Highlights

Livestock has long been an important component of Georgia’s agricultural economy with beef and dairy among the top ten commodities. Raising and breeding horses has become a significant sector of the industry and increasing interest in goats, quail and catfish production keeps this industry dynamic.

Livestock and aquaculture production and processing generated a total economic impact of $6.5 billion for Georgia and led to the creation of more than 48,000 jobs covering almost every county of the state.

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Information provided by Ag Snapshots, a publication of The University of Georgia’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Released January 2010.