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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?
An early morning golfer stops to inspect the pollinator habitat at the University of Georgia Golf Course. This patch near the course's first hole is filled with a mix of wildflowers that will bloom from March to September. It's the first of seven to eight acres of pollinator habitat slated for the golf course. CAES News
UGA Golf Course steps up pollinator protection with its first habitat 06/18/14 Merritt Melancon
Golf courses are some of the most heavily managed urban landscapes, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have room for wildlife. At the University of Georgia, golf course superintendent Scott Griffith is making sure pollinators have the flowers and space they need to thrive.
Wildflowers grow on a hillside at the University of Georgia Research and Education Garden in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
Once established, wildflowers add to landscape, feed beneficial pollinators 06/18/14 Frank M. Watson
Whether you plant wildflowers in huge swaths along roadsides or in tiny pocket gardens in the backyard, the vibrant colors and rich mixtures these hardy plants bring are sure to please any flower-lover’s eye and attract beneficial pollinating insects
Professional foresters have long relied on the 135-page Service Forester's Handbook for on-the-go access to the formulas, facts and figures they need. The pocket-sized weather-resistant field-guide helps foresters convert figures, calculate volumes and dozens of other key calculations. This spring UGA Extension and Southern Regional Forestry Extension have released the first electronic and interactive version of the field guide. CAES News
UGA Extension and Southern Regional Extension Forestry create new mobile app for professional foresters 06/17/14 Merritt Melancon
Professional foresters have long relied on the 135-page Service Forester’s Handbook for on-the-go access to the formulas, facts and figures they need. The pocket-sized weather-resistant field-guide helps foresters convert figures, calculate volumes and dozens of other key calculations.