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A farmer uses his tractor to bushhog a pasture in Butts County, Ga. CAES News
UGA offers small business expertise to farmers 02/10/16 Christopher James
The University of Georgia is combining its expertise in agriculture and economic development into a one-day conference later this month.
Farmers can get easy access to the latest research-based agriculture advice through a number of mobile apps available from the University of Georgia and other land-grant universities. UGA entomologist Michael Toews helps create these apps and holds workshops to share them with Georgia county agents and growers. Toews is shown (standing) sharing a mobile app with UGA Extension agent Lanier Jordan. CAES News
UGA Extension agents use a variety of mobile apps to help farmers manage crops 02/10/16 Sharon Dowdy
Two days a week, University of Georgia researcher Michael Toews searches for and tests mobile apps on his smartphone and works on developing new mobile apps, all in an effort to help Georgia farmers manage their crops more efficiently.
Although January was drier than normal across the state, some areas of Georgia, specifically Atlanta and Alma, received more rain than normal. CAES News
January 2016 saw the return of nearly normal winter weather to Georgia 02/05/16 Pam Knox
After a record-setting warm December 2015, January 2016 in Georgia was slightly cooler and drier than normal. While El Niño conditions mean a continuation of slightly cooler-than-normal conditions in February, it should also mean a wetter-than-normal month.
The turf used inside Sanford Stadium in Athens is Tifway 419, a variety developed in Tifton, Georgia. CAES News
Super Bowl 50 to be played on UGA Tifton turfgrass 02/05/16 Clint Thompson
The University of Georgia is world renown for its turfgrass breeding program so much so that the cultivars of grass produced by the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences are used in high profile sporting arenas and golf courses worldwide. This weekend, millions of viewers will see one of the college's most accomplished turfgrasses in action, as the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers play in Super Bowl 50.
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Natural spring water may taste great, but that doesn't make it safe to drink. 02/04/16 Paul Pugliese
Spring water from springs scattered across north Georgia may taste better than tap water, but that doesn’t mean it is safe to drink. The truth is that these spring water sources are not tested or treated.
Katharine Rose Hall, a senior studying communication sciences and disorders in the UGA College of Education, juxtaposed the crown of a North Campus Ginkgo tree with one of the UGA Holmes-Hunter Academic Building's Corinthian columns in her first place photo. CAES News
UGA Arboretum honors winners of 2015 Memorable UGA Campus Trees and Shrubs Photo Competition 02/04/16 Merritt Melancon
The University of Georgia Campus Arboretum Initiative, sponsored by the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ Department of Horticulture, has announced the winners of its 2015 Memorable UGA Campus Trees and Shrubs Photo Competition.
Pictured is David Riley, entomologist on the UGA Tifton Campus. CAES News
UGA's David Riley earns Recognition Award in Entomology 02/03/16 Clint Thompson
David Riley’s work on the effects of cowpea curculio and other insects on vegetables has earned him the 2016 Recognition Award in Entomology from the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America.
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UGA expert advises farmers that it's not too late to soil sample their fields 02/03/16 Clint Thompson
Of the mindset that it’s “better late than never,” University of Georgia Cooperative Extension soils and fertility specialist Glen Harris advises Georgia farmers to take samples of the soil in their fields for analysis.
The Walk Georgia logo was introduced in 2014. CAES News
Walk Georgia and the Atlanta Hawks team up for a night of family fun 02/02/16 Bridget Marie Thompson
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension’s Walk Georgia program will host its fifth annual Walk Georgia Night with the Hawks on Saturday, Feb. 20.