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U.S. currency and credit cards. CAES News
Small Business Help
Aspiring home business owners across the state can now receive free training through workshops offered by the University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences extension agents.
Tim Brenneman, a University of Georgia plant pathologist, shows nematode damage on peanuts during the Georgia Peanut Tour in September. CAES News
Nematodes
Tiny microscopic worms called nematodes can have a devastating and costly effect on peanut crops. A new nematode resistant peanut variety, bred by Georgia researchers, will ease this problem by stopping the pest from reproducing. If necessary, University of Georgia experts recommend farmers start using this new variety next season.
Pictured are peanut burrower bugs. CAES News
Burrower bug
A silent peanut pest is eating away at profits and has Georgia producers concerned. The burrower bug can wreak havoc on a farmer’s peanuts without him even knowing.
cracked pecans CAES News
Pecan Production
Increased rainfall in the summer opened the door to disease and drastically lowered individual size and quantity of pecans produced in Georgia this year.
Although there is no one-size-fits-all rule to rotational grazing management, to provide forage rest and recovery and improve grazing efficiency, the first step is to get cattle moving. CAES News
Beef Commission?
Georgia cattle producers have until Dec. 31 to request a ballot for deciding whether or not a Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Beef should be formed.
Zippy Duvall, president of the Georgia Farm Bureau, left, talks with Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal at the International Agribusiness Conference and Expo in Savannah on Sept. 25. CAES News
Agricultural Exports
Two Georgia leaders are encouraging the exportation of agricultural products to foreign countries.
Members of this week's pre-conference farm tour pose for a picture on Tuesday at the Claxton Fruit Cake Factory. CAES News
International Agribusiness Conference
Farmers and businesses across the Southeast should be exporting more of their products, says a University of Georgia expert.
Tim Brenneman, a plant pathologist with the University of Georgia Tifton Campus, discusses nematode damage on peanuts during the Georgia Peanut Tour on Wednesday at the Gibbs Farm in Tifton. CAES News
Georgia Peanut Tour
One of Georgia’s top agricultural commodities was showcased this week as part of an annual peanut tour throughout south Georgia.
Farmer Walter Driggers of Collins, Ga., displays a bunch of collard greens grown on his farm. CAES News
SSARE Grants Available
Georgia farmers and ranchers are invited to apply for the 2013 Producer Grants now available from the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SSARE) program.
U.S. currency and credit cards. CAES News
Business class
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension offices and Small Business Development Centers are collaborating to offer workshops across the state to help individuals think through the decision to start a home-based business.