Find out the latest about what we're doing here at Georgia Seed Development.
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Red Dirt Diplomacy
November 12, 2024 As a University of Georgia Cooperative Extension specialist in the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Bob Kemerait is well known for his devotion to the agricultural community of Georgia. He is also known for his international work with colleagues and small-scale farmers around the world. Recently, Kemerait...
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GEORGIA SEED DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING
October 11, 2024 GEORGIA SEED DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING The annual Georgia Seed Development Board meeting will be held in the GSDC conference room in Athens, GA beginning at 1:00PM on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. For any additional details or questions, please contact Mrs. Erin Montgomery for details (erin.montgomery@gsdc.com or 706-552-4525)....
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Scott Jackson returns to UGA as GRA Eminent Scholar
September 17, 2024 by Olivia Randall (Scott Jackson first came to the university in 2011 as the GRA Eminent Scholar in Plant Functional Genomics in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker) Renowned plant genetics researcher Scott Jackson has returned to the University of Georgia College...
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CAES experts study oil production to boost Georgia’s peanut power
September 5, 2024 CAES NEWSWIRE By Maria M. Lameiras Nino Brown, assistant research scientist in the CAES crop and soil sciences department, hoists a bag of harvested peanuts while explaining his research to participants of the 2022 Georgia Peanut Tour. (Photo by Maria Lameiras) A new study by experts in the...
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Turfgrass Research Field Day draws hundreds to UGA-Griffin
August 30, 2024 CAES NEWS By Ashley N Biles [A UGA researcher holding a sign reading "4" leads a large crowd to a presentation station] The 2024 Turfgrass Research Field Day, held Aug. 7 at UGA-Griffin, began with a guided research tour. Visiting eight stations, attendees received CAES expert advice to improve precision...
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New ‘Tif3D’ turfgrass promises superior putting-green performance
May 31, 2024 By Emily Cabrera, CAES After nearly a decade of research trials, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) turfgrass breeder Brian Schwartz and a dedicated team of colleagues and industry partners released a cutting-edge bermudagrass variety called ‘Tif3D’ earlier this year. ‘Tif...
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GSD SPRING BOARD MEETING
April 22, 2024 The Spring Georgia Seed Development Board meeting will be held at the Windsor Hotel in Plains, GA beginning at 8:00AM on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. For any additional details or questions, please contact Mrs. Erin Montgomery for details (erin.montgomery@gsdc.com or 706-552-4525)....
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SCN Slayers, how scientists are developing new ways to beat this billion dollar pest.
April 17, 2024 by Gil Gullickson, The Furrow On paper, managing soybean cyst nematode (SCN) seems easy. Just plant an SCN-resistant variety, right? Not exactly. Granted, this strategy remains the best way to deter this pest, who costs U.S. soybean farmers more than $1 billion annually in lost yield. Still, remember Roundup Ready...
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Creature Comforts partners with UGA wheat breeder to create 2024 Get Comfortable brew
April 12, 2024 CAES NEWSWIRE By Maria M. Lameiras [UGA Professor Mohamed Mergoum lifts a glass to his nose to smell a test brew during a blending lab at Creature Comforts Brewing Co.] (Photos by Katie Walker) Wheat breeders spend years meticulously crossing varieties to coax the best traits out...
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Five professors named Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors
March 11, 2024 Five professors named Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors By Brandon Ward [(L to R) Elizabeth Brisbois, David Crich, Jack Huang, Paul Raymer, Ralph Tripp] Five UGA professors were named NAI Senior Members, giving the university 16 in its history. Pictured (clockwise from left) are Elizabeth Brisbois, David...