Page 16 - 031120-Market-Bulletin

PAGE 16 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020
GeorGia Grown ProFile: Big Daddy Biscuits

By Alexandra Woodford “We don’t eat every- takes only four ingre- nomic development initiative of the Geor-
thing.” dients to make. Turkey gia Department of Agriculture. Janis found
Lauren Janis is the owner of Big Daddy Therefore, all treats bacon or crunchy peanut that a membership gave her the chance to
Biscuits, an Atlanta-based company that available for purchase butter flavored biscuits learn how to promote her business and gain
makes all natural and organic dog biscuits. contain simple ingredi- are also offered if you’re more support in numerous new ways, so she
Janis first got the idea to start her own dog ents. Janis regularly visits looking for treats that jumped at the opportunity. Janis said being
treat business from her niece and nephew farmers markets and feels contain grain. a member of Georgia Grown is an honor,
while looking to take her career in a new di- that if she has the luxury “As my mother once and as a plus, her customers love seeing the
rection. Her niece and nephew tossed around of knowing where her said, if you were stranded Georgia Grown logo on her products, adding
a few names and felt that “Big Daddy Bis- food comes from, owners and needed something to another level of pride in what she does.
cuits” was the perfect name for the business and their beloved pups eat, these would help you “To be able to shout to the world that we
since Janis’ rescue dog – named Big Daddy should be granted the sustain yourself,” Janis are from Georgia, have the support of a com-
– would be the head dog in charge, taste-test- same opportunity. Her said. munity and our state that wants to help small
ing all of the products. products contain benefits She launched Big businesses flourish…and having the encour-
This is a non-discriminatory dog biscuit that vary from bettering a dog’s digestion to Daddy Biscuits as a vendor at the Mariet- agement and resources to help us grow and
company as one of her goals was to create curbing its bad breath or flatulence. ta Square Farmers Market. Other vendors succeed is just amazing,” Janis said.
treats that all dogs would be able to eat. The treats are made with or without grain, there encouraged her to become a member Order Big Daddy Biscuits online at
“I say that dogs are like people,” she said. including a grain-free peanut butter that of Georgia Grown, the marketing and eco- https://bigdaddybiscuits.com/.
recovery Forestry Matters: the diFFerence a year Makes

Continued From Page 1 Continued From Page 1

the storm weakened rapidly as it tracked inland
from Donalsonville, it destroyed what promised
to be a record cotton crop worth an estimated
$300 million-$800 million. Timber accounted
for $1 billion of the $2.5 billion in damages to
farming interests.
Within weeks of the storm, former Gov. Na-
than Deal called the General Assembly into spe-
cial session to approve a $270 million disaster
aid package that included $55 million in direct
loans to affected producers. The General As-
sembly funded an additional $20 million worth
of loans under Kemp’s leadership in early 2019.
Black said 276 loans averaging $280,000
per producer came out of those allocations, and
many of the recipients would not be farming to-
day if it weren’t for that initial action.
Rep. Sam Watson, R-Moultrie, a vegetable
grower and member of the House Agriculture
and Consumer Affairs Committee, said the
federal block grant program offers hope to that
population of producers who were unable to par- At left, drought conditions (pink and red hues) statewide in 2019. At right, a saturated state (green hues) in 2020.
ticipate in the state’s loan program.
“The ripple effects of this are going to be tre- and education. Tree Campus and Tree Line • Winterville Arbor Day, Feb. 20. In the where National Arbor Day President Dan
mendous,” Watson said. “Good things come to programs honor universities and utilities, re- driving rain, Winterville Elementary Lambe, Georgia Forestry Commission Di-
those who wait, and I think this is going to be spectively, for the same criteria. students came out to read poems and rector Chuck Williams and other dignitaries
great for not only the farmers but for local com- Here’s a sampling of the special activities help plant a bald cypress. led a tree planting ceremony and Trees At-
munities and it will be another step in rebuilding with which GFC was involved, in recogni- • Georgia Southern University, Feb. 21. lanta volunteers planted 200 trees in Brook
because we’re going to be rebuilding for a long tion of Arbor Day: Students and staff learned about the ben- Run Park!
time.” • Augusta-Richmond County Arbor Day efits of trees as they work toward becom- And... if it happens to be raining today
State Rep. Tom McCall, R-Elberton, chair of at Pendleton King Park in Augusta, Feb. ing a Tree Campus USA. Twenty 10-to- and you’re feeling blue, just remember this:
the House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs 7. Celebrating its 29th year as a Tree 15-gallon trees and 100+ seedlings were it was a short five months ago that Geor-
Committee, said the block grant funds will help City! Nine new oaks and crape myrtles planted. gia was experiencing a record drought and
stabilize economies in rural southwest Georgia planted in the park, along with a tree Other locations marking Arbor Day wildfire danger was extremely high. Time
and start farm families on the long road to re- planting demo and seedling give-away. in February and March include: Athens, now to be grateful that two out of every
covery. • State Arbor Day in Macon, Feb. 12. Cumming, Good Hope, Monroe, Lexing- three raindrops that fall in Georgia fall on
“I’m proud for Southwest Georgia to final- Special education sessions for arborists ton, Dahlonega, Woodbine and Dunwoody, forestland!
ly get some stability, as little as it may be. It’s and tree advocates; Tree City recogni- Find Your Forestry Office
time. Some farmers lost everything they had tions. Macon-specific Arbor Day, Feb.
in the field and I worry about the pecan people 20, during which two flowering cherry Some online readers experienced technical issues with a website link
probably more than anybody because it takes a trees were planted in front of the Geor- provided in last month’s Forestry Matters column. To find your local
lifetime for a pecan tree to be replanted and then gia Sports Hall of Fame and Macon an- Georgia Forestry Commission office, visit: http://gatrees.org/ about-
back in production,” McCall said. nounced its designation as a “Tree City us/contact-us/county-units/index.cfm.
of the World.”
GEORGIA BEEF EXPO | GEORGIA CATTLEMEN’S CONVENTION | TRADE SHOW

Georgia National Fairgrounds, Perry, Georgia
Two Big Auctions! Friday, April 3, 2020

Southeast Elite Female Sale at 11:00 AM Expo Commercial Heifer Sale at 2:00 PM
Angus | Simmental | SimAngus Cow/Calf Pairs | Bred Heifers | Open Heifers
Selling 66 Female Lots Selling 150 Females

For Sale Book Contact Sale Manager Mike Jones (Cell) 706-773-3612
FF Rita 9M78 of 3F51 Magic Shoal Creek Commercial Heifer
She Sells! 19120 Ga Hwy 219, West Point, GA 31833 She Sells!