CAES Research

Research at the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Associate Dean for Research
Robert N. Shulstad
109 Conner Hall
Athens, GA 30602

Phone: 706/542-2151
Email: agresch@uga.edu

Assistant Dean for Research
Harald Scherm
109 Conner Hall
Athens, GA 30602

Phone: 706/542-2151
Email: scherm@uga.edu

Research

Recent News in Research

New invasive species spotted in 2011

A European Pepper Moth found in Tifton, Ga. in October 2011.

May 24, 2012 — A new insect thought to threaten Georgia's pepper production at the moment poses a greater danger to lantana - a popular landscape plant. more >>

Interpreting flock talk

May 17, 2012 — Chickens can’t speak, but they can definitely make themselves heard. Most people who have visited a poultry farm will recall chicken vocalization – the technical term for clucking and squawking – as a memorable part of the experience. more >>

Tougher peanuts

March 22, 2012 — University of Georgia researchers studying organic peanut production and researchers with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service have found ways to reduce the amount of fertilizer and pesticides used in traditional peanut farming operations. more >>

Beef cattle field day

March 8, 2012 — Georgia cattle farmers, both large and small scale, will learn useful research-based information at the annual University of Georgia Mountain Beef Cattle Field Day April 18 in Blairsville, Ga. more >>

Fast bone repair

February 2, 2012 — Broken bones in humans and animals are painful and often take months to heal properly. Studies conducted in part by the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center researchers show promise to significantly shorten the healing time and revolutionize the course of fracture treatment. more >>

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Making Life Better

For more than 100 years, scientists working at University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations have conducted research to improve the quality of life for Georgians and for citizens worldwide.

Their research is conducted in laboratories across the state on three main UGA research campuses, located in Athens, Griffin and Tifton; six research and education centers; and research farms. At these locations, researchers can conduct experiments under varying geographic and climatic conditions across the state.

These studies focus on making our food supply safer and longer-lasting, breeding landscape plants that use less water and require less pesticides, monitoring greenhouse gases and other pollutants, creating leaner cuts of meat through alternative livestock diets and creating new and useful products from crop by-products.

UGA agricultural scientists continue to conduct ground-breaking and life-changing research in much the same way their counterparts did 100 years ago when they bred Empire Cotton, a variety that saved the state's cotton industry and put cotton back on the throne in Georgia agriculture.