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CAES releases 20 years of farm gate trends
For more than two decades, the Georgia Farm Gate Value Report has offered a comprehensive analysis of the county-level production value for commodities in Georgia’s No. 1 industry, agriculture. The reports provide essential data to farmers in the state’s 159 counties. Now the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is providing Georgia’s producers with a new tool, the Georgia Farm Gate Value 20-Year Trends.
College student counts pollinators for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census. CAES News
Protect pollinators by joining the Great Southeast Pollinator Census Aug. 23-24
As summer draws to a close, nature enthusiasts, gardeners and residents across the Southeast are gearing up for an exciting citizen science project – the 2024 Great Southeast Pollinator Census. Scheduled for Aug. 23-24, this annual event invites participants from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida to join forces in counting pollinators, collecting valuable data that helps researchers, farmers and policymakers understand pollinator populations and their impact on agriculture.

CAES Events

The D.W. Brooks Lecture is named for the late D.W. Brooks, founder of Gold Kist, Inc. Brooks started Cotton States Mutual Insurance Companies in 1941. He advised seven U.S. presidents on farm and trade issues. Among his many honors, he was the first inductee into the University of Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame. CAES hosts the annual lecture series and faculty awards for excellence celebration in his memory.
Nov 19
3:30PM - 5:00PM D.W. Brooks Lecture and Awards UGA Center for Continuing Education, Athens, GA
Dr. Rhuanito Ferrarezi’s Horticulture Greenhouse Management course has cultivated various plants and organized a plant sale for November 20 from 1:30pm-5pm at the South Milledge Greenhouse complex (2500 South Milledge Ave).Sale proceeds will be used for a luncheon with ornamental industry members to network and identify career perspectives and opportunities. If you are interested, this is a great opportunity to support our undergrads. Thanks!
Nov 20
1:30PM - 5:00AM Greenhouse Management Class Fall 2024 Plant Sale S. Milledge Greenhouse complex, Athens, GA
The Better Process Control School (BPCS) workshop offers instruction which fulfills the FDA and USDA Good Manufacturing Practices requirements for acidified and low-acid canned foods. This will certify supervisors of acidification, thermal processing, and container closure operations during canning. This BPCS will satisfy the requirements for all 3 BPCS tracks: acidified, retort, and aseptic.
Dec 10
12/10 8:00AM - 12/12 5:00PM Better Process Control School Food Product Innovation and Commercialization Center, Griffin, GA
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