Research in the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) runs the gamut—from plants, animals and dairy science, and crop and soil sciences to entomology, food science and technology, and more. It’s an expansive agenda, too broad to be housed on the university’s 760-acre main campus.

For that, CAES turns to its eight off-campus research centers:

Each of the eight centers helps CAES follow through on its mission to seek, verify, and apply knowledge related to agriculture and environment, shared through its student education and public outreach programs.

The Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center (GMREC) is featured in this photo essay, highlighting its 415 acres in the North Georgia mountains of Blairsville. The center features various soil types and modern field equipment, facilitating research into varieties of apples, blueberries, cut flowers, vegetables, sweet corn, field corn, soybeans, cattle, wine grapes, and more.

Learn more about the center in this feature and on its website.