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Introduction of Soybeans into North America Historical Marker Erected
January 12, 2016 Introduction of Soybeans into North America Historical Marker Erected From Southeast AgNet by BrayAnna Bullard – January 11th, 2016 Saturday marked an exciting day for the American soybean industry. With research done by Dr. Ted Hymowitz and help from the Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Soybeans, the Georgia/ Florida Soybean...
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2016 SE Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference and Tradeshow is underway!
January 8, 2016 "The Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference is the LARGEST educational conference and trade show in the southeastern United States that unites growers, vendors and suppliers. Anyone with an interest in specialty crop agriculture is invited to be a part of this event. Through more than 80 hours of educational sessions,...
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Georgia farm boy becomes ‘Inventor of the Year’
December 7, 2015 Sharon Dowdy, University of Georgia | Southeast Farm Press As a young man working on his family’s farm in Perry, Ga., Jerry Johnson loved the sight of wheat growing in the fields. Decades later, Johnson, now a respected plant breeder and crop and soil sciences professor, received the 2015 Inventor...
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Excessive irrigation can lead to diseases, reduced yields in peanuts
November 20, 2015 From Georgia Faces By Clint Thompson University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Georgia peanut farmers can’t control rainfall or the recent deluge the state received over the last week. They can, however, control how much water they apply to their crops through irrigation. A University...
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UGA CAES highlights outreach, importance of Georgia agriculture at Sunbelt Ag Expo
October 29, 2015 From Georgia Faces By Clint Thompson University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ outreach at the Sunbelt Agricultural Expo and the presence of university, college and UGA Cooperative Extension leaders at the event highlighted Georgia's importance,...
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UGA Cooperative Extension pecan specialist Lenny Wells optimistic about this year’s crop
October 8, 2015 From Georgia Faces By Tatyana Phelps University of Georgia, Tifton Campus There will be between 110 and 120 million pounds of pecans harvested this season, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension pecan specialist Lenny Wells estimates, making this year’s Georgia pecan crop the best he’s seen in the last...
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Georgia Peanut Farm Tour September 15-17, 2015
September 14, 2015 From Georgia Peanut Tour The twenty-ninth annual Georgia Peanut Tour will be held September 15-17, 2015, and located out of Southwest Georgia at theBest Western Rose City Conference Center Inn, Thomasville, Georgia. The tour brings the latest information on peanuts while giving a first-hand view of industry infrastructure from production...
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UGA researching effectiveness of late-planted soybeans
August 21, 2015 From Georgia Faces By Clint Thompson University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Soybeans grow on a plant at a UGA lab in Athens. October 2009 Image credit: April Sorrow/ UGA.) University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agronomist Jared Whitaker is researching ultra-late-planted soybeans, a potential solution for low soybean...
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University of Georgia establishes turfgrass breeding endowment
August 4, 2015 From Golf Course Industry Editor's note: Story and photos provided by Clint Thompson/University of Georgia Lawns, golf courses, football fields and athletic grounds around the world use University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences turfgrass. Two of those varieties – TifGrand and TifSport – are...
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UGA’s Scott Angle selected to lead international agricultural organization
July 21, 2015 From The University of Georgia By Sam Fahmy (Image Credit: John Amis) Athens, Ga. - J. Scott Angle, who has served as dean and director of the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences for the past decade, has announced that he will step...