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Beginners Pecan Production Course scheduled for April 18
March 24, 2017 From Georgia Faces By Julia Rodriguez (Intern on the UGA Tifton Campus) University of Georgia Cooperative Extension will host the Beginners Pecan Production Course on Tuesday, April 18, at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. Those interested can preregister for the event by calling Debbie Rutland at (229) 386-3424. Before the...
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Kent Fountain is National Cotton Ginner of the Year
February 27, 2017 From Southeast Farm Press Kent Fountain, managing partner of Southeastern Gin and Peanut in Surrency, Ga., and leader in the National Cotton Ginners Association, Southeastern Ginners and National Cotton Council, is the 2016 Horace Hayden National Cotton Ginner of the Year. He received the award Feb. 13 at the NCGA 2017 annual...
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Plan for strong disease, nematode pressure early this year
February 8, 2017 From Southeastern Farm Press By Bob Kemerait Unusually warm weather can have a significant impact on diseases and nematodes for the upcoming season in the Southeast, and growers should be prepared. We are well into one of my favorite times of the year, the “winter meeting season....
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The Truth About Farmers
January 27, 2017 From College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences By Dr. Sam Pardue University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences It is often said that farmers are faithful, optimistic people. It takes a special kind of person to put a seed in the ground, help birth a calf or...
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UGA’s newest pecan variety to be released next spring
December 22, 2016 From Media Newswire By Kyle Dawson The University of Georgia’s newest pecan variety will be released next spring and has shown good resistance against scab disease so far, according to Patrick Conner, a horticultural scientist at the UGA Tifton Campus. “We always say ‘so...
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Georgia Ag Forecast Seminar Series
December 2, 2016 From CAES MEDIA NEWSWIRE By Merritt Melancon University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences The Georgia Ag Forecast seminar series will be held Jan. 18-27. University of Georgia agricultural economists will present insights into the latest market and regulatory conditions for the state’s largest industry. Hosted...
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Drought impacting Georgia farmers
November 16, 2016 From Georgia Faces By Clint Thompson University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Georgia farmers are experiencing one of the worst droughts in recent memory, and University of Georgia climatologist Pam Knox cautions that there could be a potential repeat next year. “I’m thinking about...
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Georgia lawmaker Rep. Richard Royal and soybean pioneer John Woodruff to be inducted into Georgia’s
October 11, 2016 From Georgia Faces By Casey Chastain, University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences On Nov. 11, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will induct former Georgia Rep. Richard Royal and pioneering Georgia soybean specialist John Woodruff into the Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame. The celebration...
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A Commitment to Agriculture
September 14, 2016 From The University of Georgia By Clint Thompson University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences The University of Georgia and Georgia Department of Agriculture continue to make Georgia's No. 1 industry a top priority. UGA President Jere W. Morehead and Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black,...
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Upcoming field day to feature UGA CAES research
August 12, 2016 From Georgia Faces By Clint Thompson University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences EVENT DATE: Aug. 24, 2016 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM A field day focusing on University of Georgia research at the Southeast Research and Education Center (SEREC) in Midville, Georgia, will take place at 9 a...