2. August 2008 Georgia Green Industry 2003

3. August 2008 An apple tree in your lawn not only produces apples, but enough oxygen to supply four people for one year. Flowers Are A Living Rainbow.

4. August 2008 More than 100,000 trees are needed to cancel the pollution of one jet flying round trip from New York to Los Angeles. Plants Help Clean The Air We Breathe.

5. August 2008 A mature tree in front of your home can produce a cooling effect equal to 10 room size air conditioners running 20 hours a day. Trees Keep Us Cool In Summer.

6. August 2008 Each year, approximately 40 billion tons of carbon dioxide are converted into plants whose combined weight exceeds 100 billion tons. Plants Are Home To Our Wildlife Friends.

7. August 2008 A properly located tree can cut fuel bills by as much as 30 per cent by acting as a windbreak. Trees Provide Shelter From Winter Winds.

8. August 2008 An 18 hole golf course will supply enough oxygen to furnish a city of 6,000 to 8,000 people. Plants Help Save Our Soil.

9. August 2008 During the 23,000 times we inhale and exhale in a single day, we take in 55 pounds of oxygen----- -all of it from green plants. Trees and Plants Add Color To Our World.

10. August 2008 National Garden Association calls green industry ‘recession resistant’ The gardening industry grew by 8 % in 2002 from the previous year, while the total U.S. economy grew by 5% according to the National Garden Association. Total spending on all lawn and garden activities rose to $69 billion in 2002, up from $64 billion in 2001. Total spent on professional services was $29 billion in 2002, up 12% from 2001. The do-it-yourself landscaping category increased 39% or $2.5 billion in 2002 to a total of $8.9 billion. Eighty-five million participated in do-it-yourself gardening activities in 2002, the same as 2001, but they spent about 5% more.

11. August 2008 Total Crop Sales Percent by Commodity Group Total Crop Sales=$98,055,656,000 Corn for grain Soybeans Fruits, nuts, berries Greenhouse, nursery, etc. Veg., sweet corn, melons Wheat Cotton and cottonseed Hay, silage, field seeds Other grains All other groups Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture

12. August 2008 Horticultural Sales by Commodity Group Percent U.S. Sales Total=$10,599,298,000 Nursery Plants Annual bedding plants Potted flowering plants Cultivated mushrooms Turfgrass sod, sprigs or plugs Herbaccous perennial plants Foliage plants Cut flowers Propagation materials Cut Christmas trees Other horticultural crops Source: 1998 Census of Horticultural Specialities

13. August 2008 Leading States Horticultural Sales - $10,599,298,000 GEORGIAPENNSYLVANIACALIFORNIAFLORIDATEXASOREGON 1 2 3 4 5 14

14. August 2008

20. 2002 Georgia Agricultural Commodity Rankings RankCommodityFarm Gate Value% of GA Total 1Broilers$3,227,408,88336.8% 2Timber$ 561,867,326 6.4% 3Cotton$ 501,727,753 5.7% 4Eggs$ 399,915,864 4.8% 5Horses$ 247,574,000 2.8% 6Dairy$ 245,914,009 2.8% 7Beef Cows$ 242,784,095 2.8% 8Greenhouses$ 238,478,664 2.7% 9Peanuts$ 232,193,157 2.6% 10Container Nursery$ 189,155,750 1.9% 11Hay$ 129,412,928 1.5% 12 Turfgrass$ 122,182,594 1.4% 13Breeder Pullet Unit$ 112,677,600 1.3% 14Tobacco$ 110,267,090 1.2% 15Corn$ 99,558,868 1.1%

21. August 2008

23. $ 601,679,304

24. August 2008 2002 Top Ten Counties Total Ornamental Horticulture Value CountyValue% of Total Grady$44,003,5277.31% McDuffie$31,664,0005.26% Fulton$31,018,3365.18% Cherokee$30,952,2645.14% Oconee$20,593,3553.42% Clarke$19,075,0003.17% Tift$18,265,6703.04% Paulding$14,127,3602.35% Coffee$13,846,7802.27% Jasper$12,572,0002.09%

25. August 2008 Top Ten Counties CountyAcresPriceFarm Gate Value Grady815$42,200$34,393,000 McDuffie700$45,000$31,500,000 Clarke325$42,200$13,715,000 Oconee220$42,200$9,284,000 Oglethorpe120$42,200$5,064,000 Jasper100$42,200$4,220,000 Lowndes80$42,200$3,376,000 Harris75$42,200$3,165,000 Bulloch72$42,200$3,038,400 Rabun70$42,200$2,954,000 Gwinnett65$42,200$2,743,000 Container Nursery

26. August 2008 Top Ten Counties CountyAcresPriceFarm Gate Value Jasper600$12,720$7,632,000 Oconee600$12,720$7,632,000 Hart503$12,720$6,398,160 Morgan400$12,720$5,088,000 Meriwether375$12,720$4,770,000 Lanier350$12,720$4,452,000 Evans344$12,720$4,375,680 Pike252$12,720$3,205,440 Walton200$12,720$2,544,000 Grady175$12,720$2,226,000 Field Nursery

27. August 2008 Top Ten Counties CountySq. Ft.PriceFarm Gate Value Cherokee1,454,000$20.00$29,080,000 Fulton2,406,000$12.00$28,800,000 Coffee1,000,000$12.00$12,000,000 Paulding1,000,000$12.00$12,000,000 Tift 900,000$12.00$10,800,000 Union 348,480$28.59$ 9,997,891 Grady2,034,608$ 3.60$ 7,324,589 Fayette 500,000$12.00$ 6,000,000 Gwinnett 500,000$12.00$ 6,000,000 Greene 400,000$12.00$ 4,800,000 Greenhouse

28. August 2008 Top Ten Counties CountyAcresHarvest RatePriceFarm Gate Value Cook4,000 0.67$4,260 $11,416,800 Macon3,500 0.67$4,260 $ 9,989,700 Tift2,450 0.67$4,260$ 6,992,790 Floyd2,200 0.67$4,260$ 6,279,240 Bulloch2,100 0.67$4,260$ 5,993,820 Lanier2,015 0.67$4,260$ 5,751,213 Sumter1,600 0.67$4,260$ 4,566,720 Screven1,500 0.67$4,260$ 4,281,300 Peach1,450 0.67$4,260$ 4,138,590 Turner1,266 0.67$4,260$ 3,613,417 Turfgrass

29. August 2008

30. GGIA’s Mission To lead the horticultural industry in marketing quality products and services by: promoting professionalism through education, certification, and environmental stewardship monitoring legislative issues, and interacting with other industry allies

31. August 2008 GGIA Activities Certification program Educational events throughout the state Industry tours Legislative monitoring and reports to members Monthly Journal Golf Tournament for research funding Five Board and Committee meetings annually Planning Retreat Co-sponsor of TechShop at SNA Host of annual WinterGreen & WinterSchool