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GA Ag Commodity Commission for Soybeans Approves Funding for Research & Promotion
May 16, 2014 From Growing Georgia Friday, May 16th, 2014 The Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Soybeans recently approved $213,910 in funding for a wide range of research projects as well as select promotional activities. At their March board meeting, the Commission reviewed and approved funding for eleven projects. The research projects funded included: soybean...
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Georgia Grown Farmers Showcases Return to State Farmers Markets Across Georgia
May 15, 2014 By Growing Georgia Thursday, May 15th, 2014 Following the success of last year’s Georgia Grown Farmers Showcase events, Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black announced Wednesday these events will be returning this summer at the State Farmers Markets in Macon, Savannah and Atlanta, along with the addition of a new...
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Thomas County Extension Agent Makes Vital Discovery While Scouting Wheat Fields
May 14, 2014 By Georgia FACES University of Georgia Extension agents are often at the front lines when it comes to finding and defending crops from diseases and pests. Andrew Sawyer, an Extension agricultural and natural resources agent in Thomas County, made a timely discovery when he was the first to identify the...
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Semi-Annual Georgia Seed Development Board Meeting
May 9, 2014 The Semi-Annual Georgia Seed Development Board Meeting will be held on Thursday, 5 June 2014 at 8:00 AM at Lake Blackshear Resort & Golf Club in Cordele, Georgia....
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Georgia Peanut Commission Funding Drives UGA Extension, Research Efforts
May 6, 2014 By Georgia FACES University of Georgia peanut researchers have been granted $256,280 from the Georgia Peanut Commission to fund various peanut-related research projects in 2015. Peanuts are Georgia's second most valuable row crop, with farmers growing $891,855,186 worth in 2012. In addition to being a major economic driver throughout the Southeast, the...
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UGA to Develop Best Practices Model for Georgia Food Hubs with SARE Grant
May 6, 2014 By Growing Georgia Tuesday, May 6th, 2014 In recent years, local food advocates have viewed food hubs — groups of farmers who pool their produce to fill large orders from institutions or larger retailers — as the bridge between local produce from small farms and the mainstream food markets. However, the...
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UGA, IBM Work With Farmers On Water Conservation Project
May 2, 2014 By Georgia FACES Researchers in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences are teaming up with IBM to work with farmers in Georgia’s Lower Flint River Basin to enhance water efficiency by up to 20 percent. The college and IBM are collaborating with the Flint River...
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UGA Students Eat What They Grew
May 2, 2014 By Growing Georgia A group of horticulture students in an organic agriculture course at the University of Georgia got a chance to see their work travel from farm to fork last week when chefs cooked up their produce for an end-of-course celebration. The class – an advanced course in organic...
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Georgia Peanut Commission Increases Research Funds
April 29, 2014 By Georgia Peanut Commission The Georgia Peanut Commission board of directors has approved $293,780 in new research project funding for the 2014-15 research budget year. This action was taken during the commission’s March board meeting. The research projects approved include 28 project proposals submitted from the University of Georgia...
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UGA Awarded $1.4M to Study Critical Earth Zone in Sumter National Forest
April 9, 2014 By Sandi Martin Looking back, it's easy to see where farmers in the 1800s went wrong. Attempting to grow profits from a lush environment, landowners cleared entire forests in the South to make room for agricultural farmland. But primitive agricultural techniques scarred the landscape, and when the profits dried...