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March is the ideal time to plant cauliflower in a spring garden, but it can also be planted in September or October. CAES News
Cauliflower looks to become king of the early spring garden
Move over kale, cauliflower is the new king of the cruciferous vegetables. Popping up on menus, in food magazines and soon at farmers markets, cauliflower is set to become 2015’s ‘it’ vegetable. Sushi, pizza crust, Alfredo sauce, sloppy Joes and fried rice are just some of the foodstuffs people are making with cauliflower.
Phenoxy herbicide damage to a willow oak tree. CAES News
Read herbicide labels carefully to avoid killing landscape plants and trees
An herbicide designed to kill weeds in turfgrass can also kill neighboring trees and shrubs.
Roger "Bo" Ryles - retired state 4-H leader CAES News
Former Georgia 4-H director Roger C. 'Bo' Ryles to receive lifetime achievement award
Roger C. "Bo" Ryles, former state 4-H leader and director, is the recipient of the 2015 Georgia 4-H Lifetime Achievement Award. He will be honored Aug. 8 at the 2015 Georgia 4-H Gala, an event that celebrates the University of Georgia Extension youth development program. His legacy spans more than 35 years of service to Georgia 4-H.
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Are Georgia counties suffering tax income decline?
Beginning in 2013, many of Georgia’s local governments started seeing downward trends in tax collections, causing local budget-makers some concern. The causes of local tax dips are hard to pinpoint, but some are pointing to the GATE, or Georgia Agriculture Tax Exemption.
RBC Marks 10th Anniversary CAES News
UGA's Regenerative Bioscience Center celebrates 10 years of collaboration and discovery
Ten years ago with only a handful of researchers, the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center made a commitment to advancing regenerative medicine in the Southeast. Today, they’re answering the challenge through studies that seek to find ways to heal traumatic brain injuries, bolster bone regeneration and develop new models for stroke research.
This picture shows morning glory weed overtaking a field of corn. CAES News
UGA weed scientist helping corn growers combat morning glory weed
Morning glory is a long-standing nuisance weed that wraps around corn plants and chokes farm equipment. One University of Georgia weed scientist is helping corn producers find ways to contain the weed.
Michael Rupured headshot CAES News
UGA Extension specialist Michael Rupured named Postsecondary Teacher of the Year
Michael Rupured, UGA Extension Consumer Economics Specialist and Senior Public Service Associate, has been named the Postsecondary Teacher of the Year by the Georgia Association of Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences. Rupured was presented the award at the GATFCS annual conference in Savannah earlier this month.
Rocky Mount's Tyler Romeu (left) and Jonathan Miller (right) show the contents of their net to instructor Chris Edmonds (far left) during lake ecology class while on an environmental education field trip at Rock Eagle 4-H center in Eatonton, Tuesday, May 3, 2005. CAES News
Registration underway for 2015 Georgia 4-H summer camp
Many University of Georgia Extension offices across the state have begun sign-up in advance of the March 3 opening of registration for summer camp at Georgia’s 4-H centers. Each year about 8,000 campers, along with adult and teen leaders, attend 4-H camp and create memories and friendships that last a lifetime.
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Judges choose 30 2015 Flavor of Georgia finalists
Judges have selected 30 products to compete in the final round of the University of Georgia’s 2015 Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest on March 9-10 at the Georgia Railroad Freight Depot in Atlanta.