Chairman’s Comments – Dr. Glen Harris I have been thinking a lot about the value of the “Fertilizer Industry” to the overall Georgia economy lately. I read in one of the articles about Dean (of UGA…
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ATTENTION all Undergraduate Students: If you are in a soil, plant science, or related field of study, do not miss the opportunity to apply for the J. Fielding Reed Scholarship & the Jimmy and Bunny…
The Georgia Plant Food Educational Society, Inc. Summer Meeting is almost upon us. Seems like just a few months since we were last at Amelia Island. The move back to the Ritz-Carlton has generated a lot…
Premium Peanut, LLC announced their intention to build a peanut shelling facility in Coffee County. The facility will be located just west of the city of Douglas on a 42 acre tract on Barrington Road,…
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The Georgia Plant Food Educational Society (GPFES) has launched a new website to facilitate online news releases, event management and member communications.
The third and final UGA trained Georgia National Guard Agricultural Development Team (ADT III ) returned from Afghanistan after 11 month’s deployment, just in time for the holidays. ADT III was made up of 48 citizen soldiers from across the state but deployed as part of the Augusta based 201st Regional Support Group commanded by Col. Barry Beach.
Continuing a long standing practice of financially supporting promising, upcoming students in the field of agriculture, GPFES has again awarded four undergraduate scholarships totaling $9,000.00 for the school year 2013/2014.
The UGA Soil Judging Team travelled to Tennessee Tech’s Cookville campus to compete in the Southeast Regional contest in October 2013.