There are at least 39-thousand farms in Georgia.  And every one them is placing a high-stakes  bet this time of year.

Speaking with Tom McCall, the president of the 300-thousand member Georgia Farm Bureau Federation about the realities of farming in this economic and political environment. And what Georgia farmers want more than anything else to be able to survive and thrive. Also, State Rep. Jutt Howard from Carrol County, one of the few fulltime farmers in the Georgia Legislature about what he is seeing in the challenging farm economy.