Tag: agriculture
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Pablo Pittaluga
Mr. Pablo L. Pittaluga, age 97, passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. He was born on June 1, 1928 in Rosario, Argentina. Pablo and his late wife, Muriel, immigrated to the US in 1964 and lived in Cedartown, GA where they raised their two sons. The family moved to Brazil in 1971, until returning…
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Robinson honored as State Outstanding Member for 2025
Georgia’s Young Farmers have a lot of old timers to look up to with generations of experience across the state, but just one is being honored this year for his longtime service to the community. During a state event over the weekend, local farmer and advocate for agriculture Glenn Robinson was honored as the State…
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SafeHaven Ranch's future home was given a zoning upgrade during the County Commission's regular session on Tuesday evening, June 4, after Commissioners approved going from A-1 to PRD in a 3-2 vote. SafeHaven Ranch zoning request gets narrow approval
3-2 vote goes for Community Share Ministries PRD zoning change for Piedmont Highway property A call to help children is taking its next step as a zoning change needed to begin construction of the first homes of SafeHaven Ranch got approved in a narrow vote by the County Commission on Tuesday evening. Commissioners voted 3-2…
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RHS senior Cason Woods honored with GYFA scholarship
Cason Woods will have some additional financial aid when he heads off to crack the books in college, thanks to the Georgia Young Farmers Association. The Rockmart High Senior this past weekend at the GYFA’s 54th annual conference over the weekend announced Woods as this year’s recipient of the Terrell Weeks Memorial Scholarship. The GYFA…
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SUBSCRIBER VIDEO: Laura Robinson talks to Rotary about Ag Center plans
Check out this video to hear the full presentation of the Ag Center being organized by Friends of Agriculture. Laura Robinson joined Rotarians to talk about the progress so far. Friends of Agriculture are seeking at least $6 million through donations and grants to help build a facility for agriculture education, events, and to allow…
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Students gather around Georgia Foundation for Agriculture's Hannah Hall before she starts her program at Van Wert Elementary School on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. SUBSCRIBER VIDEO: Kids play Georgia Ag Quiz Game at Van Wert Elementary School
Students got a chance to learn and interact with the various ways that farmers around the state grow food and products used globally with a visit from the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture and Georgia Farm Bureau’s Mobile Ag Classroom at Van Wert Elementary in Rockmart on Wednesday. The trailer is now in its fourth year…
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County Commission gives OK for Ag Center to move ahead with building project plans
Special Land Use Permit approved, but construction funds still needed to construct facility on Sardis Road property The Polk County Commission voted to give the go-ahead to the Friends of Agriculture to move ahead with their project to build a new agriculture education center midway between Cedartown and Rockmart on Sardis Road, not far off…
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This drawing of the proposed Agriculture Education and Natural Resource Center for Polk County is one of several items that planners want to discuss and hear public comments on before moving forward. Stakeholders Invited to Comment on Proposed Agriculture Education and Natural Resource Center
Those who want to help with the continued efforts to bring an Ag Center to Polk County are asked to come take part in an upcoming meeting at the beginning of March over the next steps for the proposal. Organizers are asking that anyone interested in the Agriculture Education and Natural Resource Center come take…
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Cattle Show Team putting on auction in early February
If you’re looking for replacement cattle or even processed beef cuts, the Polk County Cattle Show Team is hosting an auction next month. On Friday, February 4, the Cattle Show Team will have their end-of-season auction at the Rockmart High School Agriculture building. Viewing for the auction will begin at 5 PM, with sales to…
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Organizers seek more than $500,000 from the county for Ag Center
The Polk County Commission isn’t likely to take up a vote on a proposal at this time for a new proposal for an Agriculture Center despite a request made once again for its construction, and this time with a mix of public and nonprofit funds. Jeff Hawkins was up before the Polk County Commission during…