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Gary Wade describes one of the palm trees growing in his test plot near Watkinsville, Ga. CAES News
Palms add a tropical flair
To most folks, the word “palm” triggers thoughts of Florida, southern California, Hawaii or Georgia’s coastal islands. But you don’t have to live in any of these areas to enjoy palms.
An herb vendor at the Riverside Farmers Market in Roswell, Ga., displays her selection - and includes information on how to use the herbs she sells. Aug. 1, 2009. CAES News
Grow your own herbs
University of Georgia horticulturist Bodie Pennisi doesn’t just study herbs in her research garden in Griffin, Ga. She also grows them at home to add flavor to her food.
UGA horticulture professor Marc van Iersel shows one version of a soil moisture sensor he tested. CAES News
Better irrigation
How or when to water plants in a greenhouse or at a nursery is largely based on experience – a finger poke in the soil or simply a watering tradition passed from one worker to the next – or, it’s just plain guesswork. No one’s ever thought to ask the plants how much water they really need.
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Organic conference
The Georgia Organics Conference will be March 11 and 12 in Savannah, Ga., and will include workshops as well as farm and food tours.
Roosters in a laboratory on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga. CAES News
Organic poultry feed contained no salmonella
Salmonella appears on organic poultry farms less often than conventional poultry farms, according to a recent University of Georgia study.
A varroa mite feeds on a honeybee. The mites spread viruses and activate those already present in bees, causing bees to get sick and entire colonies to die. Researchers believe varroa mites might be contributing to CCD. CAES News
Mites key to bee problem
Nearly 30 percent of all honeybees literally disappeared last winter, fleeing their hives never to return. Researchers have studied colony collapse disorder since it was identified in 2006. They are now uncovering answers to this problem.
Pears hang from a tree in a middle Georgia home landscape. CAES News
Learn to prune trees and shrubs
Learn to prune fruit trees and ornamentals at an upcoming course offered on the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, Ga. The course will be offered Feb. 25 and March 4.
Alfalfa sprouts grow in trays at Jonathan Sprouts Inc. in New England. CAES News
Patent pending on sprout sanitizer
Fresh alfalfa sprouts adorn many restaurant salad bars, and are considered by many a healthy fresh vegetable. But, they are one of the main foods linked to foodborne illness in the U.S. University of Georgia scientists have developed a method to make sprouts safer to eat by treating the seeds used to grow them.
John McKissick gives the 2011 Ag Forecast in Gainesville, Ga., on Monday, Jan. 24. CAES News
Ag Forecast 2011
Georgia farmers are staring at record prices this year for the crops they grow. But high crop prices aren’t good for all, particularly for those who raise animals, said a University of Georgia economist.
Ed Kanemasu, CAES director of global programs, distributes peanut butter to children on the road from Cange to Terrier Rouge, Haiti, March 18. CAES News
Helping Haiti
Soon after the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake shocked Haiti, crumbling its capitol and killing an estimated 250,000 people, a team of experts from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences traveled there to assess how the college could help foster sustainable agriculture.