J. Phil Campbell Sr. Research and Education Center

Eric Elsner Superintendent

eelsner@uga.edu 706-542-7236

J. Phil Campbell Sr. Research and Education Center

1420 Experiment Station Road, Watkinsville, Georgia 30677

Our Work and Priorities

The center's staff maintains a herd of 200 Angus and Angus-based brood cows and currently supports research in many areas including forage production and utilization by beef cattle, alfalfa breeding and production, fescue breeding, clover breeding, corn production strategies, and cotton variety trials. The area's climate and soils are suited for most of the commodities grown in the southern piedmont region.

In addition to the center's main priority of CAES research, its proximity to campus makes an ideal location for teaching and extension functions as well. JPCREC houses the Oconee County Cooperative Extension office as well as the North Region Agricultural Education offices.

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Featured Research

Martian regolith and bedrock simulants

UGA Geology Ph.D. Student, Laura Fackrell, is first author on a publication summarizing the mineralogy of Mars surface materials and detailing the development of Mars soil and surface material simulants for agricultural studies. The photo shows one of the plants growing in her artifical light "green house" located at the UGA J. Phil Campbell Sr. Research and Education Center.

We investigate the latest production and technological practices, striving for producer profitability and sustainability.

Research and Education Centers (RECs) are hubs for innovation and discovery that address the most critical issues facing agricultural production throughout the state. Ultimately, our findings are shared with stakeholders through the extension and outreach efforts of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

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CAES News

That's the spirit! 11/18/24

Wheat breeders spend years meticulously crossing varieties to coax the best traits out of each species, carefully propagating plant varieties that are healthier, heartier and better suited for the environments where they are grown. Professional brewmasters are equally painstaking when choosing the components that will give their beers a specific flavor profile.

Kelvin Awori and Brooke Stefancik, UGA graduate students, attended the 2024 Borlaug Dialogue, a global agriculture conference, through the CAES World Food Prize Travel Award. Todd Applegate, Assistant Dean for International Programs, accompanied the student on the trip.

CAES News

CAES students gain global insights at 2024 Borlaug Dialogue 11/11/24

Every October, top leaders in food security and agriculture come together for the Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue, the premier conference on global agriculture. Attendees participate in sessions covering the current state of agriculture around the world, new technologies being deployed in the field, and projects in the works to ensure a safe and sustainable global food supply.

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CAES Events

Date: Thursday – February 13th, 2025 Time: 12:00 p.m. Location: UGA Animal & Dairy Science Livestock Instructional Arena (2600 South Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA 30605) or LiveAuction.TV for sale broadcast This Sale Features: 35 Service Age Angus Bulls 3 Registered Angus Open Heifers benefitting UGA Block and Bridle Club and UGA Cattlemen’s Association through scholarships and teaching activities 30 Angus-Cross Open Commercial Heifers This sale is held in conjunction with the Northeast Georgia Beef Cattle Short Course on Wednesday, February 12th at 9a.m.

Feb 13

12:00PM - 11:59PM 2025 Focus on Genomic Enhanced EPDs Bull Sale UGA Livestock Instructional Arena, Athens, GA

Agricultural advancement for northeast Georgia