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Former Gordon County Extension Agent Steve Moraitakis, current Gorden County Extension Coordinator Greg Bowman and Joan Sutherland, Gordon County Extension Secretary wave hello from their new headquarters at the Gordon County Ag Service Center. CAES News
Former Gordon County Extension Agent Steve Moraitakis, current Gorden County Extension Coordinator Greg Bowman and Joan Sutherland, Gordon County Extension Secretary wave hello from their new headquarters at the Gordon County Ag Service Center.
Gordon County agricultural community celebrates opening of new agricultural services hub for northwest Georgia
With the opening of the Gordon County Agricultural Service Center this month, farmers in northwest Georgia now have a one-stop shop for information and help.
Carpet beetles can be black or have varied colors on their backs. Beetles come indoors during the winter and can eat holes in wool sweaters, socks and coats. CAES News
Carpet beetles can be black or have varied colors on their backs. Beetles come indoors during the winter and can eat holes in wool sweaters, socks and coats.
People and pests head indoors for the winter
As temperatures begin to drop, people head indoors. Unfortunately, insects like ants and lady beetles like to stay warm, too, and often choose our homes as refuge.
Andrew Paterson, director of the University of Georgia's Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, has received a USAID grant to fund a international effort to develop the sustainable intensification of sorghum. CAES News
Andrew Paterson, director of the University of Georgia's Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, has received a USAID grant to fund a international effort to develop the sustainable intensification of sorghum.
UGA-led international team receives grant to improve sorghum production
An international team led by the University of Georgia’s Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory will work toward sustainable intensification of sorghum production through a $4.98 million grant recently funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development as part of Feed the Future, the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative.
cracked pecans CAES News
cracked pecans
Pecan crop hurt by summer rainfall
Increased rainfall in the summer opened the door to disease and drastically lowered individual size and quantity of pecans produced in Georgia this year.
Turfgrass Management Quiz is a mobile app designed by University of Georgia faculty for turfgrass students. It can also be used by turfgrass professionals who want to brush up on their knowledge. It's a fun application that challenges users to get the best score, improve on their score and test their knowledge. CAES News
Turfgrass Management Quiz is a mobile app designed by University of Georgia faculty for turfgrass students. It can also be used by turfgrass professionals who want to brush up on their knowledge. It's a fun application that challenges users to get the best score, improve on their score and test their knowledge.
UGA mobile apps help professionals, homeowners care for lawns
Four mobile applications designed by University of Georgia specialists are putting lawncare information at your fingertips, literally.
Tall fescue research plots on the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
Tall fescue research plots on the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, Ga.
Plant new seed into tall fescue lawns now for great results later
September and October are the perfect months to interseed tall fescue lawns. Tall fescue is a bunch-type grass with no runners to help it spread. The grass may start to thin by the end of summer.
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UGA Extension celebrates private-public partnership to grow local agriculture, economy in Fulton County
A diverse agricultural hub is thriving just minutes from downtown Atlanta in the area surrounding the city of Chattahoochee Hills. To help with the growth, University of Georgia Extension recently developed a new position for a Fulton County agriculture and natural resources agent.
Beef cattle graze on a pasture on the Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center in Blairsville, Ga. CAES News
Beef cattle graze on a pasture on the Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center in Blairsville, Ga.
Johnsongrass and frost can be bad combination for cattle
When the first frost hits, beef producers should be concerned for grazing cattle if the field contains johnsongrass. Cattle may suffer from prussic acid poisoning caused by this grass.
Roger "Bo" Ryles - retired state 4-H leader CAES News
Roger "Bo" Ryles - retired state 4-H leader
Ryles named to National 4-H Hall of Fame
Retired Georgia 4-H Leader Roger “Bo” Ryles was one of 16 individuals named to the National 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony held Oct. 11 at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Md.