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Calvin Perry, superintendent of the UGA CM Stripling Irrigation Research Park in Camilla, Ga., adjusts the controls of a variable-rate irrigation system. VRI uses computer maps, global positioning systems, soil sensors and software to control where and how much water the nozzles on a center pivot spray on crops. Perry and his colleagues recently added a 'push-button' feature to the system to make it easier for farmers to program. CAES News
Calvin Perry, superintendent of the UGA CM Stripling Irrigation Research Park in Camilla, Ga., adjusts the controls of a variable-rate irrigation system. VRI uses computer maps, global positioning systems, soil sensors and software to control where and how much water the nozzles on a center pivot spray on crops. Perry and his colleagues recently added a 'push-button' feature to the system to make it easier for farmers to program.
UGA streamlines high-tech irrigation system
A technology developed on the University of Georgia campus in Tifton, Ga., that helps farmers improve yields and conserve water just got easier for farmers to use, says a UGA irrigation specialist.
“It's not a trend; it's not a niche,” said Jim Barham, an agricultural economist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Barham addressed the crowd gathered for the "Food Hubs for the Future: Growing Georgia's Mid-Size Farms." CAES News
“It's not a trend; it's not a niche,” said Jim Barham, an agricultural economist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Barham addressed the crowd gathered for the "Food Hubs for the Future: Growing Georgia's Mid-Size Farms."
Ag stakeholders kick off food hubs plan for Georgia
Agriculture is Georgia’s largest economic sector, but 80 percent of the food purchased by Georgians comes from other states, according to a University of Georgia expert.
Georgia Guardsmen learn about honeybees from Keith Delaplane, UGA entomologist. CAES News
Georgia Guardsmen learn about honeybees from Keith Delaplane, UGA entomologist.
National Guard to train at UGA CAES
A team of Georgia National Guardsmen will soon deploy to Afghanistan on a special mission to revitalize the war-torn country’s agriculture industry. And University of Georgia experts will arm them with the knowledge to do it.
The former site of Atlanta's traffic court will soon be home to a demonstration farm in the heart of the city. CAES News
The former site of Atlanta's traffic court will soon be home to a demonstration farm in the heart of the city.
Urban farm project to bring locally grown food downtown
A tree may grow in Brooklyn, but fresh vegetables will soon grow in the heart of Atlanta on a plot of land the city’s mayor has designated as an urban farming educational site.
Pecans are harvested Oct. 1 in Crisp County, Ga. This year is an 'on' year for Georgia, where 90 million pounds to 100 million pounds will be harvested. The poundage is no record, but the prices are, bringing as much as $3 or more per pound for growers. This could push the crop's value to more than $300 million, or $100 million more than in any year prior. CAES News
Pecans are harvested Oct. 1 in Crisp County, Ga. This year is an 'on' year for Georgia, where 90 million pounds to 100 million pounds will be harvested. The poundage is no record, but the prices are, bringing as much as $3 or more per pound for growers. This could push the crop's value to more than $300 million, or $100 million more than in any year prior.
Georgia's most valuable pecan crop ever?
Georgia is the No. 1 pecan-producing state in the country, and growers there are harvesting what could be the most valuable pecan crop in its history.
Yellow leaves on a tree in the fall of the year CAES News
Yellow leaves on a tree in the fall of the year
Turn fallen leaves into rich compost
As winter approaches, leaves turn from green to gold, bronze, red, orange, brown, yellow and crimson. Deciduous trees and shrubs will soon shred their leaves and home landscapers will have to decide what to do with all the fallen leaves.
Althea blooms in the University of Georgia Research and Education Garden in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
Althea blooms in the University of Georgia Research and Education Garden in Griffin, Ga.
Landscape color workshop set on UGA campus in Griffin
Commercial landscapers, and novices, too, will learn how to add color to landscapes at the All About Color workshop set for Friday, Nov. 11 on the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, Ga.
On Saturday, October 22,Dean Scott Angle of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences dedicated the newly created Bamboo Artifact Museum at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens at the Historical Bamboo Farm. CAES News
On Saturday, October 22,Dean Scott Angle of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences dedicated the newly created Bamboo Artifact Museum at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens at the Historical Bamboo Farm.
New bamboo museum opens at UGA garden in Savannah
More than 550 items -- from yard rakes and flutes to medicine containers and pigeon whistles, all made from bamboo – are now on display at the new Bamboo Artifact Museum at the University of Georgia Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens at the Historical Bamboo Farm in Savannah, Ga.
Scientists from China and Taiwan visit with CAES researchers at the 2011 Ag Expo in Moultrie. CAES News
Scientists from China and Taiwan visit with CAES researchers at the 2011 Ag Expo in Moultrie.
CAES hosts 4th International Summit on Food Safety
China is a major supplier of food ingredients and products to the U.S. and Canada. However, food safety concerns for both Chinese and U.S. products have resulted in food recalls in recent years. To address these concerns, the University of Georgia held the fourth International Summit on Emerging Issues in Food Safety and Marketing.

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