UGA Cooperative Extension
Tattnall County Extension Office:
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Tattnall County is one of the largest agricultural counties in Georgia with an annual farm income of over $275 million in 2007, ranking 6th in Georgia. It is a rural haven of natural resources in the center of Vidalia onion country. Tattnall County is home to over 1.5 million bushels of controlled atmospheric storage capacity that is farmer owned and operated, used for the storage of the famous Vidalia onion. Tattnall County is the largest producer of onions in Georgia with about 5,000 acres or 40% of the total.
In 2007, onions contributed $68 million in local farm income. The Vidalia onion is so important to this area that a celebration has been held in its honor for the past quarter century.
Another source of farmer income is Claxton Poultry. Broilers accounted for more than $15 million to Tattnall growers in 2007. Other vegetables, excluding onions, accounted for another $12 million.
Contact Us
For more information on the Vidalia Onion Vegetable Research Center, contact Reid Torrance at reidt@uga.edu or call at (912) 557-6724.
For more information about Farm Fresh Tattnall or other agriculture topics, contact Cliff Riner at criner@uga.edu or call at (912) 557-6724.
Vidalia Onion Links
- Vidalia Onion Web site
- Vidalia Onion Vegetable Research Center
- Vidalia Onion Research and Publications
- Vidalia Onion Committee
Other Helpful Links
- CAES Agricultural & Applied Economics
- CAES Animal and Dairy Science
- Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development
- Chemical Label Database
- Extension Agricultural and Applied Economics Department
- Field Crops
- Fruit & Vegetable Production
- Georgia Cattlemen’s Association
- Georgia Department of Agriculture
- Georgia Poultry Litter Exchange
- Georgia Weather Net
- Horticulture Department
- National Agricultural Statistics Service
- Poultry Science Homepage
- Southeast Farm Press
- Turfgrass
- UGA AWARE: Animal Waste Awareness in Reseach & Extension
- UGA Beef Team
- UGA Forages
- UGA Poultry House Environmental Control-Poultry Housing Tips Archive
- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
