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Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources CASE Institute

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What is ALEC?
The Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication promotes the study and practice of messaging, educational strategies, and personal leadership as vehicles for influencing societal attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors about agricultural and environmental science. With a focus on strategically promoting and strengthening the food and fiber sectors through scholarship, experiential teaching and learning, and outreach, ALEC is committed to improving lives through Georgia's land-grant mission.
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Study Abroad
Study abroad with ALEC
ALEC offers two fantastic study abroad opportunities to our students. Learn more about the Food Insecurity Service-learning Project program in Scotland and the Culture-centered Communication program in Romania.
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Agriculture teacher enriches education for students and fellow teachers
Alumna helped establish an online professional development platform that connects agriculture teachers across the U.S. and internationally.
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Two CAES students selected as USDA Future Leaders In Agriculture 03/03/23 Amanda Budd
Two students in the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences were selected to attend the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Outlook Forum in Washington, D.C., as part of the Future Leaders Program.
Mark Rouark (left) and John Rouark, cotton farmers from Bostwick, Georgia, examine cotton plants in a test plot at the J. Phil Campbell Research and Education Center Field Day. Producers depend on UGA Extension agents for research-based advice to improve production practices. Now UGA faculty are working together to help farm communities under stress. CAES News
From forces of nature to inflation, stressors have an outsized impact on farmers, families 12/20/22 Maria M. Lameiras
Farmers are tough. They work long days at physically demanding, often dangerous work and rarely get a break, much less a vacation. Months of hard work can be wiped out with a few days of bad weather, and they battle nature at every turn, from drought and floods to weeds and insects.
Shown, from left, are Michelle Cook, senior vice provost for diversity and inclusion and strategic university initiatives; UGA President Jere W. Morehead; James Anderson II, recipient of the second annual Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander Award; and Dawn Bennett-Alexander. (Photo by Dorothy Kozlowski/UGA) CAES News
University certificates, scholarships awarded during Embracing Diversity ceremony 11/01/22 Irene Wright
“Being an ally to the racial diversity and inclusion movement against all forms of social exclusion cannot be short lived only when it receives the most attention,” said Philip Hong, dean and professor in the University of Georgia’s School of Social Work and keynote speaker at this year’s Embracing Diversity event, held Oct. 20 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel.
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Upcoming Events

The UGA Horticulture Club presents: the 66th Annual Spring Plant Sale March 31 through April 2, AND April 7 through April 99AM - 5PM Houseplants, Herbs, Veggies, Landscape Plants, Trees and more! 111 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA Follow @UGAHORTCLUB for more info!
Mar 31
03/31 - 04/02 Horticulture Club Spring '23 Plant Sale Hoticulture Riverbend Lab, Athns, GA
The Plant Sale is the major recurring fundraising event organized by the IPBGG GSA every year. The IPBGG GSA buys seeds of different plants (fruits, vegetables & herbs) in advance, grows them in greenhouses, and prepares them for sale at different locations at the UGA Athens campus on specific dates. The money raised during the Plant Sale is used by the IPBGG GSA to cover the costs of the GSA following year's activities such as Journal Clubs, Cookouts, Ice Skating, Trivia Nights, Bowling, etc. And so, the quality of the IPBGG GSA activity is highly influenced by the amount of money we raise every year with the Plant Sale. Additionally, the Plant Sale is a great opportunity to meet new people, network within the Institute and with other graduate students working on Plant Sciences, and have some fun together.  This year's plant sale is being held in collaboration with the Plant Biology Graduate Student Association.
Mar 31
9:00AM - 6:00PM IPBGG Plant Sale sponsored by the IPBGG Graduate Student Association In front of the Tate Center and CAGT (111 Riverbend Road), Athens, GA
We are happy to announce the date for our Spring 2023 Plant Sale on Saturday April 1st, 2023. Our sale will run from 8AM until 1PM, and will take place at the Trial Gardens at UGA.Please save the date for this event, and share and spread the word!The Trial Gardens features both annual and perennial ornamental plants, and our favorite rare and unusual plants for the Southeast! Trial Gardens at the University of Georgia200 W. Green StreetAthens, GA 30602 Find us on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter    
Apr 01
8:00AM - 1:00PM Trial Gardens Spring '23 Plant Sale Trial Gardens at the University of Georgia, Athens
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