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Tobacco has a 2016 GA Farm Gate value of $51 million, accounting for 13,885 acres in Georgia.

The UGA Tobacco Team works closely with county Extension agents, researchers, commodity and agribusiness groups to provide sound, research-based recommendations to assist Georgia farmers in producing high quality, flue-cured tobacco.


Top 10 Tobacco Counties in GA (by value)

  1. Coffee
  2. Berrien
  3. Pierce
  4. Appling
  5. Tattnall
  6. Candler
  7. Colquitt
  8. Lanier
  9. Wayne
  10. Cook

View the tobacco section of the 2016 Farm Gate Value Report


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FABricate is a contest and a course where students can expand their leadership and business skills by developing an idea for a new food product, agricultural business or environmental opportunity. Join us for a free taco bar and to learn more about this entrepreneurial initiative. Enroll in the entrepreneurship one (1) credit hour course during the Spring 2019 Semester and take advantage of seminars by experts in addition to faculty mentorship through the college’s FABricate Entrepreneurial Initiative.
Nov 06
5:00PM - 6:00PM FABricate Kickoff Conner Hall, ATHENS, GA
Robert Paarlberg will present the 2018 D.W. Brooks Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 at 3:30 p.m. in Mahler Auditorium at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel.
Nov 08
3:30PM - 4:45PM D.W. Brooks Lecture and Awards University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel, Mahler Auditorium, Athens, GA
The CAES Alumni Association Awards Banquet and Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame Induction will take place on Nov. 9, 2018. Time is TBA.
Nov 09
6:00PM - 9:00PM CAES Alumni Association Awards Banquet & Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame Inductions UGA Tate Center Grand Hall, Athens, GA
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