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Page A10 Lake Oconee News Friday, September 29,2017 T. Michael Stone/Staff The Farmview Market also sells a variety of locally produced oils and sauces unavailable at many local stores. Farm Continued from A1 commissioner of agriculture Gary Black and members of the Georgia General Assembly to visit Georgia farms and food-based businesses around the state since becoming president of UGA. “Our state’s agriculture is ex ceptionally diverse, and I believe our tours over the past five years have mirrored that diversity,” Black said. “This year’s focus really highlights the value of continued collaboration between the depart ment and the university, especially in the green industry. It is always gratifying to witness firsthand the results of ongoing cooperation between our farming community and those who support it.” Sen. John Wilkinson, chairman of the Georgia State Senate Ag riculture and Consumer Affairs Committee; Rep. Terry England, chairman of Georgia House of Representatives Appropriations Committee; Rep. Tom McCall, chairman of the Georgia House of Representatives Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Commit tee; and Sam Pardue, dean and director of the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences accompanied Morehead and Black on the tour. UGA researchers and Extension experts are committed to under standing the challenges that face Georgia’s more than $13 billion agriculture industry and finding solutions for Georgia farmers. Agritourism, the green industry and dairy production all play key roles in northeastern Georgia’s agricultural economy, and the delegation explored aspects of all three industries. The tour began in Colbert at James Greenhouses, which grows a wide variety of ornamental pe rennials as wells as UGA-devel- oped blueberry cultivars. They went on to see the produc tion of other UGA-bred ornamen tal varieties at Griffith Propaga tion in Watkinsville and visited Select Trees in Crawford. Select Trees, which grows large shade trees for transplant, has donated hundreds of trees to UGA over the past decade. The last nursery grower on the tour was Evergreen Nursery in Statham, a wholesale nursery that was able to cut its water use dras tically by implementing a smart irrigation system developed by UGA horticulture researchers. Ornamental horticulture, which ranges from the produc tion ofhouseplants and landscape shrubs to turf and shade trees, contributes $831 million to Geor gia’s economy, according to the UGA Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development. In addition to nursery visits, the group visited a dairy and a farmers market in Morgan County, both of which are owned by UGA alumni. Farmview Market, the brain child of1980 UGA CAES graduate Keith Kelly, is a combination butcher shop, specialty food shop, restaurant and farmers market that draws thousands of travel ers each week. Kelly conceived of the farmers market complex, which opened in 2016, as a way to connect “farms to families.” With a $133 million impact on Georgia’s economy, agritourism destinations such as Farmview Market also connect Georgia’s farmers to new revenue streams, making farm businesses more diverse and more economically sustainable. Williams Dairy, the tour’s second stop in Morgan County, is home to 3,700 cows and is operated by the 2017 Georgia Farmer of the Year, Everett Williams. Williams graduated from UGA in 1975 with a bache lor’s degree in dairy science. His reputation for cutting-edge technology and civic leadership has earned him a worldwide rep utation as a leader in Georgia’s $278 million dairy industry. Dairy farmers from other coun tries often stop at the Williams Dairy to see how he is using the latest technology to produce milk more efficiently. At each stop, farm and nursery managers shared ways in which UGA has contributed to their success and ways that the univer sity could help in the future. “Our college is committed to research that helps Georgia ag riculture meet today’s complex challenges and stay on the leading edge in agricultural technology and sustainability,” Pardue said. “UGA Extension works across the state, in every county, to put those new discov eries into practice on farms and agricultural operations, and we are training the next generation of agricultural leaders and pro ducers in our classrooms and lab oratories every day.” To learn more about UGA’s partnership with Georgia’s farmers, visit caes.uga.edu. (Merritt Melancon is a news editor with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.) Wilson Continued from A1 the gas pumps. Wilson said he did not remember anything prior to officers arriving on scene. Wilson seemed to be unaware that he had crashed into the building. Officers noticed the smell of alcohol coming from Wilson’s breath; he also had a wristband on which he said he got from a bar in Milledgeville earlier that night. Wilson stated that he drank four or five drinks at the bar before leaving around 3 a.m. Ac cording to police reports, Wilson’s eyes were red and bloodshot; they appeared glossy and his eyelids appeared to be droopy. When asked to produce his license, Wilson checked his pockets but was unable to find the card. When one of the officers began to check Wilson’s truck for a wallet or license they noticed an open container of Budweiser behind the driver’s seat. A 12-pack of beer containing only six cans, a clear zip lock bag containing a substance that appeared to be marijuana and two glass smoking devices were also found in Wilson’s truck. 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