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Using a partial research grant from Georgia DOT, University of Georgia weed scientist Patrick McCullough has designed a mobile app using DOT terminology to make the tool user-friendly for workers. “All the information they need to make the best management decisions for controlling roadside weeds and vegetation is now literally at their fingertips,” he said. CAES News
Using a partial research grant from Georgia DOT, University of Georgia weed scientist Patrick McCullough has designed a mobile app using DOT terminology to make the tool user-friendly for workers. “All the information they need to make the best management decisions for controlling roadside weeds and vegetation is now literally at their fingertips,” he said.
University of Georgia mobile app helps DOT control roadside weeds
In addition to building and maintaining roads, the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) mows grass and kills weeds that obstruct drivers’ views. A University of Georgia scientist has created an app to help DOT agronomists kill weeds quicker, using less chemicals.
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CAES faculty ready themselves for a summer of international travel
In an effort to increase international collaboration on research and outreach projects, the Office of Global Programs at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has awarded its 2015 international travel grants for college faculty.
A push mower used to mow turfgrass. CAES News
A push mower used to mow turfgrass.
Thatch is the enemy of home lawns
Thatch is a layer of living and dead roots, crowns and lower shoots that often develops in lawns. It can weaken and even destroy a lawn if not prevented or removed.
Kale is being researched on the UGA Tifton Campus. CAES News
Kale is being researched on the UGA Tifton Campus.
Georgia farmers planting, selling more kale
A “green superfood” is making its way into the mainstream and into the fields of southwest Georgia farms, according to a University of Georgia vegetable expert. Increased consumer demand in connection with its many health benefits has Georgia farmers planting, and selling, more of the leafy green.
Here is a picture of poor forage quality. CAES News
Here is a picture of poor forage quality.
High forage quality important for beef cattle's nutrition
High quality forage is essential to beef cattle’s nutrition and beef producers’ bottom lines, said University of Georgia Extension forage specialist Dennis Hancock. Focusing on forage quality helps farmers keep overall costs low, he said.
Small flocks of chicken can provide families with eggs, meat and hours of entertainment. CAES News
Small flocks of chicken can provide families with eggs, meat and hours of entertainment.
UGA Extension hosts backyard chicken workshops for metro-Atlantans
UGA Extension in Forsyth County is launching a series of intensive summer workshops for those who raise or who would like to raise backyard chickens. The classes will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on June 4, 11, 18 and 25 in Cumming. Pre-registration is required and each class costs $5.
UGA graduate student Chase Straw is working with Associate Professor of Crop and Soil Sciences Gerald Henry to use the ground sensing Toro PS60000 to create more efficient maintenance regimens for turf areas on UGA's Athens Campus. CAES News
UGA graduate student Chase Straw is working with Associate Professor of Crop and Soil Sciences Gerald Henry to use the ground sensing Toro PS60000 to create more efficient maintenance regimens for turf areas on UGA's Athens Campus.
CAES students use Sustainable UGA grants to better campus
Two College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) students are using their academic experiences to affect lasting change on the University of Georgia’s Athens Campus.
UGA researchers have found that the land management consistent with pasture based dairying can boost the rate at which the soil captures and holds carbon. CAES News
UGA researchers have found that the land management consistent with pasture based dairying can boost the rate at which the soil captures and holds carbon.
Dairy study shows farmland management changes can dramatically restore soils, reduce carbon footprint
Well-maintained pastures prevent erosion, protect water and, as it turns out, can restore the soil’s organic matter much more quickly than previously thought, according to a team of researchers from the University of Georgia and the University of Florida.
Wade Hutcheson, county Extension coordinator for Spalding County, was one of many UGA Extension agents to present at the 2015 Urban Extension Conference in Atlanta. CAES News
Wade Hutcheson, county Extension coordinator for Spalding County, was one of many UGA Extension agents to present at the 2015 Urban Extension Conference in Atlanta.
Urban Extension agents gather in Georgia to swap ideas and celebrate urban Extension
More than 300 Cooperative Extension agents, some from as far away as Norway and American Samoa, converged in Atlanta May 4-7 to share ways that Extension is making an impact in the cities where they live.