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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...
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UGA turfgrass research field day just weeks away
July 22, 2016 From Georgia Faces EVENT DATE: Aug. 6, 2016 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Whether you're a homeowner, new landscape company owner or a veteran golf course superintendent, you'll find the latest research-based information on growing and maintaining turfgrass at the University of Georgia Turfgrass Research Field Day. Registration starts...
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Sunbelt Field Day July 14
June 23, 2016 Brad Haire | Southeast Farm Press The farm economy is as volatile now as ever. There is neither time nor money to waste on unnecessary inputs. Sunbelt Ag Expo continues its mission to be a premiere location for on-farm research and a place that yields information farmers can use...
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Appearance of flower blooms an encouraging sign for Georgia pecan growers
May 27, 2016 By Clint Thompson University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Seeing Georgia pecan trees covered in blooms this spring has University of Georgia Cooperative Extension pecan specialist Lenny Wells encouraged about this year’s crop. Although harvest time is still five months away, Wells and Georgia farmers...