Moderator’s introduction

Today’s moderator: Rick Badie

Rick Badie joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as an education reporter in 1997. A South Georgia native, he’s covered the region’s immigrant communities, was a feature obituary writer and opinion columnist for the AJC’s Gwinnett edition.

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Georgia, the Blueberry State? Possibly. Blueberry production has surpassed that of peaches and sits as the state’s most lucrative fruit crop. Today, we explore how the berry knocked peaches from atop the fruit pile and acknowledge the economic impact these commodities provide the state.

Guest columnists:

Blueberries are a lucrative state crop by Joe Cornelius Jr.

Peach production remains stable by Jeff Cook