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There were almost 800,000 acres of peanuts grown in Georgia in 2015. CAES News
There were almost 800,000 acres of peanuts grown in Georgia in 2015.
Peanut yields expected to decline after 2012's record-breaking season
Georgia peanut farmers enjoyed a record-breaking crop in 2012. A repeat this year, however, is unlikely according to University of Georgia Extension peanut agronomist John Beasley
Woolly hackberry aphid CAES News
Woolly hackberry aphid
Hackberry pest has homeowners seeing "snowflakes" falling
An aphid pest that came to Georgia two decades ago has some homeowners seeing “snow” falling from their hackberry trees and cleaning sticky goo off their cars.
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 tall fescue lawns now in North Georgia
The most popular and most successful grass planted in the north Georgia is tall fescue, and September is the time to act if you want to plant a new fescue lawn.
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Georgia Southern University will host the 2013 International Agribusiness Conference and Expo on Sept. 25-26 in Savannah, Ga., and will provide participants with information on what markets are open to their products, how to export their goods and what exporting can do for their bottom lines CAES News
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Georgia Southern University will host the 2013 International Agribusiness Conference and Expo on Sept. 25-26 in Savannah, Ga., and will provide participants with information on what markets are open to their products, how to export their goods and what exporting can do for their bottom lines
Governor to speak at inaugural agribusiness conference in Savannah
Gov. Nathan Deal will address the importance of international trade to the economic well-being of the state at the inaugural International Agribusiness Conference and Expo on Wednesday, Sept. 25-26, at 3:30 p.m
Farmer Walter Driggers of Collins, Ga., displays a bunch of collard greens grown on his farm. CAES News
Farmer Walter Driggers of Collins, Ga., displays a bunch of collard greens grown on his farm.
Farmers, ranchers can apply for Southern SARE Producer Grants
Georgia farmers and ranchers are invited to apply for the 2013 Producer Grants now available from the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SSARE) program.
Walk Georgia Logo/WG participant Andrea Gonzalez running in a 5K CAES News
Walk Georgia Logo/WG participant Andrea Gonzalez running in a 5K
UGA Extension encourages Georgians to get moving through Walk Georgia program
Georgians can walk, swim, bike or garden their way to a healthier lifestyle and learn about the state’s history through a University of Georgia Extension fitness program called Walk Georgia.
Wet weather and cloud cover kept Georgia cool through out Georgia, with some cities setting records for low daytime highs. CAES News
Wet weather and cloud cover kept Georgia cool through out Georgia, with some cities setting records for low daytime highs.
August rounds out this cool, wet Georgia summer
Georgia’s wet summer continued though out August in most parts of the state, and clouds and high humidity kept temperatures below normal for the month.
University of Georgia President Jere Morehead, left, and Terry England, chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, examine some plants during their tour of the Lewis Taylor Farms in Tifton on Wednesday. CAES News
University of Georgia President Jere Morehead, left, and Terry England, chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, examine some plants during their tour of the Lewis Taylor Farms in Tifton on Wednesday.
State tour immerses President Morehead into world of agriculture
University of Georgia President Jere Morehead assumed his presidential post on July 1. Long before, however, President Morehead expressed a desire to learn more about agriculture, the state’s No. 1 industry.
An unmanned aerial vehicle system is demonstrated at the Sunbelt Expo in Moultrie on Sept. 4. CAES News
An unmanned aerial vehicle system is demonstrated at the Sunbelt Expo in Moultrie on Sept. 4.
UAVs could soon be helpful tool for farmers
Unmanned aerial vehicles could soon be a soaring success for Georgia farmers.