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Georgia 4-H builds career exploration curricula for Georgia students 07/03/14 Merritt Melancon
As schools build and refine their career pathway education programs as part of Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index, UGA Extension agents in each county are ready to help.
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Pesticides can be lethal if used inappropriately; always follow pesticide labels 06/26/14 Frank M. Watson
Last month, a Jefferson County woman died and her three grandchildren were sickened after a pesticide, labeled for agricultural use only, was used to kill insects inside their home. Unfortunately, this tragic story now serves as an opportunity for University of Georgia Extension agents like myself to stress the importance of following label instructions on pesticides and other chemicals.
Georgia 4-H Club members honor Beverly Sparks, director of UGA Extension, at their 4-H Council meeting in June. Sparks, the first female leader of UGA Extension, will retire June 30. The 4-H club members presented Sparks with a portrait that will hang along side those of other past 4-H and UGA Extension leaders at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton. CAES News
UGA Extension Director Beverly Sparks retiring June 30 06/26/14 Sharon Dowdy
After leading the organization for seven years, director of University of Georgia Extension Beverly Sparks will retire June 30.
Maria Navarro, associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication, works with Josef Broder, associate dean for academic affairs for the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, at a Office of Global Programs visioning meeting in June 2014. CAES News
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Office of Global Programs builds a vision for the future 06/26/14 Christy Fricks
Within the next decade the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Office of Global Programs will be recognized among land grant institutions for the depth, diversity and quality of its international engagement. This is the vision that came out of the office’s strategic planning meeting held on June 19 at the State Botanical Gardens of Georgia.
The Georgia Municipal Association's Active Georgia Walk begins on Savannah's River Street early Monday morning, June 23. CAES News
UGA Extension's Walk Georgia sponsors three-mile walk for more than 100 of Georgia's city officials 06/26/14 Kathryn Schiliro
More than 100 of the state’s mayors, city council members and city officials donned their sneakers early Monday morning, June 23, at the Active Georgia Walk to highlight the importance of physical activity among Georgians.
The Georgia 4-H 2014 Board of Directors includes Anna Holcombe, State Representative, Hart County; Thomas Gilbert, State Representative, Bartow County; Matthew Pryor, Vice President, Bartow County; Ezra Hall, State Representative, Bartow County; Front (l-R) Hannah Rucker, Southwest Representative, Tift County; Caroline Sweat, Southeast Representative, Johnson County; Sarai Mapp, Northeast Representative, Baldwin County; Cody Norris, Northwest Representative, Heard County; Ben Hancock, President, Irwin County. CAES News
Third generation of Georgia 4-H'ers celebrate citizenship with new music 06/26/14 Merritt Melancon
It was 1959 when former Georgia 4H Leader Harald Darden created a script for Georgia 4H’s annual citizenship ceremony. Little has changed about the program since then, until recently.
Calvin Perry, superintendent of the UGA Stripling Irrigation Research Park in Camilla, Georgia, speaks about center pivot irrigation during 4-H20 camp held on Tuesday. CAES News
Water the focus of 4-H camp held at Stripling Irrigation Research Park 06/25/14 Clint Thompson
Southwest Georgia 4-Hers were soaked with information this week as they learned about one of the world’s most prized resources — water.
A peanut plant is shown in Dooly County on June 13, 2014 after being damage by feral hogs. CAES News
Feral hogs eating away at farmers' land and profits 06/20/14 Clint Thompson
Feral hogs may be prime prey for hunters, but to Georgia farmers they’re the ultimate predator. They destroy farmland, eat away at a farmer’s crops and drastically reduce potential profits.
While bee populations have been declining for the past several decades, urban beekeeping and public awareness of pollinators are on the rise. CAES News
Small changes can make a big difference in the lives of urban pollinators 06/19/14 Merritt Melancon
News of the startling decline in bee and pollinator populations covers newspapers and gardening magazines, but they often don’t offer much advice on how people can reverse this trend. Stop using pesticides around the home and garden? Install beehives where the swing set used to be?