The University of Georgia is holding the second of two Open House Farm Tours this week. Organizers say farmers, or curious members of the community, interested in fruit and vegetable production, organic farming, and strategies for helping growers overcome challenges are invited to attend the Twilight Summer Field Day.
George Boyhan is a professor in the Department of Horticulture.
“The Open House, to invite the public in to highlight some of the research that’s going on there.”
Faculty and researchers will be at their plots to discuss their research and to share best practices at UGA’s 90-acre organic research and horticulture farm.
“Dr. McGregor in our department here is doing work, she’s researching development of disease-resistant watermelon; the folks from the bee lab will be set up to talk about safe guarding pollinators and beekeeping and things like that,” according to Boyhan.
He says a variety of faculty members are taking part in the event.
“We have a new faculty member, Dr. Cain Hickey, a viticulturist, he’s doing work on wine to help the wine industry.”
The research developed here is shared throughout the state.
“We did develop a new pumpkin variety called Orange Bulldog that was developed here at the university.”
Topics covered include natural pest and disease control, viticulture, no-till vegetable production, organic watermelon production, pollinator protection and beekeeping and more.
The event is free and open to the public.
It’s Thursday at the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ (CAES) Durham Horticulture Farm from 6 to 8 pm.
The first Open House was Tuesday morning at the J. Phil Campbell Sr. Research and Education Center.
