University of Georgia

Federal Planned Programs & Teams

Georgia Extension and research work are grouped into eight main categories. These categories are the Planned Programs that we report to USDA NIFA. View team-specific information.

For more detailed descriptions of the Critical Issues, view this guide.

Critical Issues in Plan of Work	Extension Themes (Smith-Lever Programs)	Research Themes (Hatch Projects)
Animal Production	Georgia Beef Challenge, Master Cattleman's Program, Profitability of Dairy Farming, Swine Intake Regulation, IPM and Evaluation of New Forages and Feeds	Advances in Animal Sciences, IPM, Genetics and Genomics, Wildlife, Apiary, and Poultry
Food Safety & Quality	Consumer Demand for Food, Food Industry Needs, and Food Processing Industry	Advances in Food Science and Safety
Health & Wellness	Healthy Lifestyles, Weight Control, Physical Activity, Diabetes Management and Prevention, Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention, and Cancer Prevention	Biomedical, Nutrition, Health and Wellbeing, Hazards to Human Health and Safety
Community, Home, and Life Skills	Community Development, Economics, Indoor Air Quality, Water Quality, Waste Management, Energy Management, Homebuyer Education, Consumer Economics, Financial Literacy, and Emergency Preparedness	Family Resource Management, Sociological and Technological Change
Plant Production	Plant Growth and Crop Production; Plant Diseases, Weeds and Pests; Developing New Breeding Tools; Soil Quality; Irrigation; Plant Pathology; Genetics; Entomology; IPM, Harvest And Post-harvest Handling; and Breeding Programs	Advances in Plant Sciences, Precision Agriculture, IPM, Genetics and Genomics
Sustainability, Conservation and the Environment	Natural Resource Management, Minimum Tillage and Cover Crops; Value Added Products or Production Practices that Improve Sustainability and Profitability; Investigation of Niche Markets; Financial Accounting and Reporting Strategies	Economics, Policy, Agribusiness, Sustainability and Ecosystem Health, Climate Change, Environmental Resource Management, Society’s Role in Ag and Environmental Sciences, and Biological Engineering
Urban Agriculture	Water Conservation Technology; Turf Disease Identification and Management; IPM; Development of New Cost Estimating and Job Bidding Software for Landscape Installation; and Master Gardener Programs.	Controlled Environment Production, Turfgrass, and IPM
Youth & Family Development	Parenting; Relationships; Child and Elderly Care; 4-H and Youth Programming	Positive Youth Development, and Human Development

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