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Pecans in a tree on the UGA Ponder Farm in Tifton, Ga. CAES News
UGA Extension specialist optimistic about Georgia's pecan crop 10/28/14 Clint Thompson
Georgia’s dry summer helped save its pecan crop, according to University of Georgia Extension horticulture specialist Lenny Wells.
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UGA Extension agent teaching positive financial habits to Lanier County students 10/28/14 Jordan Hill
University of Georgia Extension agent Rachel Hubbard is instilling lifelong, positive financial habits in Lanier County students.
This picture shows spider mite damage in a peanut field this year. CAES News
Dry summer leads to heavy spider mite damage in non-irrigated peanuts 10/27/14 Clint Thompson
An abnormally dry and typically hot August provided the perfect conditions for heavy spider mite damage in Georgia’s non-irrigated peanuts.
Dave Hoisington, right, director of the UGA-led Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Peanut and Mycotoxin, and Jamie Rhoads, incoming assistant director, check out peanuts in a field in Tierra Muscady, Haiti. CAES News
PMIL assistant director helps develop international agriculture Extension materials on aflatoxin control in smallholder peanut production 10/23/14 Christy Fricks
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s University of Georgia-housed Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab (PMIL) is helping to create Extension materials that will be used internationally to curb mycotoxin exposure among smallholder farmers.
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Art at the Rock holds online auction to benefit Georgia 4-H 10/23/14 Janet Rodekohr
Artists participating in November’s Art at the Rock will be selling their wares through an online preview auction for the benefit of Georgia 4-H.
Austin French, a former member of Georgia 4-H's Clovers & Company, performs at the UGA building at the Sunbelt Expo on Tuesday, Oct. 14 in Moultrie. CAES News
Austin French credits Georgia 4-H for newfound stardom 10/21/14 Clint Thompson
Cordele, Georgia, native Austin French may have gained nationwide notoriety this summer on ABC’s “Rising Star,” but it was as a member of Georgia 4-H where friends and supporters first recognized his star quality.
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UGA Extension set to host income tax courses 10/20/14 Jordan Hill
University of Georgia Extension is hosting a series of income tax courses for experienced income tax professionals.
‘Orange Bulldog’ is an improved pumpkin variety developed by UGA scientists from germplasm collected in the jungles of South America. It has greater levels of resistance to viruses than conventional pumpkins. ‘Orange Bulldog’ made its debut in 2004 and has consistently produced yields of 13,000 to 20,000 pounds per acre in north and south Georgia. CAES News
Orange Bulldog pumpkin makes locally grown pumpkins profitable for Georgia farmers 10/20/14 Merritt Melancon
This time of year, University of Georgia horticulturist George Boyhan’s mind turns to pumpkin carving.
Sheri Dorn, Extension horticulturist and state master gardener coordinator on the UGA Griffin Campus, works at the Sunbelt Expo in Moultrie on Wednesday, Oct. 15. CAES News
UGA CAES featured prominently in this year's Expo 10/17/14 Clint Thompson
Rain or shine, the Sunbelt Agricultural Expo in Moultrie is the place to be for farmers and others working in the field of agriculture. The 37th annual Expo was no different as thousands flocked to south Georgia this week to see new technologies, learn from university scientists and see the latest farming equipment on the market.