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Faculty Travel Grants 05/18/15 Merritt Melancon
In an effort to increase international collaboration on research and outreach projects, the Office of Global Programs at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has awarded its 2015 international travel grants for college faculty.
Kale is being researched on the UGA Tifton Campus. CAES News
Georgia Kale 05/14/15 Jordan Hill
A “green superfood” is making its way into the mainstream and into the fields of southwest Georgia farms, according to a University of Georgia vegetable expert. Increased consumer demand in connection with its many health benefits has Georgia farmers planting, and selling, more of the leafy green.
Peaches hang in a south Georgia orchard July 2009. This year's cold winter has benefitted the state's peach crop. CAES News
Peach Research 05/07/15 Sharon Dowdy
The late-March cold spell caused some Georgia peach growers to lose a portion of their crop, but consumers should see a typical selection of fruit when the first Georgia-grown varieties ripen this month, said University of Georgia scientist Dario Chavez.
Fresh vegetables grown organically by an Elijay, Ga., farmer CAES News
Community of Opportunity 05/06/15 Clint Thompson
University of Georgia Extension is connecting vegetable farmers and impoverished families in Dougherty County, Georgia. The desired results are improved eating habits for this southwest Georgia community and a new market for producers.
UGA Extension coordinator Tim Varnedore harvests samples from research plots. CAES News
Exobasidium Disease 04/29/15 Jordan Hill
University of Georgia researchers have found lime sulfur to be an effective option for blueberry farmers treating for Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot, a disease that affects the crop’s yield and marketability.
Collard greens grow in a garden in Butts Co., Ga. CAES News
Collard Boom 04/10/15 Josie A Krogh
Add this to the list of things that Georgians already knew. Collards are good for us, and go with just about anything.
Pecans on the ground in an orchard on the University of Georgia Tifton campus. CAES News
Pecan Grafting 04/09/15 Clint Thompson
Georgia pecan farmers can learn the art of grafting during a free clinic, hosted by University of Georgia Extension horticulturist Lenny Wells, which will take place at the UGA Ponder Farm in Tifton, Georgia, on Tuesday, April 21, at 10 a.m.
Pictured is orange cane blotch, showing the splitting that occurs on the canes. CAES News
Orange Cane Blotch 04/02/15 Jordan Hill
University of Georgia researchers have found a treatment that kills up to 70 percent of a disease that attacks blackberry plants.
Scott NeSmith visits with growers in Peru to examine blueberry varieties currently being grown there and to establish test sites for UGA blueberry germplasm. CAES News
Global Blueberries 03/24/15
University of Georgia researchers helped make blueberries the most valuable fruit crop in the state. Now they are reaching beyond the state lines to help farmers establish blueberry crops in Latin America, Asia and beyond.
Pictured is a tent-like structure used as shading for bell pepper research on the UGA Tifton Campus. CAES News
Bell Pepper Shading 03/24/15 Clint Thompson
University of Georgia horticulturist Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez has found that covering bell peppers with shading nets increases yields, extends the growing season and makes for more attractive fruit.