Hart County hosts regional Ag Expo: Agricultural leaders look to educate, dispel false narratives

  • Dr. Jeanna Wilson, Professor in the Department of Poultry Science at the University of Georgia, demonstrates the fertilization of chicken eggs which leads to a chicken hatching 21 days later. Hadley Simpson, 3, and Hudson Saylors, 5, get a free lesson.
    Dr. Jeanna Wilson, Professor in the Department of Poultry Science at the University of Georgia, demonstrates the fertilization of chicken eggs which leads to a chicken hatching 21 days later. Hadley Simpson, 3, and Hudson Saylors, 5, get a free lesson.
  • Pictured above is a hayride, sponsored by Wakefield Farm, during the Northeast Georgia Ag Expo held Saturday, Aug. 20 at the Hart County Agriscience Center. The tractor is driven by Nathan Heaton, a Hart County Middle School agriculture teacher.
    Pictured above is a hayride, sponsored by Wakefield Farm, during the Northeast Georgia Ag Expo held Saturday, Aug. 20 at the Hart County Agriscience Center. The tractor is driven by Nathan Heaton, a Hart County Middle School agriculture teacher.

    On Saturday, August 20, the second Northeast Georgia Ag Expo commenced at the Hart County Agriscience Center with “fantastic” success, bolstering local farmers’ confidence in getting ahead of anti-agr…