United States, Georgia, Tift County, Tifton, 31.45046, -83.50851987Farmers and other agricultural professionals gather in 1987 at the Coastal Plain Experiment Station (later University of Georgia Tifton campus), known as the "Plant Center of the World."Image of farmers and other agricultural professionals gathered in 1987 at the Coastal Plain Experiment Station in Tifton, known today as the "Plant Center of the World." They stand along the edge of a crop field.The Coastal Plain Experiment Station is south Georgia's agricultural and environmental laboratory. Scientists with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences use the station's land and facilities to study, learn, and teach the most effective and profitable ways to protect natural resources, raise livestock, and farm crops in this area. The station is located in the hub of Georgia's row crop agricultural region.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/coastal-plain-experiment-station-tiftonForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/coastal-plain-experiment-station-tiftonForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaUniversity of Georgia--FacultyCoastal Plain Experiment StationAgriculture--Georgia--TiftonAgricultural experiment stations--Georgia--TiftonAgricultural education--Georgia--TiftonCrops--Georgia--TiftonFarmers--Georgia--TiftonMen--Georgia--TiftonCoastal Plain Experiment StationStillImage