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Downy mildew disease on a watermelon leaf. CAES News
UGA plant pathologist warns farmers to spray now to prevent watermelon disease 06/21/16 Clint Thompson
University of Georgia plant pathologist Bhabesh Dutta is confident that Georgia watermelon growers will encounter downy mildew at some point during the growing season — it’s just a matter of timing and severity.
First-year honey bees from the hive of backyard beekeeper Calvin King of Albany. CAES News
UGA Extension hosts beekeeping basics workshop as part of "Saturday at the Rock" 06/16/16 Merritt Melancon
A burgeoning interest in the benefits of delicious, local honey and increased concern for pollinator health has led more and more Americans to start keeping their own bees.
Chemigation treatments on cotton in a UGA research trial. CAES News
UGA studying effectiveness of chemigation system 06/16/16 Clint Thompson
Pesticide application through center pivot irrigation systems, called “chemigation,” could allow Georgia cotton growers to treat multiple fields while lowering application costs and minimizing exposure to chemicals. University of Georgia entomologist Michael Toews is studying the efficacy of this method.
Lyndon Waller, left, a DeKalb Mobile Farmers Market program assistant, and Rickeia Stewart, a UGA Extension administrative assistant in DeKalb County, are part of the team helping to bring fresh vegetables to underserved communities in DeKalb County. CAES News
Rolling farmers markets help metro Atlanta residents stock up on fresh food 06/16/16 Merritt Melancon
Summer isn’t quite the same without fresh corn, beans, okra and tomatoes, but many Georgians don’t have easy access to the state’s bounty of produce.
Canning beans in a pressure canner. May 2008. CAES News
If you plan to home-can your summer harvest, be sure to have the right supplies on hand 06/15/16 Elizabeth L. Andress
If you are thinking about following in your grandmother’s footsteps to preserve food this summer, start preparing now by gathering your equipment and supplies. The proper tools should be kept in good condition to ensure safe, high quality, home-canned food.
Using a farm pond as a giant watering dish for cattle may be an easy way to provide livestock with water, but it's not the healthiest. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension experts say this can spread diseases through a herd, affect the fish quality and destroy the stability of the pond's shoreline. CAES News
Cattle drinking from farm ponds can hurt livestock, fish and shoreline 06/14/16 Frank M. Watson
Many Georgia farmers use their fish ponds as water sources for livestock. A pond located in a pasture is a convenient and dependable source of water for stock, but letting cattle have free access to a pond is not the best decision for the animals, the pond or the fish that live there.
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New online resource highlights the economic importance of forestry in the South 06/12/16 Brent Peterson
Trees are a big business in the South. With more than 209 million acres of timberland spread across the 13-state region and landowners planting more trees every year, the forest products industry supports about 1.2 million jobs.
Plants like hostas, epimedium, numerous species of ferns, caladiums, coleus, and monkey grass can be combined to create beautiful gardens in the shade. CAES News
Selecting the right plants can make for beautiful shade gardens 06/09/16 Mary Carol Sheffield
Some of the most beautiful gardens are made in the shade. Shade gardening is unique in that it lends itself to a peaceful, serene and cool landscape setting.
While some parts of the state saw 10 inches more rain than normal during May, northwestern Georgia had more than three inches less rain than the average. CAES News
May brings drought in north Georgia, heavy rain in Savannah 06/06/16 Pam Knox
In May 2016, most of Georgia suffered from a lack of rainfall, while record-setting rain fell in Savannah, Georgia. Drought conditions expanded statewide, and severe drought returned to the northwest corner of Georgia by the end of last month.