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Eric Cohen walks through his family's pecan orchard at Pecan Ridge Plantation outside of Bainbridge. The Cohens cleaned up downed pecan trees and planted new ones after the destruction of Hurricane Michael in 2018.

Eric Cohen walks through his family's pecan orchard at Pecan Ridge Plantation outside of Bainbridge. The Cohens cleaned up downed pecan trees and planted new ones after the destruction of Hurricane Michael in 2018.

Georgia’s agriculture industry is weathering the storms — with the help of UGA support Posted on 03/02/21 by Paige Parvin

It’s been a rough three years for Georgia pecan farmers, whose cash crop has been battered by a hurricane, a fungal tree disease, and a global pandemic — all in relatively rapid succession.

Blake Ertzberger, a financial planning major and student service provider in the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences, gets instruction from Joan Koonce, a FACS professor and UGA Extension financial planning specialist, as part of the VITA program at UGA.

Blake Ertzberger, a financial planning major and student service provider in the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences, gets instruction from Joan Koonce, a FACS professor and UGA Extension financial planning specialist, as part of the VITA program at UGA.

UGA students offering free tax prep services through VITA program Posted on 02/26/21 by Cal Powell

University of Georgia students are again helping Georgia taxpayers by offering free tax preparation services through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.

Postharvest blueberries were tested under blue light to determine whether the light affected fruit quality or disease development.

Postharvest blueberries were tested under blue light to determine whether the light affected fruit quality or disease development.

UGA researchers investigate blue light to increase blueberry quality and fight disease Posted on 02/25/21 by Isabella Kerbers

The COVID-19 crisis has put supply chain issues at the forefront of food production and packaging concerns. Researchers at the University of Georgia investigated a potential solution for extending the shelf life of blueberries by exposing blueberries to blue light during storage.

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Upcoming CAES Events

FABricate is an entrepreneurial pitch contest where students develop their idea for a new food product, new agricultural technology, new food or agricultural-related business or new environmental or sustainable business. In this final phase of the competition, students will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges in the hopes of winning $10,000! This event will be held virtually; link to event will be posted at a later date.

5:00PM - 6:30PM FABricate Pitch Competition Finale

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