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Damage from Hurricane Michael in Tift County that impacted a pecan orchard. CAES News
UGA economist believes Georgia farmers need financial relief immediately
Hurricane in October caused more than $2.5 billion in losses to Georgia's agriculture industry.
Pecans lie on the ground beneath 20-year-old pecan trees that were uprooted when Hurricane Michael blew through Decatur County, Georgia. CAES News
Georgia pecan farmers struggling with low market prices
UGA Extension pecan specialist Lenny Wells estimates that pecan growers are receiving significantly less per pound than last year.
The CAES Alumni Association will present the 2018 awards at a banquet on November 9 at the Grand Hall in Tate Student Center. CAES News
CAES Alumni Association recognizes outstanding alumni
Educators and advocates recognized with CAES alumni honors.
Judges in the preliminary round of the University of Georgia's Flavor of Georgia Food Product Development Contest have chosen 33 products from around Georgia to compete in the final round of the competition. CAES News
Georgia’s top food product contest ready for another year of delicious food and friendly competition
University of Georgia Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest registration opens Nov. 1.
Uprooted pecan tree in Tift County due to Hurricane Michael.

10-11-18 CAES News
Important agriculture disaster assistance meeting to be held at UGA-Tifton
Hurricane Michael caused more than $2 billion losses to Georgia agriculture, the state's No. 1 industry.
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. CAES News
UGA student Johnson Collins's time in the U.S. capital helped chart her path ahead
UGA Tifton campus senior learns about life and legislation during her 12 weeks in D.C.