2026 Georgia General Election

Brian Ponder

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Brian Ponder is a co-owner of Pond-O-Gold Farms and Brian and Ken Ponder Farms in Omega, Georgia. He and his family farm 3,000 acres of peanuts, cotton, corn, watermelons, pecans, and pine timber.

Brian has served as a District Supervisor for the Middle South Georgia Soil and Water Conservation District since 2002.

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Administration

Implements strip-tillage, cover crops, terraces, waterways, and drainage practices to reduce erosion, improve soil health, and conserve water.

Uses low-pressure irrigation equipment and electric pumping systems to reduce water use and improve irrigation efficiency.

Uses chicken litter and gin trash as organic fertilizers on his farm.

Environment

Budget

- The Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission was established in the 1930s after the Georgia Dust Bowl. 
- The Commission is in charge of conserving, improving, and protecting Georgia's natural resources, with a focus on soil and water. They run water quality improvement projects, operate and maintain dams, and conduct inspections anytime someone needs to conduct any land-disturbing activities.
- District Supervisors are responsible for providing local representation. District Supervisors work with the Georgia Soil & Water Conservation Commission and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to voice their local county needs.
- District Supervisors hold monthly meetings in their counties where citizens can give input on local resource priorities from state and federal assistance programs. 
- Each county is represented by at least two district supervisors, one appointed and one elected. SWCD Managers are unpaid. 

Works to ensure the conservation of your county’s natural resources

Tift Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor

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