Transitioning Traditional Farms to Organic
Kate Cassity-Duffey, Assistant Professor of Horticulture, works on 3-year study to help traditional farmers transition to organic farming.
CAES News
CAES News
Growing interest in regenerative agriculture is driving research to restore the Earth
Increasing populations and changing climate conditions will require both innovative and ancient growing methods to feed the world. Regenerative agriculture, a movement both burgeoning and broad, is underpinned by the public’s growing awareness of how land stewardship and agricultural production contribute to the fate of our planet.
CAES News
CAES service-learning course encourages a conservation mindset
“I had no idea that any of this was out there.” This is the refrain that Bodie Pennisi and Kris Braman hear over and over when students at the University of Georgia enroll in the online course they developed to enlighten students to the wide world of biodiversity, pollinators and their role in protecting both. Co-taught by Pennisi, a professor in the Department of Horticulture, and Braman, head of the Department of Entomology, the official title of the course is “Discover the Wonderful World of Plants and Pollinators and Your Place in It.”
Swayangsiddha Nayak's Story
An Ode to My Houseplants
Swayangsiddha Nayak, a doctoral student in the Department of Horticulture, is an international student at the University of Georgia and an ardent plant lover. She and her husband decided to nurture plants in their cozy apartment at University Village. Click here to learn more!
Like us on Facebook
UGA Department of Horticulture
About Us
Through student education, our goal is to develop and disseminate new knowledge that leads to cost-effective and profitable production and improved postharvest handling. As a department, we strive to facilitate the application of horticultural commodities and services that conserve natural resources while protecting and enhancing the environment.
UGA Trial Gardens 2022-2023 Internship
Help the UGA Trial Gardens flourish this season!
If you are interested in an internship with the UGA Trial Gardens during the 2022-2023 academic school year, email trial-gardens@uga.edu for more information or for permission to register for HORT 3930 for credit.
Featured Story
UGArden: More than just a farm
UGArden is more than just a farm. It's a community. And now it's time to give back to the space that's given so much to the Athens community. Please consider donating as a way to show your support for UGArden today
Featured Story
Climate Adapted Pecans
Georgia is the nation's leading pecan-producing state — and University of Georgia researchers intend to keep it that way. Working with an international team of experts, four faculty from the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences have received a U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture award for the second phase of a study to adapt one of Georgia’s top commodities, the pecan.
Featured Story
2023 Browne Awards
Four graduate students in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences have been honored with an E. Broadus Browne Award for Outstanding Graduate Research. Given in honor of the former director of the Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations, the award is presented to outstanding CAES master’s and doctoral students recognized for both their research and effective communication.