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Participants of the CAES Global Food and Trade Study Abroad program in China. 

Pictured at The National Tea Museum Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province China.

L-R (Back Row), Christopher Cole Crawford, Dr. Glen Ames, Charnae Ross, Tea Professor from Tea Museum, Dr. Yao-wen Huang, David Rospond

L-R (Front Row) Xiameng Wu, XX (student from Shanghai Ocean University), Grace Melo Guerrero and Lauren Hudson CAES News
Ag students travel to China to explore burgeoning food industry
As one the United State’s largest trading partners, and a major consumer of Georgia agricultural products — like poultry and pecans — China is apt to play a major role in the future of food production. A group of University of Georgia students gained a better understanding of how the world's second largest economy ticks and the symbiosis of the U.S. and Chinese food industry during a study abroad there.
George Vellidis, a professor on the University of Georgia-Tifton campus, examines a soil moisture sensor. CAES News
Soil moisture sensors help farmers optimize water use
Soil moisture sensors are an efficient tool farmers use to optimize their irrigation water use.
Scott Angle, dean of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, speaks to members of the CAES Advisory Council and members of the Tifton community last week at the Tifton Campus Conference Center. CAES News
Dean Angle optimistic about College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences' future
The University of Georgia’s agricultural college is eyeing a more prosperous future.
A University of Georgia study finds cleaning beef with electrolyzed oxidizing water before processing reduces E. coli numbers. CAES News
UGA study finds electrified water kills foodborne pathogens on beef
University of Georgia researchers have used electrolyzed oxidizing water to sanitize poultry, kill funguses on nursery-grown plants and remove pathogens from produce. Now they’re using it to reduce shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) on beef.
Satsuma oranges are grown predominantly in Alabama, Louisiana and California. CAES News
Satsuma orange conference set at Lowndes County Civic Center
Farmers interested in growing an alternative crop can learn about Satsuma oranges on Thursday, Aug. 22 at the Lowndes County Civic Center in Valdosta.
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension horticulturist Bob Westerfield displays several pieces of lawn and garden equipment during a class on the UGA campus in Griffin, Georgia. CAES News
Vegetable growers' workshop set at UGA Griffin campus
A workshop for small-scale farmers and home gardeners interested in growing and marketing vegetables for profit is set for Sept. 20 on the University of Georgia campus in Griffin.
A group of students enjoys canoeing on the lake at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Ga. CAES News
Canoe Rock Eagle Lake during Saturday at the Rock
Novice and veteran canoers are invited to put a paddle in Rock Eagle Lake on Aug. 17 during this month’s Saturday at the Rock event. The session costs $5 per person and will run from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
With many areas of the state received more than eight inches of rain during the month, July was another abnormally wet and cool month in Georgia. CAES News
Soggy soil, high streams and rainy days dominated July in Georgia
With many areas of the state receiving more than eight inches of rain during the month, July was another abnormally wet and cool month in Georgia.
UGA professor of horticulture John Ruter, who took over the garden July 1, 2013, wants to emphasize the gardens educational, research and public outreach missions. CAES News
New green thumb to cultivate UGA Trial Gardens
After 30 years, the Trial Gardens at UGA — that green, flower-laden oasis sandwiched between the Snelling Dining Hall and the College of Pharmacy — is being tended by a new green thumb.