2017 Georgian of the Year: Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black
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Since 2011, Black and his staff have added a strong business dimension through the Georgia Grown program. In its reincarnation, it is uniting producers, processors, retailers and consumers. "I firmly believe that if agriculture in Georgia is healthy, then Georgia is healthy – from an economic standpoint," he says. Read the GeorgiaTrend article in its entirety here.