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Earthworms burrow through a compost pile in Butts County, Ga. CAES News
Learn how to compost at Rock Eagle Saturday event
Learn the basics of composting on April 19 at Rock Eagle 4-H Center’s Saturday at the Rock event.
Fulton County Commission Chairman John Eaves presents a proclamation honoring UGA Extension's 100 years of service in Fulton County to County Extension Coordiantor Menia Chester, to his right; UGA Office of Environmental Sciences Director Susan Varlamoff, to her right, and the staff of the Fulton County UGA Extension Office. CAES News
Fulton County commissioners recognize 100 years of service from UGA Extension
University of Georgia Extension has been a part of Fulton County since 1914, when farm fields were as common in the metro area as shopping centers are today.
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UGA awarded $1.4 million to study critical earth zone in Sumter National Forest
Looking back, it's easy to see where farmers in the 1800s went wrong. Attempting to grow profits from a lush environment, landowners cleared entire forests in the South to make room for agricultural farmland. But primitive agricultural techniques scarred the landscape, and when the profits dried up, they abandoned the barren land. Now University of Georgia researchers want to understand the ongoing repercussions of a bygone era.
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Farmer uses SARE grant to study winter cover crops
Wayne County farmer Jonny Harris noticed long ago that feeding winter cover crops to his cattle improves their diet, his fields and his bottom line. He wanted to show other southeastern Georgia farmers they can reap the same benefits, but he knew he needed more evidence than decades of personal experience.
UGA President Jere Morehead speaks to UGA faculty, staff and students during his visit to the UGA Tifton campus on Wednesday at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. CAES News
UGA President Jere Morehead visits Tifton campus
University of Georgia President Jere Morehead visited UGA’s Tifton campus for the first time on Wednesday as part of his effort to learn more about the campus and the agriculture industry in Georgia.
A barrel racing competitor leans her horse into the turn during the Great Southland Stampede Rodeo. CAES News
UGA Block and Bridle Club celebrates 40 years of roping and riding at the Great Southland Stampede Rodeo
The University of Georgia's Block and Bridle Club is gearing up for the 40th annual Great Southland Stampede Rodeo, which will roll into Athens April 10-12 at the UGA Livestock Instructional Arena, 2600 South Milledge Ave.
Scab disease in peaches thrives during a wet growing season. CAES News
UGA research helps prevent scab disease issues
Last summer’s abnormally wet conditions could have caused serious problems for the state’s peach crop, but thanks to University of Georgia researchers, scab disease issues were prevented.
Beef cattle graze on a pasture on the Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center in Blairsville, Ga. CAES News
UGA beef cattle field day set in Blairsville on April 11
Georgia cattle farmers will learn the latest research-based information at the annual University of Georgia Mountain Beef Cattle Field Day on April 11 in Blairsville, Ga.
Amanda Griffin and her daughter Khloe Griffin have been helped by the Car Seat Safety program in Appling County. CAES News
UGA Extension teaches importance of car seat safety
UGA Extension agents Janet Hollingsworth and Terri Black are driving home the importance of car seat safety.