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Canning green beans. Beans in Jars waiting to be placed in a pressure canner. May 2008. CAES News
Learn to can and preserve at Rock Eagle 05/09/14
Canning and preserving homegrown produce will be the focus of the next Saturday at the Rock workshop set for June 8 at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton.
University of Georgia students in the most recent "Chicken Que: Science Behind the Grill" class learn how to correctly cut fresh chicken. CAES News
UGA students use grills, seasonings to learn about poultry 05/08/14 April Bailey
First-year students at the University of Georgia are learning about chicken by learning everything from where it comes from and how it is processed, down to what impacts it’s tenderness and how to make it tasty.
When selecting plants for hanging baskets, place like plants together. To determine a plant's needs, read the plant label provided by the nursery. CAES News
Read plant labels to create a thriving hanging basket 05/08/14 Frank M. Watson
Hanging baskets are an attractive and practical way to add color and beauty to outside areas, such as patios, decks and terraces. In the old days, hanging baskets contained only one type of plant. But in recent years, mixed baskets have become very popular.
Georgia experienced the fourth-wettest April on record this year. While the rain should boost soil moisture across the state, it made it difficult for farmers in South Georgia to get out into their fields to plant cotton and peanuts. CAES News
Farmers still drying out from April's wet weather 05/05/14 Pam Knox
April was significantly wetter than normal across most of the state, which recharged soil moisture but delayed planting of some summer crops.
There were almost 800,000 acres of peanuts grown in Georgia in 2015. CAES News
Georgia Peanut Commission funding drives UGA Extension, research efforts 05/05/14 Merritt Melancon
University of Georgia peanut researchers have been granted $256,280 from the Georgia Peanut Commission to fund various peanut-related research projects in 2015.
Rows of cotton at a farm on the University of Georgia Tifton Campus in 2013. CAES News
Excessive rainfall postpones cotton planting around state 05/02/14 Clint Thompson
Prolonged periods of rainfall this spring sidelined cotton farmers from planting their crop as planned for the week of April 28.
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UGA Extension launches agricultural climatology blog for the Southeast 05/02/14 Merritt Melancon
For the past two years, Georgia agricultural climatologist Pam Knox has kept Georgians up to date on the way the state’s climate impacts the state’s largest industry.
Earthworms in a healthy compost bin in middle Georgia. CAES News
Compost pile health can be judged by the company it keeps 05/01/14 Merritt Melancon
Gardeners are likely to see a whole community of living things in their compost piles — from millipedes and roaches to worms and small mammals. While most of this activity is natural and great for compost, some uninvited guests can indicate a problem with the compost pile.
Retired director of the UGA CAES Office of Global Programs, Ed Kanemasu, receives a plaque in recognition of his years of service, from Dean J. Scott Angle, at the CAES international agriculture celebration. CAES News
CAES Office of Global Programs celebrates student success and honors retiring director in its International Day event 05/01/14 Merritt Melancon
No other commodity represents Georgia agriculture better than the humble peanut. Most Georgians know that Georgia grown peanuts are in most jars of peanut butter in the United States. But many may not know that the protein-packed nut has a life-saving impact at an international level.