Georgia's growers and researchers think grocery store peaches are ripe for an upgrade

This year, one farmer turned his refrigerator’s thermostat up in an experiment inspired by research from the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension.
WTOC-TV

From roadside stands to roadside attraction, Georgia Peach World keeps evolving

TOWNSEND, Ga. (WTOC) - Drivers traveling I-95 between South Carolina and Florida may find themselves lured off the highway for a experience that is uniquely Georgian. Georgia Peach World started as ...
AOL

The Best Way To Store Peaches, According to Georgia Peach Farmers

• Never refrigerate peaches until they're ripe. Instead, store them on the counter, stem end down, until they give slightly to gentle pressure. • Once they're ripe, refrigerate two to three days. • To ...
Food & Wine

Track This Truck for Fresh, Hand-Picked Peaches Before the Season Ends

Taste Georgia peach season in 15 other states, thanks to the company hand picking, delivering, and shipping the fresh fruit. Carrie Honaker is a Florida-based writer who covers food, drink, travel, ...
WMAZ

After cold snap hurt last year's peach harvest, Georgia farmers relieved by better harvest

PEACH COUNTY, Ga. — According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Georgia produces nearly 25,000 tons of peaches annually. Peach County is the state's top grower with a value of ...
CBS News

Georgia, the peach state, is out of peaches. Here's why, and how locals are coping

GEORGIA -- Midsummer is the peak of juicy peach season in the state of Georgia. But, recently, the Peach Cobbler Factory in Atlanta ran out of peaches and was forced to pivot to… apple cobbler. The ...
The Telegraph

Here’s why Georgia peaches are at risk & what’s in store for the Peach State

Despite being the peach state, Georgia only has the third-highest production yield of the crop behind South Carolina and California. Philippe Imbault Vecteezy Rising winter temperatures threaten ...