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A new grant-funded collaboration between the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Fort Valley State University, AgSouth Farm Credit and Georgia Organics will provide training to beginning farmers in Georgia to help them build their farms into sustainable and profitable businesses. CAES News
UGA forms statewide partnership to create training program for beginning farmers 02/10/15 Merritt Melancon
Starting in October, a new training program will offer beginning and young farmers crash courses in business planning, vegetable and fruit production and goat husbandry to provide them with a strong foundation to help grow their new businesses.
University of Georgia researchers are surveying landowners in Georgia to quantify the economic damage feral swine are causing the state. CAES News
UGA surveying landowners about economic damage caused by feral swine 02/06/15 Sandi Martin
University of Georgia researchers are surveying landowners in Georgia to quantify the economic damage feral swine are causing the state.
University of Georgia researchers and scientists across the world will meet May 18-21 at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville, Alabama. CAES News
CROPS 2015 conference to discuss sustainability through plant genomics 02/06/15
Leading plant genomics researchers and breeders from the University of Georgia and across the world will meet May 18-21 at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville, Alabama, to discuss the latest genomic technology in plant breeding and crop improvement.
While the weather was drier than normal in January 2015, cooler temperatures kept the lack of rain from impacting soil moisture levels. CAES News
Cool and dry conditions in January 2015 02/06/15 Pam Knox
Georgians' introduction to 2015 included cooler-than-normal temperatures, which hurt some winter grain crops, but conserved soil moisture for the coming planting season.
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UGA climatologist predicts more active tropical season in 2015 02/04/15 Clint Thompson
Tropical storms may cause havoc for coastal homeowners, but the rainfall they bring recharges the water balance and keeps soil moist in the summer, according to University of Georgia climatologist Pam Knox. Lack of tropical storm activity in 2014 contributed to Georgia’s prolonged drought, she said.
Palmer amaranth can reach heights of up to 7-10 feet. UGA Extension weed specialist Eric Prostko encourages farmers to continue to control Palmer amaranth even after their corn is harvested. CAES News
UGA professor says rotation of different pesticide chemistries key to preventing weed resistance 02/02/15 Clint Thompson
A University of Georgia professor is advocating that farmers rotate the pesticides they apply to cotton crops in order to prevent another outbreak of the herbicide-resistant weed, Palmer amaranth.
Palmer amaranth can reach heights of up to 7-10 feet. UGA Extension weed specialist Eric Prostko encourages farmers to continue to control Palmer amaranth even after their corn is harvested. CAES News
Glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth still a concern for Georgia cotton growers 01/29/15 Clint Thompson
Concerns over low cotton prices and high treatment costs have University of Georgia Extension weed scientist Stanley Culpepper fearing Georgia farmers might be tempted to become conservative in their fight against glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth.
The Walk Georgia logo was introduced in 2014. CAES News
Revamped, renewed Walk Georgia ready to get Georgians moving this spring 01/28/15
There’s no better way to shake off those mid-winter blues than to get outside and get moving, and University of Georgia Extension has just the thing to help motivate Georgians to get active and ready for spring.
Fall is not the best time to prune most trees and shrubs. It is best to wait until late winter, around February or early March. CAES News
Time to shake off those winter blues with garden planning and yard projects 01/28/15 Heather Kolich
Bleak winter landscapes and cold, uninviting temperatures can try a gardener’s patience. It doesn’t have to be that way.