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As concerns grow over the ability of the Upper Floridan Aquifer to keep up with demands for water from residents, farms and forests, four universities are teaming up to look at the economic sustainability of agriculture and forestry in north Florida and south Georgia that rely on this water supply. CAES News
UGA study to focus on the long-term economic sustainability of the Upper Floridan Aquifer
Researchers using multi-faceted approach to study the sustainability of the Upper Floridan Aquifer, water reserves for Florida and south Georgia.
University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Director of Experiential Learning Amanda Stephens, CAES undergraduate student Abigail Pierce and CAES Associate Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics Susana Ferreira celebrate the first semester of successful student exchange with Universidad Publica de Navarra in Pamplona, Spain. CAES News
UGA ag economist works to help students find new focus by traveling abroad
Professor establishes UGA's first student exchange program in Spain.
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 is watered on the UGA Tifton campus in 2014. Irrigation equipment needs to be serviced before the production season begins. 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.