Our guests, Austin Hamilton and Ty Torrance, discuss vegetable farming; production, market, and labor challenges, as well as sustainability efforts, including cover cropping, reduced soil fumigation, and building healthy soils. 

Austin Hamilton is the Director of Agriculture at Southern Valley, a family-owned and operated vegetable operation based out of southern Georgia with year-round operations in additional locations, including Mexico, Florida, and Tennessee.  In addition, Austin currently serves as the President of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association. Ty Torrance is the University of Georgia Multi-County Vegetable Extension Agent serving Tift, Colquitt and Worth Counties.