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Four UGA faculty members gain 2007 Brooks awards Posted on 10/02/07 by Stephanie Schupska

Four innovative University of Georgia faculty members were honored in the name of an entrepreneur Oct. 2 in Athens, Ga., when the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences had its annual D.W. Brooks Lecture and Faculty Awards for Excellence.

Drought chops Japanese beetle, spittlebug numbers Posted on 09/27/07 by Sharon Omahen

Georgia's drought conditions may have the state's farmers depressed, but it's put a smile on the faces of crape myrtle and rose growers. While the drought withered many crops, it also drastically reduced the number of Japanese beetles munching on these and other landscape plants.

Dawg-fan peppers, fancy figs on 'Gardening' Posted on 09/27/07 by J. Faith Peppers

Fall means football to some and figs to others. On "Gardening in Georgia" Oct. 11 and 13, learn all about fancy figs, edible ornamental peppers and how to save hydrangeas.

Developing biofuel grass, scientists seek samples Posted on 09/27/07 by Brad Haire

Charlie Brummer wants to develop switch grass that can be used to make ethanol. If you've seen a patch growing in the wild, let him know. You may help the University of Georgia researcher and his colleagues fuel the United States in the future.

Georgia-Florida Green Industry Updates Oct. 16-18 Posted on 09/27/07 by Dan Rahn

If your work has anything to do with landscapes, turfgrass, nurseries or greenhouses, the 2007 Florida-Georgia Green Industry Updates Oct. 16-18 in Jacksonville and Quincy, Fla., would be helpful to you.

UGA lecturer urges make ‘more of biomass energy’ Posted on 09/24/07 by Stephanie Schupska

In fuel production, the new "black gold" grows green. And Princeton Environmental Institute's Eric Larson is working to make that green, or biomass, energy even more effective. Larson brings his energy expertise to the annual D.W. Brooks Lecture as he speaks on "Making More of Biomass Energy" Oct. 2 at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga.

Two named to Agricultural Hall of Fame Posted on 09/21/07 by Stephanie Schupska

Two men born in the 1930s had such a powerful impact on Georgia agriculture that they were named to the Agricultural Hall of Fame at the University of Georgia on Sept. 14.

Nature disturbed, blooms await on 'Gardening' Posted on 09/20/07 by J. Faith Peppers

It's been a tough year for Georgia gardeners. On "Gardening in Georgia" Oct. 4 and 6, find out how to give nature a hand. Watch on Georgia Public Broadcasting television stations across Georgia each Thursday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

If you can still water outdoors, plant in the fall Posted on 09/20/07 by Dan Rahn

You're planning to add landscape trees or shrubs next spring. But with the drought projected to last through the winter, it's vital to get a head start, if outdoor watering schedules permit.

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