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Goat-A-Rama set for April 12 Posted on 04/01/08 by Sharon Omahen

If you want to know more about goats or the milk or meat they produce, you should attend the eleventh annual Goat-a-Rama at the Washington County Farm Bureau Ag Center in Tennille, Ga., April 12.

UGA horticulture club to hold annual plant sale Posted on 04/01/08 by Stephanie Schupska

Gardeners looking to add a dwarf cedar, a passionflower or other plants to their collections should stop by the annual University of Georgia Horticulture Club’s plant sale starting April 4 in Athens, Ga.

UGA researcher questions carbon-monitoring methods Posted on 03/27/08 by J. Faith Peppers

Monique Leclerc is testing a theory that could turn the science of carbon measuring on its ear. If her theory proves true, it could have far-reaching implications from Wall Street to the rain forests.

Repot pot-bound plants Posted on 03/27/08 by Sharon Omahen

Spring is here. After months of being cooped up indoors, it’s finally time for gardeners to go dig in the dirt. But they shouldn’t pass by their pot-bound plants on the way, says a Georgia Master Gardener.

Help warm-season turfgrasses green-up Posted on 03/27/08 by Clint Waltz, Gil W. Landry

Warm-season turfgrasses such as Bermuda, centipede, zoysia and St. Augustine suffer some common problems with springtime green-up. Here are the ones we see most often.

Monkey grass apes turfgrass Posted on 03/26/08 by Gary L. Wade

Dwarf mondo grass is a groundcover that can look like turfgrass without a lot of fuss.

Turfgrass conf. May 5-6 in Tifton Posted on 03/20/08 by Brad Haire

Anyone interested in the latest turfgrass research, varieties or maintenance strategies should attend the 62nd annual Southeastern Turfgrass Conference May 5-6 on the University of Georgia Tifton, Ga., campus.

Governor honors farmers’ environmental stewardship Posted on 03/19/08 by J. Faith Peppers

For more than 40 years, Danny Hogan has cared for the land that has supported his family for four generations. For his efforts, Gov. Sonny Perdue gave Hogan the third annual Governor’s Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Award.

Consumers can expect higher food prices Posted on 03/19/08 by J. Faith Peppers

Americans are paying record prices to fuel their cars. They’re paying more to fuel themselves, too, according to the recently released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic Consumer Price Index.

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