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Henk den Bakker is a food scientist with the University of Georgia Center for Food Safety, located on the UGA Griffin Campus. He received his master's degree in systematic biology, with a specialty in mycology and botany, from Leiden University in the Netherlands. His doctorate degree in mycology is from the National Herbarium of the Netherlands at Leiden University. He is a member of the American Society for Microbiology and the Genetics Society of America. CAES News
New UGA food scientist keeps food supply safer using computer software 07/19/17 Sharon Dowdy
Food safety research usually involves analyzing live populations of foodborne pathogens like Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli, but University of Georgia food scientist Henk den Bakker fights pathogens by developing computer software. 
Since about half of Georgia's peanuts are produced on dry land, or land without access to irrigation, growers rely on rain to produce a good crop. CAES News
USDA funding aids UGA research of burrower bug 07/18/17 Clint Thompson
Through part of a $12.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension peanut entomologist Mark Abney is studying the biology of the burrower bug and developing an effective management program.
Hay bales outline a field in Butts County, Georgia. CAES News
Annual Southeastern Hay Contest deadline set for September 21 07/06/17 Merritt Melancon, Dennis Hancock
While laymen may look at a farm field dotted with round bales and think that those bales are all the same, forage farmers and livestock producers know the truth. Hay quality varies widely from producer to producer and from year to year.
Jonathan Oliver recently joined the college as a fruit pathologist specializing in blueberries, blackberries, citrus, pomegranates, olives and mayhaws. CAES News
UGA's new fruit pathologist to focus on disease management of perennial fruit crops 07/05/17 Clint Thompson
Jonathan Oliver’s study of blueberries and his homegrown knowledge of citrus makes the Palatka, Florida, native a valuable addition to the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
The Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics awarded 30 scholarships for 2017-2018. From left, recipients include Charles Orgbon, Mallory Chafin, Jared Daniel, Kayla Imler, Ashley Smith and Mallory Warren. CAES News
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics awards 30 scholarships for 2017-2018 06/29/17 Emily Clance
The Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics awarded 30 scholarships for the 2017-2018 academic year. Here are a few of the outstanding students who were awarded departmental scholarships for their accomplishments.
An Asian longhorned beetle chews through wood. CAES News
Establishment of more invasive species a concern for UGA experts 06/28/17 Sharon Dowdy, Clint Thompson
Over the next 10 years, the number of cargo containers operating out of the Port of Savannah, Georgia, is expected to double. While additional cargo means increased revenue for the state, Chuck Bargeron, associate director of the University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, is concerned it could also lead to the establishment of more invasive species.
UGA alumnus Hiram Larew, back, celebrates with UGA food science graduate student Maria Moore and Director for Office of Global Programs Amrit Bart at the 2017 Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development Conference. CAES News
UGA student attends Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development Conference 06/23/17 Denise Horton
When Maria Moore learned that scholarships were available to attend the Future Leaders Forum sponsored by the Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD), she immediately applied.
Watermelons sit in a truck after being harvested on the UGA Tifton campus. CAES News
Rainy month increases likelihood for watermelon diseases 06/22/17 Clint Thompson
June’s rainfall increased the potential for diseases to strike south Georgia watermelon fields, according to University of Georgia Cooperative Extension experts.
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Agent Josh Fuder and his son, Graham, inspect an ancient artifact he uncovered in his backyard garden. As a child, Fuder loved digging in the soil for buried treasures and pretending to be an archeologist. He hopes his son inherits his love of items from days gone by. CAES News
Freshly tilled soil yields historical surprise 06/22/17 Josh Fuder
While digging in his home garden, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agent Josh Fuder find what he believes to be an arrowhead. UGA experts say his find is likely used a corner-notch spear point from the Middle Archaic Period (5000-3000 B.C.).