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Dylan Gravitt (left) won first place with a 140-pound watermelon and his brother, Jacob Gravitt, won second place with his 136-pound watermelon. The brothers are residents of Turner County. CAES News
Turner County brothers win top spots in Georgia 4-H Watermelon Growing Contest 08/20/15 Sharon Dowdy
Two Turner County brothers made Georgia 4-H history this summer by growing the largest watermelons in the Georgia 4-H Watermelon Growing Contest.
University of Georgia food science students have been awarded first place by the DuPont Company for their creation of a new breakfast muffin. The muffin does not contain bread. Instead, it's made of quinoa, ham and eggs and is similar to quiche. CAES News
UGA students develop award-winning, bread-free breakfast sandwich 08/19/15 Sharon Dowdy
University of Georgia food science students have created a bread-free, microwavable breakfast sandwich that, if marketed, would fill a need for consumers on low-carbohydrate or gluten-free diets. Either way, the new food idea won them a national award and $10,000 to share.
Soybeans grow on a plant at a UGA lab in Athens. Soybean farmers will soon have a smart phone app to help know when to irrigate their crop. CAES News
UGA researching effectiveness of late-planted soybeans 08/19/15 Clint Thompson
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agronomist Jared Whitaker is researching ultra-late-planted soybeans, a potential solution for low soybean yields and even lower corn prices.
Morgan County 4-H'ers Natalie Ross, Nick Lewan and Aamiyah Jordan consult UGA Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Leigh Anne Aaron about a recipe during the Morgan County Kids Can Cook camp held this summer. CAES News
Kids Can Cook camp invites 4-H'ers to test their culinary skills safely 08/19/15 Merritt Melancon
Will the next star chef come from the line at a five-star fusion restaurant in Chicago, a trendy food truck in east Atlanta or maybe, just maybe, from a Georgia 4-H club in Morgan or Oconee County, Georgia?
The pond on the University of Georgia Westbrook Research Farm off Ellis Road in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
UGA Extension to host pond management workshop in Canton 08/18/15
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension will present a pond management workshop on Tuesday, Sept. 1, from 6-9 p.m. at the Cherokee County Bluffs business center in Canton, Georgia. UGA Extension aquaculturist Gary Burtle will lead the class, which will cover water quality and testing, lime-treating and fertilizing a pond, weed identification and control, and population assessment and management.
Teila and Walter Driggers gather collard greens on their farm in Collins, Georgia. As a farm wife, Teila helps her husband grow and sell their crops. An up-coming workshop for farm women is designed for for women just like Teila. CAES News
UGA Extension workshops hope to empower women in farming this September 08/18/15
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension will present two three-day workshops through Annie’s Project, a national education program, specifically geared toward women in farming.
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No heat relief projected until late this year, UGA expert says 08/13/15 Pam Knox
Those looking for relief from July’s unrelenting heat aren’t likely to find it anytime soon. Average temperatures during July were about 1 to 2 degrees above normal and are projected to be slightly warmer in August.
Calhoun County farmer Wesley Webb was the state's top peanut producer in yields per acre for 299 acres or less in 2014. CAES News
Georgia's top peanut farmers lean on Cooperative Extension advice for successful years 08/13/15 Clint Thompson
Each of Georgia’s top 10 peanut farmers relied on University of Georgia Cooperative Extension research to produce the highest yielding crops this year. These farmers were honored by the peanut industry this month for growing the year’s record-breaking crops.
With Grammy award-winning artist and Georgia 4-H alumna Jennifer Nettles as honorary chairperson and former state leader Roger C. 'Bo' Ryles receiving the Georgia 4-H Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2015 Georgia 4-H Gala was the organization's most successful event to date. CAES News
Georgia 4-H Foundation Gala breaks fundraising record 08/13/15 Josh Paine
With Grammy award-winning artist and Georgia 4-H alumna Jennifer Nettles as honorary chairperson and former state leader Roger C. ‘Bo’ Ryles receiving the Georgia 4-H Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2015 Georgia 4-H Gala was the organization’s most successful event to date.