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Farmer uses SARE grant to study winter cover crops 04/03/14 Candace Pollock-Moore
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 04/03/14 Clint Thompson
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 04/03/14 Merritt Melancon
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 04/03/14 Clint Thompson
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 04/03/14 Sharon Dowdy
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 04/02/14 Clint Thompson, Sarah Turner
UGA Extension agents Janet Hollingsworth and Terri Black are driving home the importance of car seat safety.
UGA peanut geneticist Peggy Ozias-Akins, director of the UGA Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, examines a peanut blossom. Ozias-Akin's lab on the UGA Tifton Campus focuses on female reproduction and gene transfer in plants. CAES News
The International Peanut Genome Initiative releases first peanut genome sequences 04/02/14 Merritt Melancon
The International Peanut Genome Initiative — a multinational group of crop geneticists who have been working in tandem for the last several years — has successfully sequenced the peanut’s genome.
When planted in the right container, potted plants can be the gift that keeps on giving all year round. Gift-givers should check the plant for signs of disease and insects to avoid sharing an unhealthy plant. CAES News
Use care when moving houseplants outside for the spring, summer 04/01/14 Frank M. Watson
Every year, well-intentioned plant owners decide to move their houseplants outside for the spring and summer. As a result, every year, thousands of houseplants die from too much sunlight.
Amrit Bart, director of the Office of Global Programs at the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. CAES News
Amrit N. Bart takes over as director of UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Office of Global Programs 03/27/14 Christy Fricks
Amrit N. Bart has been named assistant dean for international affairs in the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and director of the college’s Office of Global Programs.