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Meet the 2026 University of Georgia Congressional Agricultural Fellows and learn how they developed policy and leadership skills on Capitol Hill.

University of Georgia researchers test tomato cultivars under changing disease pressure to help Georgia growers identify varieties that perform well.

From family meals in Vietnam to product development at major companies, University of Georgia student Trang Nguyen turns her passion for food into a career.

University of Georgia researchers including Esther van der Knaap and her international colleagues trace the roots of tomato flavor loss to help restore rich taste to modern varieties.

Discover how University of Georgia alumnus David Blanton helped shape outdoor television and transform the hunting industry as a driving force behind the iconic Realtree brand.

As international principal culinary lead at Chick-fil-A, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences alum Gaana Nagaraj helps to launch the brand’s international footprint.

University of Georgia food science expert Faith Critzer has been named department head, with plans to grow student, research and industry opportunities.

Selected University of Georgia faculty members will champion innovation and foster a culture of entrepreneurship across campus.

University of Georgia research and UGA Cooperative Extension help cut flower growers improve production and make the most of limited land and resources.

Horticultural experience helped shape Maya Alandete's career in community agriculture and education, where she draws on the humanities to help young people understand the relationships among food, land, and culture.

Ashmita Upadhyay, a doctoral student in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, has been selected as a member of the 2026 cohort in the prestigious Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellows Program.

Mastitis continues to be a major livestock disease afflicting the U.S. dairy industry. As the industry strives to improve milk quality to meet consumer as well as exportation demands, the legal limit for bulk tank sec will likely be reduced from 750,000/ml to 400,000/ml in the near future. It is estimated that between 10 and 20% of US dairy farms, mostly located in the Southeast, are currently at or above the 400,000/ml SCC limit and will have to adopt stricter methods for controlling mastitis in their milking herds, dry cows, and heifers. This publication reviews the survey results of adoption rates for mastitis control measures and shows that there is much room for improvement.