Nominations and applications for the Advancing Georgia’s Leaders in Agriculture and Forestry Program Class of 2025-2026 will open on June 1! Applications will be accepted through July 31. Participants will be selected through a nomination, application, and interview process. Anyone can serve as a nominator and submit their contact information along with the nominee's contact information with a written statement of support through this form.Prospective candidates should be actively involved in Georgia’s agriculture, forestry, natural resources and/or supporting industries and have demonstrated leadership potential. While there is no minimum education requirement, participants should be able to demonstrate leadership experience, work experience, and a high level of maturity, being the age of 25 years or older. Nominees will be invited to apply, and no more than 40 finalists will be invited to interview for the class.Each class will have up to 25 individuals diverse in age, gender, ethnicity, geographic location, professional background, and level of experience.

Jun 01

06/01 8:00AM - 07/31 5:00PM AGL Class of 2025-26 Nominations Open https://site.caes.uga.edu/agl/program/

Ongoing

Tift County Schools BOE

Jul 29

8:00AM - 12:00PM Tift County School Convocation

Whether you’ve been brewing for years or are just getting started, this multi-day workshop will immerse you into the local brew scene while you learn: creating impact on a small budgets, building an inclusive taproom community, expanding beyond brewing beer, and more! Participants will tour area breweries and experience community impact first-hand. The course will be a mix of hands-on lectures, tours, and panel discussions. This workshop is held in partnership with Athentic Brewing, Creature Comforts, Normaltown Brewing Co., South Main Brewing, Akademia Brewing, Terrapin Brewing, and more.

Jul 31

07/31 9:00AM - 08/02 5:00PM Brewing Success in the Craft Beer Industry Workshop Food Science, ATHENS, GA

The Attapulgus Research and Education Center will host its annual field day on Thursday, August 1st, from 8:30 a.m. to Noon followed by lunch. Registration begins at 8 a.m. This event is open to the public. For more information or to RSVP, contact Lee Hitson, farm manager, at 229-220-1712. 

Aug 01

8:30AM - 1:00PM Attapulgus Field Day Attapulgus Research and Education Center, Attapulgus, GA

Join us at the Southeast Research and Education Center for our annual field day on Wednesday, August 7th, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This event is open to the public.

Aug 07

9:00AM - 1:30PM Southeast Georgia Field Day Southeast Research and Education Center, Midville, GA

The Southwest Georgia Research and Education Center will hold its annual field day on Thursday, August 15th, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This event is open to the public

Aug 15

8:30AM - 1:00PM Southwest Georgia Field Day Southwest Georgia Research and Education Center, Plains, GA

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. If you are a CAES Alumni who wants to help during the event, use our volunteer sign up form.

Aug 21

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

An exciting way to kick off the new school year, the CAES Alumni Association hosts Ag Dawg Kickoff to welcome students, faculty, staff, and alumni at the start of every fall semester. Attendees are provided with food and fun. The event allows students, faculty, staff, and alumni to interact and discover ways to get involved with activities offered by CAES Tifton.

Aug 27

5:00PM - 7:00PM Ag Dawg Kickoff: Tifton Tifton Conference Center, Tifton, GA

The National Egg Products School, sponsored by the University of Georgia (UGA) Department of Poultry Science, the UGA Department of Food Science and Technology, and the American Egg Board, is a biennial, 3.5-day school focusing on eggs and egg products. Participants will receive a thorough introduction to eggs and egg products, from their initial formation through the packaging of liquid and dried egg products for industrial use. This “farm to fork” review includes side excursions into molecular structure, safety, microbiology, and the latest research on egg nutrition. Alongside the presentations, the program incorporates hands-on sessions for participants to use a variety of egg ingredients to create products such as angel food cake, ice cream, mayonnaise, and custard.

Sep 23

09/23 8:00AM - 09/26 1:00PM National Egg Products School Food Science, ATHENS, GA

This training is offered through remote delivery via Zoom daily from September 30th - October 3rd, 1-5 p.m. The 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. The workshop, accredited by the International HACCP Alliance, is targeted to produce packers, to assist in the development and customization of food safety programs for their facilities, using a HACCP-based approach. Breakout sessions are structured to teach participants how to identify and prevent food safety hazards, monitor hazard reduction procedures, develop control measures and methods to document and verify the results of their efforts.

Sep 30

09/30 1:00PM - 10/03 5:00PM Packinghouse HACCP https://estore.uga.edu/C27063_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=10634