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In Winterville, Georgia, a small market grew into a movement. Meet the people behind the Marigold Collective, where farmers, volunteers and neighbors band together to transform fresh food into shared growth. With support from University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, Marigold Collective is working to make local food more accessible while creating economic opportunities for small agribusinesses.

Jesse Cronic, a third-year agricultural and applied economics student in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, was selected to join the Future Agriculture Leaders Delegation to China, a program organized by the U.S. Soybean Export Council and the U.S. Heartland China Association. The experience offered an immersive look at Chinese agribusiness, trade dynamics and the cultural ties that shape global agriculture.

In the most competitive FABricate contest to date, Sean Snarey, a graduate student in agribusiness in the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, took home the $10,000 prize on March 27 for his automated poultry rehanging system. FABricate is an entrepreneurial pitch contest where students develop their idea for a new food product, new agricultural technology, new food or agricultural-related business or new environmental or sustainable business.