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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...
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All Hay is Not Created Equal: Using the Relative Forage Quality Index
October 3, 2013 UGA Cooperative Extension By Frank M. Watson When it comes to feeding hay to animals, not all hay is the same. Farmers who grow hay, and those who buy hay for their livestock, rely on a grading system called the Relative Forage Quality (RFQ) index to guide them on which...
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UGA College Of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Honors Faculty and Staff With 2013 D.W. Brook
October 3, 2013 University of Georgia By Merritt Melancon On Oct. 1, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences recognized its staff and faculty who have demonstrated excellence in the college's teaching, research and Extension missions with the annual D.W. Brooks awards. "Some think world-changing innovators like Norman...
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Fall Turfgrass Interseeding and Overseeding: Not One in the Same
September 25, 2013 By Clint Waltz UGA Cooperative Extension Fall is rapidly approaching, and homeowners will soon be interseeding or overseeding their lawns. Interseeding vs. overseeding Interseeding is the practice of seeding the same species into itself to increase lawn thickness and recover lost grass. For example, tall fescue is interseeded into tall...
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Former UGA Soybean Breeder Receives National Recognition
August 12, 2013 Roger Boerma, former professor of crop and soil sciences at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and current executive director of Georgia Seed Development, recently received the 2013 NAPB Plant Breeding Impact Award from the National Association of Plant Breeders and the Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee. One...