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UGA-bred blueberry plants now grow across the globe
January 9, 2019 By Sharon Dowdy for CAES News Visit the CAES article on their site for an Interactive Map A tried and true Georgia “boy,” University of Georgia blueberry breeder Scott NeSmith takes pride in creating new blueberry varieties for farmers in Georgia and across the Southeast. Now he...
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GSDC Annual Board Meeting Notice
November 8, 2018 NOTICE: The Georgia Seed Development Commission's annual Board Meeting will take place on November 14, 2018 at 1:00 PM. The meeting will be held in the GSDC Conference room in Athens, Georgia....
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Georgia peanuts infrastructure significantly impacted by Hurricane Michael
October 23, 2018 By Clint Thompson for CAES News Georgia peanut farmers, still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Michael on October 10-11, are facing uncertainty about when and where to unload their crop after harvest. The hurricane dealt a devastating blow to local buying points and peanut shellers in...
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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...