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SOUTH GEORGIA’S PLANTATION LIFESTYLE The birds bring you here; Southern hospitality keeps you coming back. LAND FOR SALE The best listings this side of the Mississippi LAND & LIVING - SPRING 2019 1 Around TOWN SWGA Home, Garden & Outdoor Expo I __MAR ALBANY Presented by the Home Depot of Albany and hosted by the Albany Herald, attendees can explore the latest trends in home, garden and outdoor fun like hunting, boating, camping, fishing, outdoor sports and much more. 23 For more information: 229.888.9370 Wolf Creek Plantation’s 3rd Annual Spring Festival APR AMERICUS I -- It’s a day full of wine, vineyard and winery tours, shopping, and fun for the whole family! There will be lots of activities for children so bring them with you! Live music and, as always, the tastings and tours are free. The perfect day for a girls’ day out, a day date or just a day out in the sunshine! 13 For more information: 229.924.0091 Thomasville’s 98th Annual Rose Show & Festival I __APR THOMASVILLE This event is held in beautiful historic Downtown Thomasville and has been a southwest Georgia tradition since the 1920s! What started in 1921 as a display in Neel’s Department Store organized with only $25 has now grown to a three- day festival with over 25,000 visitors! Enjoy roses, roses and more roses, plus four flower shows, a children’s parade, an exciting Rose Parade, a street dance 25-27 featuring the Swingin’ Medallions, fireworks, fantastic food, a car and truck show and family friendly activities in Paradise Park. For more information: 229.228.7977 PRESIDENT Paxton Poitevint BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kim Rentz, Chairman; James H. Dixon, Jr., Vice Chairman Wiregrn§§ John M. Bridges, Jr., Jeffrey A. Clark, R. LaDon Durham, Tom Harrison, Robert L. Holden, Sr., Ted Milliron EDITOR / CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Liz Nogowski SENIOR MARKETING COORDINATOR Jordan Gilbert is published quarterly for stockholders, GRAPHIC DESIGN Kathy Foreman directors and friends of Southwest Georgia Farm Credit. PRINTER Rapid Press Address changes, questions or comments should be directed to Southwest Georgia Farm Credit by writing 305 Colquitt Highway, Bainbridge, GA 39817, calling 229.246.0384, or emailing [email protected]. Copies of the Association’s Annual and Quarterly reports are available upon request free of charge by calling 1.866.304.3276 or writing Ryan Burtt, Chief Financial Officer, Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, 305 Colquitt Highway, Bainbridge, GA, 39817, or accessing the website, SWGAFarmCredit.com. 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COVER: Woodie Warr at Brentwood Plantation enjoys a rare moment of repose at the hunting lodge he owns and manages in Bainbridge. 2 GREAT FOOD, LODGING, AND FRIENDS IN GEORGIA’S PLANTATION BELT 8 TALL TIMBERS TRACKS THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF THE RED HILLS’ QUAIL LANDS INSIDE 10 AG PRODUCERS BENEFIT FROM THIS ISSUE ADVANCED BUSINESS TRAINING 11 RISE & SHINE: IT’S PATRONAGE TIME! 14 NEWS FROM FARM CREDIT 14 MARKET TRENDS 15 A COLLECTION OF THE AREA’S BEST PROPERTY LISTINGS \Mregrass LAND & LIVING - SPRING 2019 1 2 LAND LIING - SPING 2019 Hunting lodgeslodges hold thethe keyskeys toto ourour quailquail countrycountry By Julie Strauss Bettinger THE BIRDS MAY BRING VISITORS HERE,HERE 9 BUT GREAT FOOD,FOOD 9 LODGING AND FRIENDLY FOLKS KEEP THEM COMING BACK It’sU's before nine o’clocko'clock on a Sunday morningffi()rning in January and eight friends fromfmm CaliforniaCruifornia to Connecticut are winding down conversationconversation at !thethe breakfastbreakfaslt table.table, Their plates oferoffer remnantsremnants of southern hospitality—eggs,hospiltality-eggs, sausage and grits—butgrits- but they’rethey're anxious to getgelt tot() the next course.course, SoonSo()n they’lllthey'll lbebe traipsing !throughthrough thick lbrushbrush behindbehind! twotw() fasfast-movingt-moving dogsdlogs and awaitingawaiting the moment of()f statuestatue stillness.stmness, “Guns"Guns ready?” It’sIfs quailquail season in the !bobwhitebobwhite belt.belt Thanks to a wide range of commercialcommerciru hunting fodges,lodges, people of()f all2111 ages andand! origins are able to experience the !thrithrillll of()fwingshooting wingshooting in Southwest§()uithwest Georgia. “It’s"It's reallyreallly the only tourism moneym()ney that makes itlit downd[()wn to this part of the country,”country," said Robin Singletary, owner of Covey Rise in Camilla.Camilla, Huge investments by men and women who are passionate about the sport have helpedhelped! keep wellwell-managed-managed timber tracts intact and stockedstocked wiwithlth birds, preserving a tradition in the region that datesdlates back to the late 1800s.1800s, Most of thisthis area’sarea's huntinghunting plantationsplantations specialize in smallsmall groups—saygroups-say 14 or less.less, ButBut a few have accommodationsaccommodlaltions thatlthalt can house up to 60 guests in severalseverru cabinscalbins or lodges and one ofersoffers 40 private rooms underundler one roof.roolE Visitors who returnreltum year after year will tell you their favorite aspects of commercial lodges:lodges: !thethe thrillthrill of watching the dogsdlogs work, gettinggetting to !trytry out()Ult some new gear, andandl the camaraderiecrunaraderie they enjoy with the guides and their group.group, However,However, it’sifs our bobwhitesbobwhiltes that get them here.lhem —continued—- continued- LEFT: The majority of hunters at Brentwood are happy to use custom jeeps as transportation between quail courses, or they can ride horseback if they prefer. RIGHT: Carson Ulrich, second from left, lives only an hour from the quail belt and often joins friends and meets new ones at area quail plantations. \Mregrass LAND & LIVING - SPRING 2019 3 FREQUENT FLYER When theythey returned to the lodge, a range of choices awaited them.themo Southern Woods has a fulTiy-stockedlfully-stocked barlbmr for gathering and a ThirtyThirty-four-year-old-four-yemr-old CarsonCmrson Ulrich had recentlyrecently firuishedfnished hishls third common area with pool tables,tables, televisionstelevisions andmd comfortable couches.coucheso quailquail hunt of the season at commercial locationslocations when we caughtcBLught up “You"You waRkwalk in the doordloor and there’sthere's $1 million worth of taxidermy on with himhlm in January.Januaryo He’sHe's one ofoHhe the lucky ones who lives lessRess than thethe wrur;'wall,” he said.saidlo The lbigbig gamegBLffie includedincludled a full-sizefull-size elephantelephmt head anBLn hour from thethe quail lbeltbelt andmd has overnighted at SouthWindSouthWind in over the freplacefireplace and freestanding girafesgiraffes by the door.dlooro After dinner, AttapuAttapulgus—thelgus-the 2017 Orvis Wing-Shooting Lodge ofof the Year—Year some stayed for more drinks and socializing while others retired to and more recentlyrecently SouthernSouthern Woods in Sylvester.Sylivestero He’sHe's also takentaken their private rooms.roomso advantageadlvmtage ofofno-fodging no-lodging options in years past.past The next day, the morning shoot followed breakfast.breakfast All the partiesparties “It"It dependsdependls on what you’re wanting to do,”do," he said.saido “Sometimes"Sometimes it’sit's returnedreturned! at lunchtime, packed up, andand! collected their vacuum nice just to go up there, meet,meet, shoot birds andand! go home.”homeo" HeHe alsoaliso sealed, frozen birds.birdso Ulrich was homehome by 3 pm.pm likes thethe split schedule, which he did in December atat SouthernSouthern Woods,Woods. HeHe arrived late morning, relaxedrelBLXed and met thethe othersothers for Although he often goes hunting with friends, Ulrich said he enjoys lunch.Ru:nch, Just before 2:00 pm he was given a number.numbero When he walkedwalked! meetingmeeting the other huntsmen in that setting.setting, “It’s"It's easy conversation outside, he saw a long line of custom designed jjeepseeps each pullingpulRing aBL becausebecBLuse they’rethey're usually interested in the same things: hunting andand! buggy with !benchbench seatsseats on toptop and dog !boxesboxes below.belowo thethe outdoors.”outdoors:' Recently he met aBL man from South Dakota who came to the region to shoot quail.quaiL “I "li told him it was only a 45 minute trip HuntersHunters climbed aboard the jjeepeep thatthat matched their number.numbero for me.meo You don’tdon't think aboutalbout how blessedblessed! you are untiluntil somebody Although it seemed like a lot of people, Ulrich was pleasantlyplieBLsantly brings it up.”up," surprised to findfnd itit wasn’twasn't crowded in the woods with his group of fou:rofour. “We"We huntedhunted allall afternoonafternoon andmd didn’tdidn't see any otherother people,”people," he Jacksonville has lbeenbeen a big drive origin market for SouthernSouthern Woods said.saido “We"We heard gun shots, but that'sthat’s all.all I thoughthoughtt we were going to as weTIIwell as Atlanta, said owner Benjie Deloach.Deloach, “But"But we really get be allall over eacheBLch other.”other,"