The University of Georgia is hosting two farm tour open houses this month. Residents from around Northeast Georgia are getting the chance to view research being conducted by UGA; at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Durham Horticulture Farm and J. Phil Campbell Sr. Research and Education Center.
The researchers and staff at the Campbell Center, located at 1420 Experiment Station Road in Watkinsville, Georgia, will host their annual farm tour and corn boil from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25.
The center has served as the hub the college’s sustainable row crop and pasture research. From living mulch to rotational grazing for grass-fed beef, researchers work to make traditional agriculture more profitable and sustainable.
Van tours of the farm will highlight the 30 or so ongoing UGA research projects related to sustainable farming systems, nutrient cycling, water quality, organic production, livestock grazing systems, forage breeding and variety trials.
Researchers and farm managers at Durham Horticulture Farm, located at 1221 Hog Mountain Road in Watkinsville, will open the farm gates for the 2019 Twilight Summer Field Day.
The Twilight Summer Field Day is for anyone interested in fruit and vegetable production, organic farming, and the challenges that growers face and how they overcome those challenges.
Past summer tours have attracted more than 100 visitors to the Durham Horticulture Farm.
This educational evening stroll around the farm will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 27.
Both are free and open to the public.
In case of inclement weather, the 2019 Twilight Summer Field Day will be held on Friday, June 28.