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Flavor of Georgia: Contestant Registration is Open

Registration is now open through February 13 for the 2025 edition of the Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest! Please note a few new changes are coming to the competition this year:

Cost of entry is $100 per product. Enter three products and get the fourth product FREE for all of registration
The first round of judging is moving to the UGA Food Product Innovation and Commercialization Center (FoodPIC) on the UGA Griffin Campus
Contestants who advance to the final round of the competition will be able to sell their products during the reception and awards ceremony

Honoring Amy Janvier and Her Impact

Amy Joy Janvier was a second-year master's degree student in the Department of Entomology when she tragically passed away. Her life and research has impacted many, and now because of her family's generosity, future students will be helped in Amy's honor.

“Amy was something of a force of nature. A serious student,” said Kris Braman, professor and head of the CAES Department of Entomology. After Amy Janvier's passing, her family established the Amy Joy Janvier Study Abroad Scholarship Fund, providing study-abroad scholarship support for junior or senior undergraduate entomology students.

Read more here

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2025 Georgia Ag Forecast

Strategic insights delivered to you from our researchers - our annual seminar shares the latest research and information from UGA faculty to help farmers and agribusinesses in Georgia's No. 1 industry. The 2025 Ag Forecast report will give a detailed overview of more than a dozen agricultural sectors, published by UGA economists and collaborators.

Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, we will be back in Tifton, GA this year!

Friday, January 24

Tifton, GA

8:00 a.m. Registration & Coffee

9:00 a.m. Program

11:30 a.m. Lunch

12:30 p.m. Closing Comments

Spring Intros and Appetizers

If you are an alumni or industry partner who is interested in helping CAES students by sharing your professional experiences, please join us for Intros and Appetizers. Intros and Appetizers is a low pressure, high energy student and alumni networking opportunity where students have the opportunity to rotate around to different tables and ask alumni and industry partners questions. We look forward to seeing you there!

Thursday, February 6

Studio 225

Athens, GA

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Celebrate

CAES Bulldog 100 Winners

Bulldog 100 celebrates the top 100 fastest-growing organizations owned or led by UGA alumni.

Congratulations to the CAES 2025 Bulldog 100 winners: Erica Palmisano (BSA ’04) with FirstPage Marketing, Patrick Singletary (BSA ’12) with Good Dog Veterinary Care, Caroline Lewallen (BSA ’11) with teXga Farms, and Justin Seibert (BSA ’02) with The Sign Brothers.

View all 2025 Bulldog 100 winners here.

Cultivating Curiosity: Dr. Bethany Harris

In this episode, we’re joined by Bethany Harris (BSES ’13, MS ’15, PhD ’18), director of the Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture, to discuss her vision for the center as it works to meet the growing needs of urban agriculture in Georgia. As cities across the state expand, so does the need for innovative agricultural practices that support sustainable growth and resilient communities. Harris shares how the center is driving collaboration and research across various disciplines to tackle these challenges head-on while supporting future academic programming that will open educational and career pathways for students eager to shape the future of urban agriculture.

Listen to "Sustainable growth in urban spaces: The Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture's role in a changing landscape" here.

Support CAES Students

Can't wait to cheer on the Dawgs in New Orleans? Get a pair of limited edition stickers when you support a CAES fund by making a donation of $5 or more through give.uga.edu/stickers.

Interested in making a year-end-gift but need help finding the right CAES fund? Contact Joey Lynn, Director of Annual Giving at CAES, for assistance.

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Upcoming Events

Georgia Ag Forecast

January 24, 2025

8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Tifton, GA