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Deadline Approaching in Georgia for SBA Working Capital Loans
January 20, 2014 From Growing Georgia Press Release by Issuing Company The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes that Feb. 19 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans in Georgia as a...
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UGA Extension Ag Forecast to be Held Across Georgia Jan. 24-31
January 20, 2014 By Merrit Melancon at Growing Georgia Agricultural topics from the price of peanut butter to how Europe’s demand for wood pellets will impact Georgia’s lumber supply will be discussed at the 2014 Georgia Ag Forecast seminar series. Seminars will be held Jan. 24-31 in Macon, Athens,...
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UGA CAES Seeks Ag Hall of Fame Nominees
January 17, 2014 University of Georgia Press Release Each year the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Alumni Association seeks to recognize agricultural leaders in Georgia. The CAES Alumni Association is currently seeking nominations for its most distinguished award. The Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame pays tribute to agricultural leaders...
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Pecan Breeding a Long But Necessary Process
January 3, 2014 By Clint Thompson University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Pecan scab — a fungal disease — reduced Georgia's projected pecan crop by almost half this year. That's extra motivation for Patrick Conner, who's attempting to breed a scab-resistant pecan variety at the...
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Georgia Grower Named 2014 4R Advocate Award Winner
December 19, 2013 Press Release by Issuing Company The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) today announced the winners of the 2014 4R Advocate Awards. The 4R Advocate Award program, now in its third year, recognizes onfarm stewardship actions. Winners are selected based on their actions to protect the environment, boost profitability and benefit society through nutrient...
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Coastal Georgia Botanical Garden Celebrates Second Century With Expansion and Renovation Plans
December 19, 2013 By Merritt Melancon / University of Georgia For 100 years a 50-acre, bamboo-studded tract of U.S. Highway 17 outside of Savannah has been attracting plant enthusiasts, scientists and day-trippers to the southeast corner of Georgia. As it enters its second century, the land, recently renamed the Coastal Georgia Botanical Garden at...
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Growing Georgia
December 12, 2013 Native Bees Important Pollinators for Blueberries By Allison Floyd Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013 Honey bees are vital to agriculture, pollinating most fruit and crops. So, as many researchers try to figure out why the country has lost half its honey bees – from 5 million managed colonies in the 1940s to 2.5 million today...
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Innovation-Driven Economy is Key to Economic Development
October 18, 2013 Update from Georgia FACES By J. Scott Angle University of Georgia The University of Georgia was one of 16 public institutions across the nation designated last week as Innovation and Economic Prosperity Universities by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. The new designation acknowledges universities working with public and...
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UGA President Dubs Visit to Expo ‘Spectacular’
October 18, 2013 Update from Georgia FACES By Clint Thompson University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences University of Georgia President Jere Morehead dubbed his first visit to the Sunbelt Ag Expo as "spectacular." President Morehead first visited the Ag Expo grounds during an agricultural tour in September, before 1,200-plus...
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UGA Cooperative Extension to Host Income Tax Courses
October 18, 2013 Update from Georgia FACES By Clint Thompson University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences University of Georgia Cooperative Extension is hosting a series of income tax courses for tax return preparers. The UGA Cooperative Extension Income Tax Schools are an approved continuing education provider for all income tax...