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Student working at UGA's organic demonstration farm at the Durham Horticulture Farm, at 1221 Hog Mountain Road in Watkinsville. CAES News
Sustainable ag workshops 01/10/13 Merritt Melancon
Wondering how to start a successful, small-herd cattle operation? Want to learn how to defeat the hornworms that attacked your tomatoes last year? Or are you worried about finding customers for this year’s bumper crop of cucumbers?
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2013 Climate Adaptation Exchange 01/03/13 Merritt Melancon
The 2013 Climate Adaptation Exchange, a one-day workshop, will bring together experts from the University of Georgia, the University of Florida, and Auburn, Clemson, Florida State and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical universities.
UGA researcher Andy Paterson CAES News
Cotton genome 12/20/12
University of Georgia researchers, working with representatives from most of the world’s major cotton-producing countries, have led the description of the first “gold-standard” genome sequence for cotton.
While cities and urban water supplies have not been as impacted by Georgia's current drought, middle Georgia farmers have seen more severe impacts than during Georgia's historic 2007-2009. CAES News
Drought update 12/19/12 Pam Knox
The current drought in Georgia has caused significant problems for farmers in central Georgia and other areas of the state, but a lack of impact on the state’s larger cities and drinking water supplies has kept it off most Georgians’ radar.
Madison County Extension Agent Adam Speir talks to cattle farmers at recent field day demonstrating a solar-powered wells for cattle. CAES News
Solar Well Pump 12/13/12 Merritt Melancon
University of Georgia researchers are hoping solar-powered wells will help preserve water quality and cattle health on isolated Georgia cattle farms.
Participants view exhibits at the 2010 Southeast Bioenergy Conference at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center. CAES News
Alternative energy conference 11/21/12 Merritt Melancon
From wood pellet and biodiesel production or mining landfills for methane to running county patrol cars and busses on everything from propane to peanut oil — Georgia has become a laboratory for testing new energy technologies.
EDGE Expo logo CAES News
EDGE Expo 11/13/12
The Urban Ag Council of Georgia will host its annual Edge Expo for landscape professionals on Dec. 5-6 at the Gwinnett Civic and Cultural Center in Duluth, Ga.
While parts of Georgia received almost 8 inches of rain this month other areas saw barely an inch of precipitation CAES News
October weather 11/09/12 Pam Knox
Temperatures in Georgia were within one degree of normal across the state in October. Rainfall continued to be light across most of the state, continuing a trend from a dry September. A narrow band stretching from Columbus to the northeast mountains was the only area of the state that received higher than normal rainfall.
Cotton is harvested in Colquitt County, Georgia. Cotton prices for the 2010 crop are around $1.20 per pound, the highest ever. The historic cotton prices aren't expected to last for next year's crop, but they are expected to be good for most Georgia-grown row crops. CAES News
Cotton Harvest 11/01/12 Merritt Melancon
Georgia farmers will wrap up their cotton harvest over the next few weeks, and it looks like it’s going to break records.
2012 World Food Prize Laureate and UGA CAES alumnus Daniel Hillel will deliver the 2012 DW Brooks Lecture on Nov. 8. CAES News
Daniel Hillel 10/15/12 Merritt Melancon
Daniel Hillel, the 2012 World Food Prize Laureate and a 1950 graduate of the University of Georgia, spent the better part of his career perfecting arid- land farming methods in Israel and sharing them with farmers across the Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia. On Nov. 8, Hillel will return to Athens to deliver the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ 2012 D.W. Brooks Lecture at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education.