Starting February 24, peel back the layers of generosity with our onion fundraiser in Cherokee County! Get your hands on a 10 pound bag for only $15 and spread the love to our Cherokee County 4-H Kids. The proceeds will be used for activities and clubs throughout the year!  This sale will end on April 7th, make sure to get yours before they're gone! They will are estimated to be delivered to our Extension office at the beginning of May.

Feb 24

02/24 8:00AM - 04/07 11:45PM Cherokee County Vidalia Onion Sale

Topics include… A Bright Future for Citrus Satsumas as Juice Fruit? Investing in the Future of Georgia’s Citrus Industry Challenges Facing the Fruit & Vegetable Industry Water Challenges in Georgia Shipping Fruit Challenges – Food Safety & Compliance Success Tackling Pest & Disease Challenges with Success

Feb 25

7:00AM - 4:00PM 2025 Georgia Citrus Association Conference

Private event.

Feb 27

9:00AM - 2:30PM 5th Annual South Georgia Healthcare Summit

Private event.

Feb 27

9:00AM - 2:00PM RJ Reynolds Grower Meeting

LOCATIONS:  Athens CAGT 128 & Miller 1113, Tifton NESPAL 125 and Griffin SLC 116  Join via Zoom Meeting ID: 965 7797 0463 *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.  

Feb 27

4:00PM - 5:00PM PBGG Seminar Series: Vanilla: The Genetics and Biochemistry Behind a Flavor that's Anything But Plain by Leah Tomey

Join us for the Annual Tifton Beef Cattle Short course preceding the Tifton Bull Evaluation Sale. This program includes a broad spectrum of topics to enhance your knowledge and scope in the beef industry. Register online here:https://beef.caes.uga.edu/programs/short-courses/tifton/

Mar 04

8:30AM - 4:00PM Tifton Beef Cattle Short Course UGA Tifton Bull Evaluation Center, Chula, GA

The Preventive Controls Rule requires that each facility have Preventive Control Qualified Individuals for the development and implementation of Hazard Analysis and Risk-based Preventive Controls for Human Foods. This course provides the required training. The curriculum is designed for food industry professionals with responsibility for the development and implementation of a food safety plan. Attendees who complete the course will be recognized as Preventive Controls Qualified Individuals (PCQI). This course was developed by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance, a broad-based public-private alliance created by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH) in cooperation with the Association of Food and Drug Officials. This training will take place in Athens,Georgia, at the UGA Food Science Building (100 Cedar Street, Athens, GA 30602).The dates are March 4-6th (10 AM - 5 PM on Day 1; and 8 AM - 5 PM on Day 2 & Day 3). Lunch will be provided.Registration closes on February 25th at 4:00 pm. Cancellation Policy: For cancellations, please email efs@uga.edu. Cancellations made a week or less before the event will not be refunded. Cancellations made prior to a week before the workshop will be issued a full refund. All workshops and courses are subject to cancellation by Food Science and Technology Extension. In this case, full refunds will be issued to all who have paid registration fees. Neither The University of Georgia nor Food Science and Technology Extension are required to reimburse any expenses made by the attendee prior to cancellation except for the registration fee.

Mar 04

03/04 10:00AM - 03/06 5:00PM Preventive Controls Workshop Food Science, ATHENS, GA

Macon Marriott City Center More information coming soon!

Mar 05

03/05 8:00AM - 03/07 5:00PM Save the Date! Annual IPBGG Retreat in Macon, Georgia

Join us for the 67th Annual Tifton Bull Test Sale! We will be selling 75 performance tested bulls. For more information visit ugabeef.com/bulltest. We hope to see you there! Sale catalog is online here https://indd.adobe.com/.../4d3d5850-319b-416c-82f3... Sale Videoshttps://vimeo.com/showcase/11574757

Mar 05

12:30PM - 4:00PM Tifton Bull Evaluation Sale UGA Tifton Bull Evaluation Center, Chula

We're excited to invite you to a special Alumni Night to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Great Southland Stampede Rodeo! This awesome event will be on Saturday, March 15th at the UGA Livestock Arena, and we'd love for you to come. As a valued alumnus of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, you have the exclusive opportunity to purchase tickets for just $22/ticket. This is your chance to secure your spot at the legendary rodeo on South Milledge! Don't miss this chance to catch up with alumni and friends while enjoying one of our college’s favorite traditions. There will be a special alumni section for those purchasing presale as well as a table to grab some giveaways and tickets for the food trucks! You can purchase your tickets here with the code GSSRALUMNI.

Mar 15

6:00PM - 8:00PM CAES Alumni Night at the Great Southland Stampede Rodeo UGA Livestock Arena, Athens