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University of Georgia Fulton County Extension Agent Kisha Faulk answers questions from a resident of the Atlanta Mission during a work day at the mission's garden. CAES News
University of Georgia Fulton County Extension Agent Kisha Faulk answers questions from a resident of the Atlanta Mission during a work day at the mission's garden.
Blog is a new UGA resource for Georgia community gardeners
A new online blog has been created to help connect Georgia community gardeners with resources from University of Georgia Extension and The Center for Urban Agriculture.
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UGA Extension hosts sustainable, organic and non-GMO grain production field day
Farmers looking to take advantage of the growing market for organic and non-GMO grains should plan to be in Upson County on July 31.
Putnam County Extension Coordinator Keith Fielder inspects a jar of honey. A Georgia Master Beekeeper, Fielder will lead a basic beekeeping class Aug. 7 in Madison. CAES News
Putnam County Extension Coordinator Keith Fielder inspects a jar of honey. A Georgia Master Beekeeper, Fielder will lead a basic beekeeping class Aug. 7 in Madison.
UGA Extension sets beginning beekeepers class in Madison
A beginner’s beekeeping class will be presented at the University of Georgia Extension Office in Morgan County on Aug. 7. The class will meet from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Morgan County Extension Office at 440 Hancock St. in Madison. There is no charge for attendance thanks to a sponsorship by the Sumner Agency of Tifton.
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences mascot Caesar and a horse. CAES News
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences mascot Caesar and a horse.
Annual horse owner's seminar set at UGA
Horse owners will get the latest research-based information on how to care for their animals at the University of Georgia 2014 Horse Owner’s Seminar and Trade Show set for Aug. 9 at the UGA Livestock Arena in Athens.
Beau Lamb tosses a watermelon into a truck, as Robert Ames writes down its weight while working at the UGA Tifton Campus. The two student workers work for vegetable horticulturist Tim Coolong. CAES News
Beau Lamb tosses a watermelon into a truck, as Robert Ames writes down its weight while working at the UGA Tifton Campus. The two student workers work for vegetable horticulturist Tim Coolong.
Georgia's watermelon crop producing sweet results
Good yields, reasonable prices early in the season and low disease pressure has Georgia’s watermelon crop producing sweet results, says one University of Georgia vegetable horticulturist.
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UGA Extension and Athens Land Trust looking for farmers' input
The University of Georgia Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development and the Athens Land Trust will host a series of town hall meetings to determine farmers’ interest in the creation of a regional vegetable and fruit processing facility for Northeast Georgia.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton gathers with a group of townspeople from Tierra Muscady, Haiti, where he and philanthropist Frank Giustra launched the new Acceso Peanut Enterprise Corp., which is designed to improve the livelihoods of more than 12,000 smallholder peanut farmers. CAES News
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton gathers with a group of townspeople from Tierra Muscady, Haiti, where he and philanthropist Frank Giustra launched the new Acceso Peanut Enterprise Corp., which is designed to improve the livelihoods of more than 12,000 smallholder peanut farmers.
UGA innovation lab participates in Clinton Foundation's launch of Haiti peanut depot
Peanut research and supply channels in Haiti were boosted recently through an initiative partnership developed by former U.S. President Bill Clinton and philanthropist Frank Giustra, who spent June 29 touring peanut research projects in Haiti with representatives from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
While the northwest corner of Georgia saw rainfall that was sometimes four or five inches above normal for June, some areas of the southwest saw rainfall four or five inches below normal. CAES News
While the northwest corner of Georgia saw rainfall that was sometimes four or five inches above normal for June, some areas of the southwest saw rainfall four or five inches below normal.
June saw normal temperatures, but wide-ranging rainfall across Georgia
While 2013 gave Georgians a break from the state’s usual sweltering summer temperatures, summer 2014 is shaping up to be more of a standard-issue Georgia scorcher.
Japanese beetles dine on canna lily branches CAES News
Japanese beetles dine on canna lily branches
After a short hiatus, Japanese beetles return to Georgia landscapes and gardens
With their metallic copper and blue-green bodies and bronze wings, Japanese beetles might be considered beautiful if not for the damage they cause. The plentiful beetles munch holes into the leaves of landscape plants leaving what is often described as skeletal remains.