The Georgia Farm Gate Value Report is an annual, county-level economic valuation of food and fiber production in the state. The numbers in the report are estimated by local county UGA Cooperative Extension agents and refined by data analysts from the CAES Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
The Importance of Collecting Data:
This data allows Georgia residents, farmers, producers, and key decision makers with a clear understanding of changes and trends in the industry. Georgia is a national leader in agriculture and this data is valuable, accurate, and unbiased statistics on production.
You can help improve the accuracy of the Farm Gate Value for Paulding County by sharing data from your farm for the 2025 season. Please fill out only the areas that pertain to your farm and production. Acreage can be estimated down to 1/4 acre. All data submitted will remain anonymous and will only be used for the Farm Gate Report. Complete the 2025 Paulding Farm Gate Survey.
You can view the 2024 Farm Gate Report online. Please contact Mary Carol Sheffield at the Paulding County Extension Office at msheff@uga.edu or 770-443-7616 if you have questions.
Please complete by July 2, 2026. All completed entries by this date, will be entered for a chance to win a free soil test.
Mary Carol Sheffield works with University of Georgia Cooperative Extension in Paulding County. She is a Senior Public Service Assistant, serving as an off-campus faculty member of the University of Georgia with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Mary Carol’s work focuses on increasing agricultural and environmental literacy and improving soil and water conservation practices in Paulding and Northwest Georgia through research-based education and outreach. In addition to her role as an Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources, she is also the County Extension Coordinator, providing leadership, mentorship and administration to an office of 7 staff members and more than 100 volunteers.
She works with other agencies and businesses to provide outreach to address environmental literacy and soil and water conservation by providing gardening education for youth, Master Gardener Extension Volunteers, and homeowners as well as professional education for urban agriculture and farmers.
Mary Carol has been an active member of the International Society of Arboriculture, National Association of County Agricultural Agents, Epsilon Sigma Phi, and the Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals. She holds a BA in Biology from Agnes Scott College and an MS degree in Forest Biology from Auburn University.
