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Students in the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences textile program label and pack socks for soldiers in Afghanistan. CAES News
Students in the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences textile program label and pack socks for soldiers in Afghanistan.
Georgia wool socks headed to soldiers in Afghanistan
Some things seem to get more important the farther you get from home. For soldiers fighting in Afghanistan, one of those things is warm, dry socks.
Nine University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences graduates were honored on this year's Bulldog 100 list of the fastest growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni. Pictured at the Bulldog 100 event are four of the honorees - Ron Holt, Larry Cunningham, Jack Hartley and Timothy Campbell. CAES News
Nine University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences graduates were honored on this year's Bulldog 100 list of the fastest growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni. Pictured at the Bulldog 100 event are four of the honorees - Ron Holt, Larry Cunningham, Jack Hartley and Timothy Campbell.
Bulldog 100 names several UGA agriculture graduates to 2013 list
Nine University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences graduates were honored on this year’s Bulldog 100 list of the fastest growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni.
Radishes are one of the easier vegetables to grow for beginning gardeners. CAES News
Radishes are one of the easier vegetables to grow for beginning gardeners.
Vegetable growers' workshop set at UGA Griffin campus
A workshop for home gardeners and small scale farmers interested in growing and marketing vegetables is set for March 15 on the University of Georgia campus in Griffin.
U.S. Army Master Sgt. David McElwee embraces his wife, Lynette, son Ethan, 8, and daughter Bay, 11, during a homecoming ceremony for the Georgia National Guard's 265th Regional Support Group at the armory in Metter, Ga., Feb. 9, 2013. McElwee and others from Georgia Agribusiness Development Team II returned home after a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Michael Thompson/Released) CAES News
U.S. Army Master Sgt. David McElwee embraces his wife, Lynette, son Ethan, 8, and daughter Bay, 11, during a homecoming ceremony for the Georgia National Guard's 265th Regional Support Group at the armory in Metter, Ga., Feb. 9, 2013. McElwee and others from Georgia Agribusiness Development Team II returned home after a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Michael Thompson/Released)
UGA trained guard unit returns home from Afghanistan
Members of the Georgia National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team II returned home to middle Georgia this weekend after a 10-month deployment working with farmers in Afghanistan.
A redbud tree (cercis spp.) blooms during springtime on the UGA Griffin Campus CAES News
A redbud tree (cercis spp.) blooms during springtime on the UGA Griffin Campus
Winter is a great time to prune overgrown trees and shrubs
January and February are ideal months for pruning overgrown trees and shrubs. However, avoid pruning shrubs and trees that flower in the spring like dogwoods, azaleas and native hydrangeas.
Green tomatoes infected with Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus. CAES News
Green tomatoes infected with Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus.
Resistant varieties saved Georgia tomatoes from viral destruction
Once a major threat to the tomato industry, the thrips-vectored tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) has been unable to penetrate the vegetable’s latest line of defense — resistant cultivars.
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Handle fuel safely for the benefit of the environment
A small gasoline leak from a fuel storage tank can often go unnoticed. But even one drop per second could result in the release of about 400 gallons of gasoline in one year. Not only does this cause an economic loss, but it also causes environmental and health problems.
A rain barrel in a community garden on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga. CAES News
A rain barrel in a community garden on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga.
A gardener's list of New Year's resolutions
Every year I make a short list of resolutions for the new year, and I’m sure many of you do, too. Usually, it revolves around longer, more frequent workouts and fewer tempting desserts, but this year, as a University of Georgia county agent, I thought I would focus my resolutions on my yard and garden.
Peanuts are dug in a field in Seminole County, Ga., Sept. 29, 2011. Prices for this year's crop, which is near half harvested, are running as high as $1,000 per ton. These are the highest prices since the end of the federal quota system in 2002, which regulated U.S. peanut supply each year. CAES News
Peanuts are dug in a field in Seminole County, Ga., Sept. 29, 2011. Prices for this year's crop, which is near half harvested, are running as high as $1,000 per ton. These are the highest prices since the end of the federal quota system in 2002, which regulated U.S. peanut supply each year.
Georgia peanut growers predicted to reduce acreage after 2012 bumper crop
Due to last year’s record-breaking peanut harvest and the current surplus supply of peanuts, Georgia peanut farmers will likely decrease the number of acres they plant this year.