University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Conferences & Annual Events

Annual Events

CAES International Agriculture Day Lecture and Reception
CAES International Agriculture Day is held each spring and features a keynote address as well as awards for the college's most globally-minded students.
D.W. Brooks Lecture and Awards
The D.W. Brooks Lecture and Awards is an event held each fall to emphasize improvements in agriculture and honor CAES faculty. The 2019 lecture will be delivered by Ambassador Ertharin Cousin.
Flavor of Georgia
Flavor of Georgia is a food product contest celebrating all of the flavors Georgia has to offer. Judging is held in March of each year in Atlanta.
Georgia Ag Forecast
Georgia Ag Forecast is an annual seminar series committed to sharing the latest research and information to help Georgia farmers and agribusinesses. UGA economists give an outlook of agricultural markets for the coming year.

Other Upcoming Events

Our annual Cold Weather Workshop will be held on November 12-14th at the Oconee Co. Civic Center in Watkinsville, GA. Check back soon for more information and how to register.
Nov 12
11/12 8:00AM - 11/14 5:00PM Cold Weather Management Workshop Oconee County Civic Center, Watkinsville, GA
Ertharin Cousin, Distinguished Fellow of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Visiting Scholar at the Stanford University Center on Food Security and Environment, will present the 2019 D.W. Brooks Lecture on Nov. 12, 2019. The event is free and open to the public.
Nov 12
3:30PM - 5:30PM D.W. Brooks Lecture and Awards University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel, Athens
Hosted by UGA Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow
Nov 14
6:30PM - 7:30PM An Evening with Commissioner Gary Black Conner Hall, ATHENS, GA
Join us for this FREE event that allows high school and potential college transfer students interested in science, technology, animals, and more for a day with UGA Department of Poultry Science faculty as they showcase their specialty in the poultry science and avian biology industries through various sessions.
Nov 15
9:15AM - 3:30PM Poultry Science Open House UGA Poultry Research Center, Athens, GA
The 35th annual J.W. Fanning Lecture will take place on Jan. 28, 2020. We are honored to have Robert Johansson, Chief Economist at the United States Department of Agriculture, as our guest speaker this year. More information will be forthcoming as the date approaches.
Jan 28
10:00AM - 1:30PM J.W. Fanning Lecture Holiday Inn Downtown Athens, Athens, GA
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