Some of the best farm ground in the state

Georgia’s farm gate value topped $18 billion in 2024, led by broilers, peanuts, cotton, and timber. Several of the counties where we have listings are among the state’s biggest producers: Tattnall, Bulloch, and Burke are three of the largest peanut counties in Georgia, each planting 19,000 to 25,000 acres a year, and Bulloch grew about 40,000 acres of cotton in 2023, fifth in the state. Tattnall County also sits in the legally defined Vidalia onion region — the only place in the world those onions can be grown.

What a Georgia farm earns

Irrigation is the whole story in this part of Georgia. Irrigated cropland in southeast Georgia counties like Bulloch, Burke, and Tattnall rented for roughly $135 to $265 an acre in recent USDA county estimates, against $35 to $65 for dryland — so an existing center pivot and a permitted well can be worth more than the dirt under them. Farms here rarely earn from one source, either. Timber on the sandier ground, a pond or creek, a homesite, and deer and turkey woods that lease readily often add as much to a property’s value as the fields do.

Before you buy farmland in Georgia

Check the water first: any withdrawal over 100,000 gallons a day needs a farm-use permit from Georgia EPD, and a permit that has not been used may not transfer to a new owner, so verify the status of every well and pivot on the tract. Ask whether the farm is under a CUVA covenant and when it expires, because breaking it early carries a penalty. Confirm deeded road frontage, walk the wetlands and floodplain lines, get a soil test, and if the farm has poultry houses, review the contracts and the litter management plan. A GATE card gives qualifying farmers a sales-tax exemption on inputs and equipment, and it is worth applying for before your first purchase. Our agents check all of these before we list a property, and before you buy one.

Where we work in Georgia

Our agents work farms across southeast and east-central Georgia — from the coast in McIntosh, Liberty, and Long counties through Bulloch, Tattnall, Evans, Candler, Emanuel, and Screven, up through Jenkins, Burke, and Jefferson toward Augusta. That takes in the heart of the state’s peanut and cotton belt and much of the Vidalia onion region, and most of it sits within about an hour of Statesboro, Augusta, or Savannah.

Looking for a timber or recreational tract instead? Browse our timberland for sale in Georgia and hunting land for sale in Georgia, or the plantations for sale in Georgia if you want a turnkey estate. We also represent farms for sale in South Carolina — or see all land for sale in Georgia.

Frequently asked questions

How much does farmland cost per acre in Georgia?

It varies more than most buyers expect. An irrigated farm with a permitted well, pivots, and road frontage near Statesboro sells for a very different number than dryland an hour away, and timber, water, and improvements move the price as much as the soil does. The listings above show live asking prices; if you own a farm and want to know what it is worth, request a free property evaluation.

Does an irrigation permit transfer when I buy a Georgia farm?

Active farm-use water permits can transfer with EPD review; unused permits generally cannot. We verify the status of every permit, well, and pivot before you make an offer.

Can I lease out farmland I buy in Georgia?

Yes, and most non-operating owners do. Irrigated cropland in southeast Georgia has rented for roughly $135 to $265 an acre and dryland $35 to $65 in recent USDA estimates. We can introduce you to local operators looking for ground.

What should I check before buying a farm in Georgia?

Water permits and well condition, soils and a recent soil test, legal access, wetland and floodplain lines, CUVA covenant status, any reserved or recently sold timber, and the contracts on any poultry houses. We walk every one of these with you.

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