Private.

Aug 12

08/12 8:00AM - 08/14 5:00PM Heatcraft Training

This year’s field day will cover a variety of topics, including row crops. The event will be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the tour starting at 9:00 a.m. Lunch will be provided. Pesticide credits will be available. To RSVP, or for any questions, contact superintendent Scott Rogers at (229) 591-5158or by email at swgeorgia@uga.edu.

Aug 13

8:30AM - 2:00PM Southwest Georgia Field Day Southwest Georgia Research and Education Center, Plains, GA

About the speaker: Dr. Ru is Assistant Professor at Auburn University, where she leads the blueberry breeding program. The main goals of the program, which focuses on southern highbush blueberry and rabbiteye blueberry, include the improvement of spring frost tolerance, early maturity, disease resistance and fruit quality using high-throughput phenotyping. Locations: in-person @ Griffin SLC 116, remotely via Zoom @ Athens CAGT 128 and Tifton NESPAL 126. Join via Zoom Meeting ID: 946 4734 2071 *Please sign in to your UGA zoom account prior to joining. Those that join the zoom outside of the Authenticated UGA accounts will need to display full name and affiliation to be admitted from the waiting room.

Aug 14

2:30PM - 3:30PM PBGG External Speaker Seminar: Dr. Sushan Ru, Auburn University

Private event.

Aug 20

8:00AM - 2:00PM Great American Insurance Company

An exciting way to kick off the new school year, the CAES Alumni Association hosts Ag Dawg Kickoff to welcome students, faculty, and staff at the start of every fall semester. Attendees are provided with food, musical entertainment, and student club exhibits. The event allows students, faculty, and staff to interact and discover ways to get involved with activities offered by CAES. Are you a CAES alumni interested in volunteering at Ag Dawg Kickoff? Sign up to reserve your spot and get a free t-shirt!  

Aug 20

5:30PM - 7:30PM Ag Dawg Kickoff 2025 Livestock Arena, Athens, GA

Private event.

Aug 21

8:00AM - 5:00PM 2025 Fall Update - AgriSompo North America

About the speaker: Dr. Whitaker is Professor of Horticulture and strawberry breeder. His applied research program focuses on elucidating the genetics of important traits in strawberry and developing new cultivars, working closely with regional growers associations. Locations: in-person @ Griffin SLC 116, remotely via Zoom @ Athens CAGT 128 and Tifton NESPAL 126. Join via Zoom Meeting ID: 946 4734 2071 *Please sign in to your UGA zoom account prior to joining. Those that join the zoom outside of the Authenticated UGA accounts will need to display full name and affiliation to be admitted from the waiting room.

Aug 21

4:00PM - 5:00PM PBGG External Speaker Seminar: Dr. Vance Whitaker, University of Florida

For more information, contact Maria and Jim Wells at 229-646-0655.

Aug 23

9:00AM - 11:00PM NPC Night of the Gladiators

This course will teach participants how to develop and document a food safety management program based on the principles of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) for their specific operations.

Aug 25

08/25 1:00PM - 08/28 5:00PM Virtual Packinghouse HACCP

Join us for the Plant Synthetic Biology Symposium on August 26-28, 2025, at the University of Georgia Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries. Registration cost is $150.

Aug 26

08/26 5:00PM - 08/28 12:00PM 2025 Plant Synthetic Biology Symposium Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, Athens, GA