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UGA President Jere Morehead learns more about state’s top industry during annual farm tour
September 28, 2018 By Clint Thompson for CAES News University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead traveled to South Georgia Sept. 25 to learn more about Georgia's top industry - agriculture - during his annual Farm Tour. The tour's stops highlighted the diversity of the agriculture industry, ranging from...
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Scientists share findings at UGA Turfgrass Research Field Day
September 7, 2018 By Cristina deRevere for CAES News The University of Georgia Turfgrass Research Field Day, held Aug. 9 on the UGA Griffin campus, attracted 800 attendees from Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The field day provided research-based information about the production and management of turfgrass from UGA entomologists, plant...
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The Science of Growing Peanuts
July 20, 2018 Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin By Amy Carter, amy.carter@agr.georgia.gov Life offers few guarantees outside of death and taxes, but peanut growers throughout the Southeast get a fair measure of assurance that the seeds they sow will sprout and grow as expected. Months before farmers start...
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Growing Careers by Merritt Melacon
June 29, 2018 From Southscapes Magazine By Merritt Melacon Ornamental horticulture generates jobs for rural Georgians When public officials start to talk about economic development in rural areas, the conversation often centers around bringing call centers, distribution centers and manufacturing to those areas. But sometimes the businesses with the most local economic impact...
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“How PGRs Rescue Berries After Spring Freeze” From Growing Produce’s Amanda Gallagher
May 9, 2018 From Growing Produce By Amanda Gallagher Spring freezes took a toll on blueberry crops last year. Now growers are seeking solutions that will help crops recover and mitigate the effects of freezes. According to Scott NeSmith, a professor of horticulture at the University of Georgia’s Griffin Campus,...
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UGA-Tifton to host turfgrass conference in late April
April 12, 2018 From CAES NEWSWIRE By Julie Jernigan University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences The 72nd annual University of Georgia Southeastern Turfgrass Conference will be held on Thursday, April 26, at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia. At the conference, UGA Cooperative Extension researchers will provide updates...
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“Liberty soybeans are a weed control option we need to discuss” - From Southeast Farm Press
March 16, 2018 By Dr. Eric Prostko Revolutionary War figure Patrick Henry in 1775 famously uttered, “Give me Liberty or give me death!” I’m pretty confident Ol’ Pat wasn’t a glufosinate salesman, but I appreciate the catchy lead to this column. I recently finished my annual...
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Georgia Seed Development/ Georgia Crop Improvement Retreat
February 21, 2018 The Georgia Crop Improvement Association (GCIA) and the Georgia Seed Development Commission (GSDC) are holding a Retreat February 26-27, 2018 in Macon, Georgia. ...
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Georgia pecan yields estimated between 90 million and 100 million pounds
January 25, 2018 From Georgia Faces By Clint Thompson University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Hurricane Irma, downgraded to a tropical storm when it entered the state, damaged about 30 percent of Georgia’s pecan crop, and the storm’s effects could linger into next growing season,...
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Georgia Ag Forecast set to hit the state Jan. 30 through Feb. 7
December 13, 2017 From Georgia Faces By Merritt Melancon University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences EVENT DATE: Aug. 24, 2016 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM The Georgia Ag Forecast seminar series will be held Jan. 30 through Feb. 7 at six sites across the state. University of Georgia agricultural economists will present...