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The Agricultural Experiment
Stations, Research and Education Centers and Research Farms make up
the research arm of the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences.
General Information
Agricultural Experiment
Stations
Research and Education
Centers
- Attapulgus
Research Farm, Attapulgus, GA
- Blueberry and Vegetables
Processing Lab
- C.M.
Stripling Irrigation Research Park,
Mitchell County, GA
- Central
Research and Education Center, Eatonton, GA
- Bamboo
Farm and Coastal Gardens, Savannah, GA
- Mountain
Research and Education Center, Blairsville, GA
- Northwest
Research and Education Center, Calhoun, GA
- Southeast
Research and Education Center,
Midville, GA
- Southwest
Research and Education Center, Plains, GA
- Vidalia Onion and Vegetable
Research and Education Farm
Overview
For more than 100 years,
scientists on the Agricultural Experiment Stations have conducted research
that benefits every Georgian.
Studies show that for each
tax dollar invested in agricultural research, Georgia consumers get
a return of $30 to $50; for example, returns like these:
- a steady, affordable supply
of safe, high-quality food
- an ever growing list of
new food crops, ornamental shrubs, flowers and turfgrasses that are
higher-yeilding and more drought- and disease-resistant
- new food products and
new packaging methods that ensure freshness and quality
- improved lab tests that
make quick diagnosis possible in cases of food poisoning
- improved management and
storage techniques that stabilize food prices and make products like
Vidalia onions, peanuts, pecans and sweet potatoes available year
round.
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Research
Highlights
- Georgia Experiment Station
researchers were pioneers in the worldwide success of turfgrasses.
'Tifway' and 'Tifgreen', two Bermudagrass hybrids developed at the
Coastal Plain Station in Tifton, cover more golf courses, athletic
fields and lawns than and other varieties in the world.
- Researchers evaluated
systems that recycle animal waste as fertilizer for forage and food
crops.
- Agricultural economists
evaluated solid waste options for Georgia's small towns and rural
communities.
- Food and nutrition researchers
determined the effectiveness of food supplements in the treatment
and prevention of obesity.
- Food Scientist developed
new packaging methods to prevent consumers from buying less-than-fresh
fish and seafood. They're also testing a time/temperature indicator
that changes color when seafood gets above a safe temperatures in
the seafood case.
- Crop and soil researchers
evaluated new crops for Georgia farmers, such as canola, an oilseed
crop, and kenaf, a fibrous plant used as a substitute for trees in
making pulp and paper.
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