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Beef cattle (file photo) CAES News
UGA Extension to host Beef Cattle Short Course
Annual short course is a daylong educational program that will cover economics for cow and calf producers.
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
State's top food products make final round of University of Georgia's 2018 Flavor of Georgia contest
Thirty-three finalists selected for UGA's annual food product competition.
CAES Dean Sam Pardue chats with peanut economist Adam Rabinowitz following the Ag Forecast in Lyons, Georgia, on Jan. 30, 2018. CAES News
UGA Extension economists provide updates on commodities for upcoming year
Georgia Ag Forecast meetings will continue next week with stops in Macon, Cartersville and Athens.
Sabrina Beasley, a UGA Extension Fulton Fresh participant, inspects a  bunch of  bok choy during a Fulton Fresh supermarket tour this winter. CAES News
Second food retail revolution incorporates tech while maintaining brick-and-mortar stores
Shoppers will soon be able to scan their own purchases, while they shop, in retail grocery stores.
Cotton growing at the Lang Farm on the UGA Tifton campus. CAES News
UGA CAES economists stress to farmers the importance of knowing their production costs
One significant variable cost that has increased in recent years is land rent.
A conservation tillage system begins with a cover crop that's planted during the fallow times of the year, such as late fall and early winter when row crops have been harvested. Pictured is corn and rye residue, part of a conservation tillage system on Barry Martin's farm in Hawkinsville, Georgia. CAES News
Georgia Ag Forecast set to hit the state Jan. 30 through Feb. 7
UGA economists to tackle commodity prices, rural development and agriculture policy during 2018 Ag Forecast.