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USDA Announces New Support for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
June 25, 2014 From USDA News Release USDA Announces New Support for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Department Implementing New Farm Bill Programs, Unveiling New Centralized Online Resource to Support Next Generation of Farmers DAVIS, Calif., June 23, 2014 - U.S. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced the implementation of new Farm Bill...
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Feral hogs eating away at farmers’ lands, profits
June 23, 2014 From Georgia FACES Feral hogs eating away at farmers' lands, profits By Clint Thompson, University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Feral hogs may be prime prey for hunters, but to Georgia farmers they’re the ultimate predator. They destroy farmland, eat away at a farmer...
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The USDA Works to Cut Energy Costs for Farmers
June 19, 2014 From USDA USDA Announces Effort to Cut Energy Costs for Farmers, Ranchers, Rural Small Businesses Up to $12.3 Million in Grants and $57.8 Million in Loan Guarantees Available In Rural Energy for America Program WASHINGTON, May 5, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that USDA is seeking applications from rural small...
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UGA Extension Creates New Mobile App For Professional Foresters
June 18, 2014 By Georgia FACES By Merritt Melancon University of Georgia Professional foresters have long relied on the 135-page Service Forester’s Handbook for on-the-go access to the formulas, facts and figures they need. The pocket-sized weather-resistant field-guide helps foresters convert figures, calculate volumes and dozens of other key calculations. This...
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UGA sets turfgrass research field day for August in Griffin
June 13, 2014 From Georgia FACES EVENT DATE: Aug. 6, 2014 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Whether you're a homeowner, new landscape company owner or a veteran golf course superintendent, you'll find the latest research-based information on growing and maintaining turfgrass at the University of Georgia Turfgrass Research Field Day. Registration starts at 8 a...
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UGA Scientists Collaborate to Sequence Common Bean’s Genome
June 10, 2014 From Growing Georgia By Merrit Melancon, University of Georgia Tuesday, June 10th, 2014 Beans are a staple crop and primary protein source for millions of people around the world, but very little has been known about their domestication or nitrogen-fixing properties until now. Recently, University of Georgia researchers worked with a...
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The Beautiful Game
June 9, 2014 From UGA Research Center June 5, 2014 by James Hataway When the world’s best soccer players make their way onto the world stage next week, chances are they’ll once again be playing on a University of Georgia-bred turfgrass. Three of the Brazilian stadiums that will be used in...
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UGA breeder works to increase cotton quality, breed nematode resistence
June 9, 2014 By Georgia Faces Clint Thompson, University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Breeding cotton varieties with resistance to root-knot nematodes and better cotton fiber quality are at the forefront of Peng Chee's research at the University of Georgia. The UGA Tifton-based cotton breeder has been working on...
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UGA-Licensed Turfgrass to Take Center Stage at World Cup 2014
June 9, 2014 By Georgia FACES Merritt Melancon, University of Georgia When the world's best soccer players make their way onto the world stage next week, chances are they'll once again be playing on a University of Georgia-bred turfgrass. Three of the Brazilian stadiums that will be used in the World...
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UGA Scientist Researching Coneless Pine Trees
June 4, 2014 From UGA By Clint Thompson University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences A world-renowned University of Georgia turfgrass scientist is embarking on a different research journey — breeding coneless pine trees. Wayne Hanna, 71, retired in 2008 after 37 years as a turfgrass scientist and helped breed some of...