Georgia Research Locations

• Athens, GA

• U.S. National Poultry Research Center:
• Quality and Safety Assessment Research Unit: The mission of the Quality and Safety Assessment Research Unit is to research issues affecting the quality and safety of poultry and other agricultural products and develop commercially-viable systems relative to stakeholder needs in both industry and government by detecting physical and chemical (More)
• Poultry Microbiological Safety and Processing Research Unit: The mission of the Poultry Microbiological Safety & Processing Research Unit is to develop technology to diminish and control the association with and colonization of chickens by human bacterial enteropathogens (i.e., Salmonella and Campylobacter). The research addresses all phases of production (More)
• Toxicology & Mycotoxin Research: The mission of the Toxicology and Mycotoxin Research Unit is to provide solutions to the adverse effects of fungal toxins that increase the susceptibility of poultry to food-safety pathogens and reduce poultry quality; this is accomplished by understanding in-field mycotoxin contamination of corn (More)
• Egg and Poultry Production Safety Research Unit: The mission of the Egg and Poultry Production Safety Research Unit is to protect both the health of consumers and the marketability of eggs by conducting research to develop improved technologies for egg production and processing that reduce or eliminate microorganisms that can transmit disease to (More)
• Exotic & Emerging Avian Viral Diseases Research: Our mission at the Exotic and Emerging Avian Viral Diseases Research Unit is to conduct basic and applied research on avian influenza, Newcastle disease, West Nile and other exotic and emerging viruses of poultry and other birds. The goal of our research program is to produce new research knowledge (More)
• Endemic Poultry Viral Diseases Research: The mission of the Endemic Poultry Viral Diseases Research Unit is to provide leadership and solutions for prevention and control of endemic poultry viruses using basic and applied approaches to benefit the poultry industry and consumers. (More)

• Byron, GA

• Fruit and Tree Nut Research: The mission of the Fruit and Tree-Nut Research Unit is to meet agriculture sector needs (both small and large farms) for a) stone fruit (peach nectarine, plum) scion and rootstock cultivars, and b) production and management strategies and tools to enable economic production and protection of pecan (More)

• Dawson, GA

• National Peanut Research Laboratory: The National Peanut Research Laboratory (NPRL) conducts research on food safety, water and energy conservation, peanut production and postharvest, and systems research designed to minimize risk and enhance viability of the US peanut industry. NPRL research directly addresses major issues (More)

• Griffin, GA

• Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit: The mission of the Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit is to preserve plant genetic resources for present and future researchers and educators. The Unit acquires, characterizes, conserves, evaluates, documents, and distributes genetic resources of agronomic and horticultural crops including (More)

• Tifton, GA

• Southeast Watershed Research: The mission of the Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory (SEWRL) is to develop the scientific understanding and associated technologies of watershed systems essential to maintaining/enhancing the environmental and natural resource base upon which a viable, sustainable, and productive agricultural (More)
• Crop Genetics and Breeding Research: The mission of the Crop Genetics and Breeding Research Unit is to conduct research to solve agricultural and environmental problems of regional and national interest. To fulfill this mission, the Unit will: (1) collect, evaluate, develop, preserve and distribute germplasm with improved biological (More)

National Programs in Georgia

• Food Animal Production (101)
• Animal Health (103)
• Food Safety (animal and plant products) (108)
• Water Availability and Watershed Management (211)
• Grass, Forage, and Rangeland Agroecosystems (215)
• Sustainable Agricultural Systems Research (216)
• Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (301)
• Plant Diseases (303)
• Crop Protection and Quarantine (304)
• Crop Production (305)
• Product Quality and New Uses (306)

• Appropriated Projects in Georgia

  • Assessment of Quality Attributes of Poultry Products, Grain, Seed, Nuts, and Feed ( Quality & Safety Assessment Research )
  • Smart Optical Sensing of Food Hazards and Elimination of Non-Nitrofurazone Semicarbazide in Poultry ( Quality & Safety Assessment Research )
  • Alternatives to Antibiotics and Genomics of Antimicrobial Resistance to Control Foodborne Pathogens in Poultry ( Poultry Microbiological Safety & Processing Research )
  • Intervention Strategies to Control Salmonella and Campylobacter During Poultry Processing ( Poultry Microbiological Safety & Processing Research )
  • Strategies to Reduce Mycotoxin Contamination in Animal Feed and its Effect in Poultry Production Systems ( Toxicology & Mycotoxin Research )
  • Reducing Pathogen Contamination Risks and Improving Quality Attributes of Eggs and Egg Products through Housing System Management and Egg Handling Practices ( Egg and Poultry Production Safety )
  • Reduction of Foodborne Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance in Poultry Production Environments ( Egg and Poultry Production Safety )
  • Control Strategies to Prevent and Respond to Diseases Outbreaks Caused by Avian Influenza Viruses ( Exotic & Emerging Avian Viral Diseases Research )
  • Intervention Strategies to Predict, Prevent, and Control Emerging Strains of Virulent Newcastle Disease Viruses ( Exotic & Emerging Avian Viral Diseases Research )
  • Genomic and Epidemiological Parameters to Inform Interventions Strategies for Enteric Diseases of Poultry ( Endemic Poultry Viral Diseases Research )
  • Elucidation of Molecular Determinants of Avian Herpesviruses Virulence and Evolution to Inform the Development of Safe and Effective Vaccines ( Endemic Poultry Viral Diseases Research )
  • Systems Biology Approaches to Develop Medical Countermeasures to Detect, Prevent, and Control Poultry Production Viral Diseases ( Endemic Poultry Viral Diseases Research )
  • Enhancing Genetic Resistance and Vaccinal Response to Control Marek's Disease, Infectious Laryngotracheitis, and Infectious Bursal Disease in Chicken ( Endemic Poultry Viral Diseases Research )
  • Healthy, Sustainable Pecan Nut Production ( Fruit and Nut Research )
  • Novel Approaches for Managing Key Pests of Peach and Pecan ( Fruit and Nut Research )
  • Integration of Small Ruminant Production into Orchard Enterprises to Improve Economic and Ecological Sustainability ( Fruit and Nut Research )
  • Pecan Processing Technology ( Fruit and Nut Research )
  • Genetic Improvement of Stone Fruit Crops/Cultivars for the Southeastern United States ( Fruit and Nut Research )
  • Postharvest Management Systems for Processing and Handling Peanuts ( Peanut Research )
  • Use of Novel Peanut Genetic Sources and Natural Plant Defense Mechanisms for Resistance to Fungal Pathogens to Reduce Disease Pressure and Aflatoxin Contamination ( Peanut Research )
  • Sustainable Climate-Resilient Peanut Cropping Systems ( Peanut Research )
  • Integration of Traditional Methods and Novel Molecular Strategies for Improving Disease Resistance and Input-use Efficiency in Peanut ( Peanut Research )
  • An Integrated Approach for Plant Genetic Resources Conservation, Characterization, Evaluation, Documentation, and Distribution ( Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Research )
  • Biologically-based Management Systems for Insect Pests and Pollinators in Agricultural Landscapes in the Southeastern Region ( Southeast Watershed Research )
  • Magnitude of the Residue Analyses in Minor Crops from Experimental Applications of Pesticides ( Southeast Watershed Research )
  • Nematode, Disease, Weed, and Mite Control on Minor Food Crops and Ornamentals ( Southeast Watershed Research )
  • Shifting the Balance of Water Resources and Interacting Agroecosystem Services Toward Sustainable Outcomes in Watersheds of the Southern Coastal Plain ( Southeast Watershed Research )
  • Optimizing Crop Management Strategies for Enhancing the Sustainability of Integrated Crop and Livestock Agroecosystems in the Gulf Atlantic Coastal Plain of Georgia ( Southeast Watershed Research )
  • Integrated Management of Nematodes in Southeastern Field Crops ( Crop Genetics and Breeding Research )
  • Development of Peanut Cultivars or Germplasm with Improved Yield and Tolerance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses ( Crop Genetics and Breeding Research )
  • Genetic Enhancement of Insect and Disease Resistance in Maize and Sorghum ( Crop Genetics and Breeding Research )
  • Genomics and Genetic Improvement of Crop Resistance to Multiple Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Peanut ( Crop Genetics and Breeding Research )
  • Genetic Improvement and Management of Warm-Season Forage, Feedstocks, Syrup, and Turf Grasses ( Crop Genetics and Breeding Research )