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A University of Georgia study finds cleaning beef with electrolyzed oxidizing water before processing reduces E. coli numbers. CAES News
A University of Georgia study finds cleaning beef with electrolyzed oxidizing water before processing reduces E. coli numbers.
UGA study finds electrified water kills foodborne pathogens on beef
University of Georgia researchers have used electrolyzed oxidizing water to sanitize poultry, kill funguses on nursery-grown plants and remove pathogens from produce. Now they’re using it to reduce shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) on beef.
Satsuma oranges are grown predominantly in Alabama, Louisiana and California. CAES News
Satsuma oranges are grown predominantly in Alabama, Louisiana and California.
Satsuma orange conference set at Lowndes County Civic Center
Farmers interested in growing an alternative crop can learn about Satsuma oranges on Thursday, Aug. 22 at the Lowndes County Civic Center in Valdosta.
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension horticulturist Bob Westerfield displays several pieces of lawn and garden equipment during a class on the UGA campus in Griffin, Georgia. CAES News
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension horticulturist Bob Westerfield displays several pieces of lawn and garden equipment during a class on the UGA campus in Griffin, Georgia.
Vegetable growers' workshop set at UGA Griffin campus
A workshop for small-scale farmers and home gardeners interested in growing and marketing vegetables for profit is set for Sept. 20 on the University of Georgia campus in Griffin.
A group of students enjoys canoeing on the lake at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Ga. CAES News
A group of students enjoys canoeing on the lake at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Ga.
Canoe Rock Eagle Lake during Saturday at the Rock
Novice and veteran canoers are invited to put a paddle in Rock Eagle Lake on Aug. 17 during this month’s Saturday at the Rock event. The session costs $5 per person and will run from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
With many areas of the state received more than eight inches of rain during the month, July was another abnormally wet and cool month in Georgia. CAES News
With many areas of the state received more than eight inches of rain during the month, July was another abnormally wet and cool month in Georgia.
Soggy soil, high streams and rainy days dominated July in Georgia
With many areas of the state receiving more than eight inches of rain during the month, July was another abnormally wet and cool month in Georgia.
UGA professor of horticulture John Ruter, who took over the garden July 1, 2013, wants to emphasize the gardens educational, research and public outreach missions. CAES News
UGA professor of horticulture John Ruter, who took over the garden July 1, 2013, wants to emphasize the gardens educational, research and public outreach missions.
New green thumb to cultivate UGA Trial Gardens
After 30 years, the Trial Gardens at UGA — that green, flower-laden oasis sandwiched between the Snelling Dining Hall and the College of Pharmacy — is being tended by a new green thumb.
Spring is right around the corner, and so are spring flowers, summer vegetables and all the gardening these seasons bring. CAES News
Spring is right around the corner, and so are spring flowers, summer vegetables and all the gardening these seasons bring.
Rains may bring powdery mildew to dogwoods
If the dogwood trees in your landscape are shedding their leaves, they may be suffering the side affects of powdery mildew.
A butterfly takes a break atop a Miss Huff Lantana bush. CAES News
A butterfly takes a break atop a Miss Huff Lantana bush.
Summer heat has lace bugs munching on popular ornamental
The summer heat is making lantana lace bug populations boom and lantana flower blooms decline. If the pests set up residence on the popular landscape plant, they can cause plants to stop producing flowers.
Jacob Segers stands in a cow pasture on the University of Georgia Tifton campus. CAES News
Jacob Segers stands in a cow pasture on the University of Georgia Tifton campus.
Segers elated to join UGA as Cooperative Extension beef cattle specialist
Beef may be ‘what’s for dinner,’ but it’s also a big deal in Georgia agriculture — injecting about $409 million a year into the state’s economy and providing a livelihood for hundreds of Georgia families.