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The Upson Beacon
Thursday, July 29, 2021
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Georgia Farm Bureau accepting entries for hay contest & hay directory
Georgia Farm Bureau
members who grow Ber-
mudagrass hay are en
couraged to enter the 2021
GFB Quality Hay Contest.
Hay entered in the contest
will be tested at a Univer
sity of Georgia lab using
the Relative Forage Qual
ity Test, which provides an
analysis of the nutritional
value of the hay. Winners
will be determined by the
RFQ analysis. The dead
line to enter is Oct. 31.
Winners will be an
nounced in December.
Prizes will be presented to
the top five producers. The
first-place winner will re
ceive the free use of a Ver
meer 604R baler for one
year, courtesy of the Ver
meer Manufacturing
Company. The winner will
have the option to pur
chase the baler at a re
duced price at the end of
the year.
“If you grow Bermuda-
grass hay, entering this
contest is a great way to
have the nutritional qual
ity of your hay analyzed,”
said Upson County Farm
Bureau President Marcus
South. “Everyone who
enters hay samples in this
contest will benefit from
learning what manage
ment adjustments they
can make to their hay
fields to improve the qual-
Kreuziger,
to continuing my public
service in this important
role in our judicial sys
tem.”
Rhonda Kreuziger
holds her bachelor’s de
gree from Northeastern
State University and a law
degree from the John Mar
shall Law School. She has
served as an associate ju
venile court judge since
August 2020.
She previously served
as chief judge of the City of
Fayetteville Municipal
Court from July 2018 to
August 2020. From June
2006 to August 2020, she
was a criminal law, family
law, and general civil liti-
Rent Increase,
ity of their hay.”
Contest rules, applica
tions, and instructions for
submitting samples are
available at the Upson
County Farm Bureau of
fice or may be downloaded
at www.gfb.ag/HayCon-
test. All hay entered must
have been grown in Geor
gia on a field with at least
25 days of maturity or re
growth. Hay samples
should be naturally dried
in the field and taken from
the center of at least five
different bales (rolls or
squares) that come from
the same field.
There is a $20 entry
fee for each sample en
tered in the contest to
cover the cost of the lab
analysis. Hay producers
may enter more than one
sample and will receive
RFQ analysis for all sam
ples submitted. Contest
ants submitting multiple
samples, however, may
only place in the contest’s
top five for the sample
with the highest RFQ
score.
Checks to cover the
entry fee should be made
payable to Georgia Farm
Bureau. Entry fees, forms
and samples should be
sent to the GFB Public
Policy Department 1620
Bass Road Macon, Ga.,
31210. Entry fees, forms
gation attorney at the
Kreuziger Law Firm.
She was an assistant
district attorney for the
Griffin Judicial Circuit
from September 2002 to
October 2003, and again
from June 2004 to June
2006.
Former Judge Edwards
said he resigned to return
to his first love, private
practice and trial law
cases. He is based in Grif
fin. Then-Chief Judge Ed
wards nominated
Kreuziger to be considered
by the Judicial Nominat
ing Commission, which se
lects a short list for final
choice by the governor.
Manager Russell Thomp
son told council that the
Thomaston Housing Au
thority recommended
HUD’s “fair market value”
formula as a guideline to set
future rates for the two-
bedroom apartment which
now rents for $350 per
month. Using HUD’s for
mula, the vacant unit’s rent
would increase to $536 per
month.
“It’s in my district, and
I’d like to keep it the same,”
District 1 council member
Lakeitha Reeves said. “They
wouldn’t be able to afford
an increase of $150 or
$200. Put it out there and
give it some time. Don’t just
do it now.”
Thompson explained
that the discussion involved
only one vacant apartment,
and Stallings emphasized
that an increase on the va
cant unit would not affect
other current tenants, but
Reeves was not persuaded.
“I don’t think that’s
fair,” Reeves said. “For
someone new coming in,
that person would pay
$536? I don’t agree with
that. You can’t just put that
kind of increase on an indi
vidual all at one time.
“We haven’t talked
about it... The people that
live in the apartments have
n’t been made aware of any
changes to be made,” she
continued. “To sit here to
night and say we’re going to
go to what the housing au
thority recommended ac
cording to HUD, I think it’s
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and samples may also be
taken to your county Farm
Bureau office.
Previous first-place
winners of the GFB Hay
Contest may enter their
samples for the purpose of
having them officially an
alyzed but are not eligible
to win any prizes in the
contest for three years
after winning.
GFB is also accepting
listings for its online hay
directory. Farm Bureau
members with hay for sale
or who offer custom har
vesting or custom sprig
ging services are invited to
list their hay and/or serv
ices in the GFB Quality
Hay Directory published
on the GFB website. Hay
for sale or services can be
listed or removed from the
directory throughout the
year.
To be included in
GFB’s online hay direc
tory, complete a submis
sion form by visiting your
county Farm Bureau office
or online at
www.gfb.ag/hay. Hay pro
ducers who enter the GFB
Quality Hay Contest re
ceive a free listing in the
GFB Hay Directory. Hay
producers who don’t enter
the hay contest but would
like to list their hay for
sale should include a $10
check made payable to
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Georgia Farm Bureau for
each listing of hay, custom
harvesting, or custom
sprigging. Multiple list
ings are allowed.
Founded in 1937,
Georgia Farm Bureau is
the largest general farm
organization in the state.
Its volunteer members ac
tively participate in local,
district and state activities
that promote agriculture
awareness to their non
farming neighbors. GFB
offers its members a wide
variety of benefits, includ
ing insurance, but enroll
ment in any of the
member benefits is op
tional and not a require
ment for membership.
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“Although Rhonda’s
appointment will break
two historic barriers to
entry upon the Superior
Court bench in this circuit,
Rhonda has earned the
honor on her great merit,”
Edwards said in his letter,
published also in The Cit
izen. “As a former practic
ing scientist, Rhonda’s
analytic, methodical
thought is needed to help
lead my circuit into the fu
ture. Rhonda has proven
in her advocacy as a trial
lawyer, and as a judge, that
she understands trial
courts to have the duty to
follow the law, not to set
policy contrary to law.
Continued from front
“Her judicial tempera
ment will be excellent. She
has the respect of the trial
bar as a skilled, principled
trial lawyer. Superior
Court judge is not a posi
tion for on-the-job train
ing. Her depth of jury trial
experience qualifies her to
immediately conduct a
murder jury trial or di
vorce jury trial,” Edwards
wrote.
Kreuziger joins the cur
rent bench of judges: W.
Fletcher Sams (Fay
etteville), Scott L. Ballard
(Fayetteville), Ben J.
Miller, Jr. (Griffin), and
Benjamin D. Coker
(Thomaston).
Continued from front
wrong.”
The local housing pro
gram was established in the
mid-1970s, at which time
council set rates which in
cluded a $25 increase every
five years. THA manages
the city-owned property
along with other public
housing, and the vacancy is
the “first in years,” accord
ing to Thompson. He added
that it is uncommon for
cities to own that type prop
erty.
“If our rates are lower
than everyone else’s, is it
even legal?” Stallings asked.
“I don’t think anybody’s
asking you to give them
anything,” Reeves re
sponded.
“You’re giving them
$200 off of rent,” Stallings
said.
“That’s according to
HUD,” Reeves replied.
“Our prices have never co
incided with HUD.”
“Have we been doing it
wrong for all these years?”
Stallings asked.
“I don’t think it’s
wrong,” Reeves answered.
City Attorney DeAnn
Wheeler stepped in to ad
dress the legality of rent.
“I think there could be a
question about gratuity -
whether or not it would
constitute gratuity,”
Wheeler said. “I’ve looked
into it a little bit. Mr.
Thompson and I have
talked about this particular
data and I’m not sure where
that leaves us with regard to
gratuity.”
Councilman Ryan
Tucker said the matter
“warrants further discus
sion,” adding that council
should consider long-term
implications of any decision
made regarding the prop
erty.
Stallings asked that the
issue be placed on council’s
next work session agenda.
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