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Flavor of Georgia finalists to attend public tasting at Buford Highway Farmers Market, April 25-27 04/24/14 Merritt Melancon
Georgians who didn’t get a chance to visit the Flavor of Georgia food product contest 2014 this March have another chance to sample some of the best new food products in Georgia.
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UGA researcher studying Durana white clover as living mulch in corn fields 04/23/14 Clint Thompson
Adding nitrogen to fertilize their crop is a substantial expense corn farmers have to consider when calculating their bottom line. A University of Georgia scientist hopes to help lower that cost by planting clover and corn together.
Artist rendering of UGA Griffin Campus Turfgrass Facility CAES News
State budget provides facilities enhancement, construction for UGA turf program 04/23/14 Sharon Dowdy
For decades, University of Georgia scientists have conducted state-of-the-art turfgrass research. Today’s researchers still work in the same labs where modern turfgrass science started in the 1950s. Those legacy labs and greenhouses will soon get much-needed renovations. Georgia’s FY015 budget includes $11.5 million for the improvement of the University of Georgia’s turfgrass teaching, research and Extension facilities across the state.
A syrphid or flower fly hovers over a swamp sunflower bloom. The tiny insect is sometimes called a hover fly because its flight pattern resembles that of a hovering hummingbird. CAES News
UGA sets pollinator-attracting container garden workshop in Griffin 04/22/14
A butterfly and container garden workshop will be offered Wednesday, May 28 from 9 a.m. until noon at the University of Georgia Research and Education Garden off Ellis Road in Griffin.
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Cotton irrigation app helps farmers manage water usage 04/22/14 Chris Beckham
A new smartphone app developed by University of Georgia and University of Florida researchers will help cotton farmers in their states save one of nature’s most precious resources — water.
Olamide Olujohyngbe, a student studying biological sciences in the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, presents her research project to judges at the CAES Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 16. For her project "Maternal high fat diets create a sexual dimorphic response in increasing the risk of fatty liver disease", she worked with Distinguished Professor and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Agricultural Biotechnology Clifton Baile. Baile also heads the Obesity Initiative at UGA. Olujohyngbe was one of 36 students to present at last week's symposium, but dozens more students take advantage of undergraduate research opportunities provided by the Collage of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. CAES News
Judges announce UGA ag school undergraduate research symposium winners 04/21/14 Merritt Melancon
This year, 36 students in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences completed an undergraduate research project and competed in the fourth annual CAES Undergraduate Research Symposium. Faculty members, in disciplines ranging from food science to plant breeding, served as their mentors.
The UGA PLANET Student Career Days team visiting Denver Botanic Garden. From left to right (front row); Dr. Tim Smalley, Rachel Wigington, Kaylee South, Russell Dye, Lauren Muller, Alex Hudson, Alex Ferguson, Cari Heinz, Jared Dobbs, Tanner Bailey, (back row) Dr. Matthew Chappell, Drew Payton, Kohler Brafford, Ashley Martin, Brian Harding, George Grant, Chase Ducharme, Will Hembree, John Scuderi, (not pictured) Dr. John Ruter, Mandy Bayer, Kevin Kelly. CAES News
UGA students win big at national horticulture and landscape design competition 04/17/14 Merritt Melancon
A team of University of Georgia horticulture and environmental design students recently placed fourth nationally in the Professional LandCare Network Student Career Days competition in Fort Collins, Co.
Georgia county commissioners and staff complete the Wellness Walk, sponsored by Walk Georgia, The Coca-Cola Foundation, Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) and Local Government Risk Management Services, Inc., on Savannah's River Street Monday morning. The event was part of ACCG's annual conference, held in Savannah over the past week. CAES News
Georgia's county officials take to Savannah's River Street for walking event 04/17/14 Kathryn Schiliro
More than 100 of Georgia’s county commissioners, officials and staff put on their walking shoes early Monday morning, April 14 for a Wellness Walk to encourage physical activity among Georgians.
Associate Dean for Extension for the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Beverly Sparks accepts a proclamation recognizing the Georgia Association of Agricultural Agents from Mike Berg, outgoing president of the Association County Commissioners of Georgia. CAES News
ACCG recognizes UGA Extension director, 100 years of service 04/16/14 Merritt Melancon
In recognition of her work maintaining University of Georgia Extension’s service to Georgians in the face of faltering budgets and changing demands, the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) honored UGA Extension director Beverly Sparks Monday.