The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture, Georgia Farm Bureau, and the University of Georgia College of Public Health have partnered to launch the Georgia Farm Profitability Survey, which is open to farmers across the state through July 31.

Organizers say the anonymous survey is intended to collect Georgia-specific information directly from producers about the economic pressures affecting their operations. The results will be used to identify factors impacting farm profitability and to provide research-based data that can support future agricultural initiatives, communications, and legislative advocacy.

“We know Georgia farmers are facing significant challenges, and we want to hear directly from them,” said Georgia Farm Bureau President Tom McCall. He said the survey will help the organization focus its efforts on the issues having the greatest impact on Georgia farm families.

The survey comes as many producers continue dealing with rising production costs, fluctuating commodity prices, labor shortages, severe weather, and other economic pressures that have reduced profitability across the agricultural sector. The Georgia Farm Bureau identified the sustainability of family farms as its top priority for 2026 after farm economics continued to worsen during 2025.

Researchers from the University of Georgia College of Public Health will oversee the analysis of the survey data. Following the survey period, the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture and Georgia Farm Bureau will publish a report summarizing the findings, which will help guide future advocacy efforts and the ongoing Strong Farms, Strong Georgia initiative.

The survey is anonymous, takes approximately 10 minutes to complete, and is open to all Georgia farmers.

Farmers interested in participating can complete the survey by visiting the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture website at www.gafoundationag.org before the July 31 deadline.