32,000 research citations over the past five years
Integrative Precision Agriculture
Harnessing the power of technology and big data to sustainably provide for our planet’s growing population
Integrative precision agriculture (IPA) applies to every aspect of the agriculture industry, from planting and harvesting to creating more environmentally conscious farming practices. Learnt how our researchers are engineering for tomorrow.
Statewide Variety Testing
Conducting research each crop year
The UGA Statewide Variety Testing program provides annual performance testing results on Georgia commodities including canola, small grains and forage, corn and silage and field crops. Research is conducted in multiple geographic regions of Georgia to collect agronomic data such as yield, bloom date, maturity date, test weight, height, lodging, seed size, and seed shattering; also, tests for resistance / tolerance to pests and disease.
Regenerative Bioscience Center
CAES faculty research cell therapy to fight chronic diseases
UGA’s Regenerative Bioscience Center (RBC) is a synergistic unit of researchers from a range of disciplines and institutions. The RBC is making great strides in developing new cures to treat devastating diseases such as stroke, heart disease, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, transforming the field of medicine along the way.
Controlled environment agriculture
Plant Growth Facilties
University of Georgia plant growth facilities (PGF) provides controlled environment greenhouses and growth chambers and dedicated staff to support faculty and student agricultural research in Athens.
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Graduate Programs
Our master's and doctoral degree programs attract students from all over the world. Graduate students work alongside our world-class faculty to expand their knowledge in field, laboratory, facility and online settings.
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
109 Conner Hall
Athens, GA 30602
Email: agresch@uga.edu
Phone: (706) 542-2151
We are committed to discovering, innovating and delivering the science required to feed and fuel the world.
See how we are leading innovation in research$43.8M in external funding support for research
$52.4M New competitive federal grants increased 6.3% from $49.3M
918 Peer reviewed journal articles published by CAES Faculty
785 grants received in FY21
Funded by: USDA NIFA, USDA ARS, National Science Foundation, CDC top funders, among many others
Research News
CAES News
Across the Southern border: Migrant labor on Georgia farms
Georgia is consistently one of the top five states to use the H-2A visa program, employing workers for 60% of agricultural jobs. Last year, the U.S. Department of Labor passed legislation to raise the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR), which establishes the minimum wage for H-2A workers, by a sharp 14% for several states including Georgia. For University of Georgia Professor Cesar Escalante, this poses the question: How do you balance supporting the interests of farm businesses while fairly compensating the people doing the hard work in the field?
CAES News
CAES alumnus returns as associate dean for academic affairs
For Dean Kopsell, newly appointed associate dean for academic affairs for the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, moving to Athens is like coming home. Currently professor and chair of the Environmental Horticulture Department at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Kopsell, a two-time UGA alumnus and devoted Georgia Bulldog fan, is eager to return to the Classic City and excited about the opportunity to serve his alma mater and the students of CAES.
CAES News
Extension project focuses on education, outreach to address opioid crisis
As drug overdoses linked to opioids continue to rise, rural communities in particular struggle to control the epidemic. More than 75% of the nearly 107,000 drug overdose deaths in 2021 involved an opioid, with higher rates of poverty and a lack of resources in rural areas being a significant factor in the alarming trend. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension is working with rural communities to address the issue, thanks in part to a three-year $350,000 Rural Health and Safety Education grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.