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Head of the UGA Department of Horticulture Doug Bailey will take on the role of CAES assistant dean for academic affairs on Jan. 1. CAES News
Doug Bailey, UGA horticulture department head, named CAES assistant dean for academic affairs 11/20/17 Merritt Melancon
For three decades, University of Georgia horticulture Professor and Department Head Doug Bailey has helped to shape the careers of future horticulturists. Now, he’ll use that experience to help guide the academic and professional careers of students across UGA's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Wayne Parrott, professor of crop and soil sciences at the University of Georgia, believes that genetically improved plants will help feed the world, and he's traveled the globe to help connect farmers and scientists with what they need to make that happen. Since coming to UGA in 1988, Parrott's laboratory has served as an international flagship for genetic research in soybeans and other crops. He's spent almost the last three decades not only developing new soybean varieties and researching the human and environmental safety of genetically modified crops. CAES News
Wayne Parrott named AAAS Fellow 11/20/17 Allyson Mann
University of Georgia Professor of crop and soil sciences Wayne Allen Parrott has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed by his peers for “scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.”
Propane-fired turkey fryers on display in a sporting goods store in Macon, Georgia. CAES News
Fried turkeys are moist, but they can cause a fire emergency 11/16/17 Sharon Dowdy
Frying a holiday turkey may sound like fun, but it can be tricky. Here are a few tips from University of Georgia experts to help make sure your bird is thoroughly cooked and your holiday doesn't include a trip to the emergency room or a call to the fire department.
Pecans being researched on the UGA Tifton campus in 2014. CAES News
UGA Extension pecan specialist Lenny Wells optimistic about crop yields 11/15/17 Clint Thompson
Tropical Storm Irma broke pecan tree limbs, knocked trees down and blew nuts off the trees and out of their shucks when it moved through Georgia in early September, yet University of Georgia Cooperative Extension pecan specialist Lenny Wells is still optimistic about this year’s crop. He estimates yields ranging from 85 to 100 million pounds.
Chainsaw trainings are being held across Georgia. CAES News
UGA training helps keep landscape, tree care workers safe 11/09/17 Sharon Dowdy
Using grant funds from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the University of Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture has developed safety training for green industry employees. To date, these programs have reached more than 4,000 workers.
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Dean and Director Sam Pardue (center) congratulates recipients of the CAES D.W. Brooks Awards Nov. 7. This year's winners include, from left, Professor Katrien Devos, Professor Ignacy Misztal, Professor Maria Navarro, UGA Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Program Coordinator Wade Parker and Calvin Perry, superintendent of UGA's C.M. Stripling Irrigation Research Park. CAES News
D.W. Brooks speaker: Genetically modified crops will be necessary to feed a growing world 11/09/17 Merritt Melancon
If the world’s going to double its food supply by 2050, it’s not going to happen without genetically modified crops. That was the hard-line taken by molecular biologist Nina Fedoroff at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences' signature D.W. Brooks Lecture on Nov. 7, 2017.
Crimson clover and rye grow together to form a cover crop in a research plot on the University of Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center in Blairsville, Georgia. CAES News
UGA Extension pecan specialist believes cover crops are valuable additions to pecan orchards 11/08/17 Clint Thompson
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension pecan specialist Lenny Wells recommends planting crimson clover, or a similar cover crop, in pecan orchards to supply much-needed nitrogen and build up organic matter in the soil.
UGA horticulture professor Marc van Iersel shows one version of a soil moisture sensor he tested. CAES News
Marc van Iersel takes on Vincent J. Dooley Professorship in Horticulture 11/02/17 Merritt Melancon
University of Georgia Professor Marc van Iersel and storied former University of Georgia football coach Vince Dooley are teaming up to improve the state of horticulture in Georgia.
Lowndes County Extension Coordinator Jacob Price examines a satsuma tree in Lowndes County in 2015. CAES News
Georgia's first big crop of satsumas on track for 2018 harvest 11/02/17 Julie Jernigan
Southern Georgia farmers growing ‘Owari’ satsumas are on track to harvest a bountiful crop of the citrus fruit at this time next year, according to Jacob Price, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension coordinator and Agriculture and Natural Resources agent for Lowndes County.