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Johnson Collins, of Jasper, Georgia, spent 12 weeks this summer working in the office of Sen. Johnny Isakson as part of the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Congressional Agricultural Fellowship program.
UGA student Johnson Collins's time in the U.S. capital helped chart her path ahead
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Johnson Collins, a small-town girl from Jasper, Georgia, never believed she would work in the nation’s capital.
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The Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics awarded 30 scholarships for 2017-2018. From left, recipients include Charles Orgbon, Mallory Chafin, Jared Daniel, Kayla Imler, Ashley Smith and Mallory Warren. CAES News
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics awards 30 scholarships for 2017-2018
Agricultural and applied economics students awarded scholarships for the 2017-2018 school year.
Watermelons sit in a truck after being harvested on the UGA Tifton campus. CAES News
Rainy month increases likelihood for watermelon diseases
Diseases could impact yields if farmers don't maintain a stringent treatment program this growing season.
Cotton being harvested. CAES News
Cotton farmers need to be wary of diseases like target spot and bacterial blight
Infected seed can spread bacterial blight disease in cotton.
Cotton being watered on the UGA Tifton campus in 2014. CAES News
Cotton yields not impacted by decreased irrigation during the early season
UGA Extension physiologist John Snider recommends farmers use sensor-based irrigation scheduling.
Governor Nathan Deal, from left, congratulates Harry and Jaime Foster and Travis Cole, of Georgia Grinders, who are accompanied by Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black and College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Dean and Director Sam Pardue. Georgia Grinder's Premium Nut Butters' Pecan Butter won the grand prize at the University of Georgia's Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest. CAES News
Georgia Grinders Pecan Butter takes top prize at UGA's 2017 Flavor of Georgia Contest
Chamblee food entrepreneurs wow judges with naturally sweet, creamy pecan butter.
Cotton being harvested. CAES News
Increase in exports main reason cotton prices are up
Cotton acreage to decrease this year to due to estimated high peanut prices.