Making Life Better

Food safety experts from the UGA Center for Food Safety, including Director Michael Doyle, will deliver the latest food safety updates and pending food safety policy changes at the 2010 Georgia Ag Forecast in January. And, UGA economists will give the annual agricultural economic outlook.

For more information on dates and locations, and to register, visit www.georgiaagforecast.com.

The University of Georgia will hold its Commencement on Friday, December 18 in Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Ga. Additionally, the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will hold its Recognition Ceremony in Mahler Auditorium, Georgia Center for Continuing Education at 1:00 p.m.

For more information on these events, visit the Students Web site.

Turfgrass professionals will learn the latest about their industry from experts across the Southeast Dec. 9-10 during the annual Turfgrass Institute and Trade Show at the Gwinnett Civic and Cultural Center in Duluth, Ga.

For more information, read the news release.

Gardeners who suffer from arthritis can learn to plant and tend vegetables and weed flowerbeds with less pain at a new workshop offered by UGA's AgrAbility program and the Arthritis Foundation. The workshop will be offered in Tifton November 5 and Macon December 9.

For more information, read the news release or visit the registration Web site.

From pumpkin patches to shrimp boats, agritourism is growing in Georgia. With that in mind, the University of Georgia Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development will hold three workshops across the state to help those in, or interested in, the agritourism industry.

For more information, read the news release.