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Consider size when adding crape myrtles to your landscape. CAES News
Consider size when adding crape myrtles to your landscape.
Now is the time to plant trees in Georgia landscapes
Arbor Day isn’t until February, but now is the ideal time to add new trees to your landscape.
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Do you know a conservation-minded farmer?
Governor Nathan Deal and Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black are now accepting nominations for the 7th annual Governor’s Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Award, which champions producers who incorporate conservation and best management practices into the day-to-day activities of their farms, protecting the state’s natural resources.
Fall is not the best time to prune most trees and shrubs. It is best to wait until late winter, around February or early March. CAES News
Fall is not the best time to prune most trees and shrubs. It is best to wait until late winter, around February or early March.
Don't prune landscapes now
As the days get shorter and plants go dormant for winter, many homeowners become anxious to prune their landscapes. For most trees and shrubs, pruning in the fall isn’t the best time.
The 2012 Ag Forecast series will be held 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 23 in Macon, Jan. 24 in Tifton, Jan. 25 in Statesboro, Jan. 26 in Gainesville and Jan. 27 in Carrollton. CAES News
The 2012 Ag Forecast series will be held 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 23 in Macon, Jan. 24 in Tifton, Jan. 25 in Statesboro, Jan. 26 in Gainesville and Jan. 27 in Carrollton.
UGA to present Ag Forecast Jan. 23-27
Agriculture is the food you eat, clothes you wear and the fuel that runs your life. From the local Georgia farm to the globally stocked supermarket, access to safe and affordable products is important. Learn what's ahead for this vital industry at the 2012 Ag Forecast series to be held 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 23 in Macon, Jan. 24 in Tifton, Jan. 25 in Statesboro, Jan. 26 in Gainesville and Jan. 27 in Carrollton.
Command Sergeant Major Tony Willis practices using a pill popper to dispense medicine to a sheep while Tech Sergeant Kody Jorgensen holds the ewe. Drs. Will Getz and Seyedmehdi Mobini of Fort Valley State University helped UGA agricultural experts train the Georgia National Guardsmen for a mission in Afghanistan. CAES News
Command Sergeant Major Tony Willis practices using a pill popper to dispense medicine to a sheep while Tech Sergeant Kody Jorgensen holds the ewe. Drs. Will Getz and Seyedmehdi Mobini of Fort Valley State University helped UGA agricultural experts train the Georgia National Guardsmen for a mission in Afghanistan.
Georgia Guard trains at UGA for ag mission
The sheep choked twice on the pill popper as Georgia National Guardsman learned a quick way to immunize an animal. It was the ewe’s small contribution to help train a special guard team for a mission in Afghanistan later this year.
Rolls of freshly harvested sod CAES News
Rolls of freshly harvested sod
Georgia sod inventories low, prices up
A lush sodded-turfgrass lawn can be the envy of the neighborhood, but people who want to install sod lawns next year can expect to pay more, according to a Georgia Urban Ag Council ancillary survey.
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UGA readies Ga. National Guard ag team for Afghanistan (Video)
They are soldiers, and they are prepared to defend themselves. But a special team of the Georgia National Guard’s 265th Unit out of Metter, Ga., will soon deploy to Afghanistan to help the war-torn country’s farmers. The team recently got the training it will need to complete that mission from University of Georgia agriculture experts in Tifton, Ga.
The bean plataspid or kudzu bug CAES News
The bean plataspid or kudzu bug
Caulk doors, windows to keep kudzu bugs at bay
Temperatures are finally dropping in Georgia and people are staying inside to keep warm, and so are the famous kudzu bugs. University of Georgia experts offer tips on how to keep the tiny pests from invading your home.
Georgia 4-H Health Rocks! program logo CAES News
Georgia 4-H Health Rocks! program logo
Georgia 4-H offers free training to metro youth organizations
Georgia 4-H is offering free health curriculum training to metro-Atlanta youth organizations.

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