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Georgia Department of Agriculture Retail Program Manager Bruce Varnadoe, from left, Janet Sylvia, digital media specialist with the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Judy Harrison, professor and UGA Extension foods specialist with the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences and GaDOA Regulatory Affairs Manager Craig Nielsen were recently honored with an international award by Blackboard, the company that makes online classroom software Wimba. CAES News
Staff Development Award 05/21/13 Merritt Melancon
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension and the Georgia Department of Agriculture recently received international recognition for their efforts to help Georgians develop safe produce and products for farmers markets.
Mosquitoes feed on sugar water in Mark Brown's endocrinology lab on UGA's Athens campus. CAES News
Mosquito Madness 05/21/13 Merritt Melancon
This year’s unseasonably cool spring has left middle and north Georgia virtually mosquito free so far. But with the return of warmer nights that old familiar buzz won’t be far behind.
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Georgia Southern University will host the 2013 International Agribusiness Conference and Expo on Sept. 25-26 in Savannah, Ga., and will provide participants with information on what markets are open to their products, how to export their goods and what exporting can do for their bottom lines CAES News
International Agribusiness Conference and Expo 05/16/13 Merritt Melancon
With agricultural products being among the state’s top exports, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the Georgia Southern University Division of Continuing Education are teaming up to help farmers and businesses learn how to capitalize on the growing export market.
A group of Japanese beetles eat crape myrtle leaves CAES News
Japanese beetles 05/15/13 Frank M. Watson
Adult Japanese beetles seldom become a problem when gardeners are following a regular spray schedule for the control of other insects. However, if you find yourself fighting Asian beetles, you can protect the foliage and fruit of most plants by spraying them with insecticides like sevin or malathion.
Third graders participate in the recycling relay race during Agriculture and Environmental Awareness Day at the UGA-Tifton Campus. CAES News
Ag Awareness 05/10/13 Clint Thompson
Area third graders got a chance to get outside and explore Thursday morning on the Tifton campus of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Basket of Spring Vegetables CAES News
Farm to Food Bank 05/08/13 Merritt Melancon
While the spring vegetable harvest is just getting under way, it won’t be too long before Georgia farmers are pulling truckloads of peppers and snap beans out of their fields. While most of that produce will end up in markets, there may be some weeks where farmers just have too much to sell.
Downforce is a planter setting that helps farmers plant seeds at the appropriate soil depth. CAES News
Technology aiding peanut farmers 05/07/13 Clint Thompson
Auto-steer technology is driving peanut farmers to higher crop yields and bigger profit margins.
Titan, a newly released University of Georgia blueberry variety, produces much larger berries than traditional blueberry plants. CAES News
Big berries 05/06/13 Sharon Dowdy
When it comes to choosing fruit, most people reach for the biggest piece. Titan™, a new blueberry variety bred by a University of Georgia scientist, makes that an easy task. It produces berries two to four times the size of average blueberries.
Rainfall in April was near normal for most of Georgia. Drought conditions continued to shrink across the state during April due to the seasonal rainfall and cool spring temperatures; the only area of Georgia left in drought is a small sliver along southeast coast. CAES News
Drought almost gone 05/03/13 Pam Knox
Drought conditions continued to shrink across the state during April due to the seasonal rainfall and cool spring temperatures; the only area of Georgia left in drought is a small sliver along southeast coast.
University of Georgia horticulturist Scott NeSmith (right) is shown receiving the 2013 Inventor's Award from UGA Vice President for Research David Lee. CAES News
UGA Inventor's Award 05/02/13 Sharon Dowdy
University of Georgia blueberry breeder Scott NeSmith has been awarded the university’s prestigious Inventor’s Award for 2013.