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Biao He and Steven Stice CAES News
Regents Entrepreneurs 03/20/23 David Mitchell
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved two University of Georgia professors as Regents’ Entrepreneurs at its Dec. 1 meeting. Professors Steven Stice and Biao He, from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine, respectively, are the first two UGA selections for a designation that was adopted by the board in February 2022.
Judges selected 36 finalists to compete in the 2023 Flavor of Georgia food product contest. The final round of competition is open to the public and will be held at The Classic Center in Athens, Georgia, March 28. (Photo by Lillian Dickens) CAES News
Flavor of Georgia 03/16/23 Lillian Dickens
Judges tasted their way through 124 products entered by 82 Georgia businesses in the first round of judging for the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ annual Flavor of Georgia food product contest on March 10, selecting 36 finalists who will compete in the final round of competition on March 28.
Georgia 4-H created the Ag Tech Changemakers program to expand the subject area coverage to include agriculture-specific skills. Youth take the skills they learn and provide outreach programming to their farming communities. (Photo by Josie Smith) CAES News
Ag Tech Changemakers 03/15/23 Josie Smith
High school 4-H’ers are bridging technology gaps in the agriculture community with Georgia’s new 4-H Ag Tech Changemakers program, part of the national 4-H Tech Changemakers initiative. Students trained as Tech Changemakers create educational opportunities for adults to learn essential workforce-related technology, and Georgia 4-H created the 4-H Ag Tech Changemakers program to expand the subject area coverage to include agriculture-specific skills.
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FDA Review 03/14/23 Jennifer L Reynolds
When government officials need expert opinions, they often turn to academia for advice. The University of Georgia’s Center for Food Safety has a long history of working with such entities to help ensure a safe global food supply, and its involvement in government matters deepened last fall when the center’s director participated in a high-profile review of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Emily Edelman in front of the UGA Poultry Science Building CAES News
Poultry Science Student 03/13/23
Emily Edelman’s acceptance to the University of Georgia was a dream come true. “If you grew up in Georgia like I did, you know UGA is where everyone wants to go. It’s on everyone’s list,” Edelman said. “And when I got in, I also got into my dream program — poultry science.”
Former President Jimmy Carter speaks at his induction into the Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame in November 2018. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA) CAES News
President Jimmy Carter 03/09/23 Maria M. Lameiras
There is, arguably, no single individual who has brought more national attention to agriculture and the state of Georgia than Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States, who grew up in the tiny farming community of Archery, Georgia, about 3 miles outside of Plains.
2023 Farm Stress Summit CAES News
Farm Stress Summit 03/08/23 Jay Stone
The data revealing farmers’ mental health challenges is sobering to say the least. Faced with unfavorable weather, unfriendly economic conditions, labor shortages and more, farmers of all types often cope with the pressures of their profession in unhealthy ways, including considering suicide.
Robie Lucas, Alyssa Haag, Leah Szczepanski and Lily Ann Smith of Oconee County 4-H pose with the buzzers after winning a match at the Western National Roundup in Denver. CAES News
Western National Roundup 03/07/23 Josie Smith, Allison Barrett
Five Georgia counties found success at the Western National Roundup in Denver, including a first-place victory by Oconee County 4-H in the National Family and Consumer Sciences Bowl. The Western National Roundup is the highest level of competition for many 4-H livestock, horse, and family and consumer sciences events.
The Integrative Precision Agriculture International Conference — Local Solutions Through Global Advances will be held May 18-19 at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education and Hotel. Hosted by UGA’s Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture, the conference will feature speakers who solve problems around the globe and offer new perspectives on common challenges in the field. CAES News
Integrative Precision Agriculture Conference 03/06/23 David Mitchell
The Integrative Precision Agriculture International Conference, “Local Solutions Through Global Advances,” will be held May 18-19 at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel. Hosted by UGA’s Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture, the conference will feature speakers who solve problems around the globe and offer new perspectives on common challenges in the field.