The Georgia Archives invites proposals for presentations and posters for our annual symposium. To coincide with the 150th anniversary of Georgia’s Department of Agriculture, this year’s symposium studies the impact of agriculture on Georgia’s history and culture. We welcome proposals on topics related, but not limited, to:
- Crops (rotation, planting and harvesting)
- Animal husbandry
- Pesticides (and their use)
- Georgia laws related to agriculture that have affected Georgia and its citizens
- Slavery and farming
- Small farming practices verses industrial (large scale) farming practices
- Farm