Every Georgian knows how important the agriculture industry is to our state’s economy, but provisions in this new farm bill will allow us to grow even more.  One in six jobs in Georgia is agriculture related and dollars generated from our agriculture industry have a direct impact on our state’s economy.  In 2006, the food and fiber industry generated a total economic impact of $55.2 billion for the state of Georgia.  This farm bill, which I coauthored, will invest nearly $286 billion in programs that will greatly benefit Georgians in both rural and urban areas across the state.

This entry was posted on Friday, May 16th, 2008 at 10:25 am and is filed under Politics .