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The Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest was held March 21-22 at the Georgia Freight Depot. CAES News
UGA poised to celebrate Georgia's best bites with 2014 Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest 11/14/13 Merritt Melancon
Organizers of the 2014 Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest are looking for great jams, confections, barbecue sauces, cheeses, popsicles, granolas, soups and any other food products that are exceptionally edible.
The 2014 Georgia Ag Forecast seminar series will be held Jan. 24-31 in Macon, Athens, Lyons, Tifton, Bainbridge and Cartersville. Registration for the series is open at www.georgiaagforecast.com . CAES News
Registration open for UGA's 2014 Ag Forecast 11/13/13 Merritt Melancon
Agriculture—the biggest industry in Georgia—has an impact that is felt throughout the state’s economy. In January, University of Georgia economists will break down the complicated web of factors that impact the state’s agriculture and give farmers and business leaders a preview of the 2014 growing season.
Sod harvesting equipment CAES News
EDGE Expo urban agriculture conference set at Gwinnett Civic and Cultural Center 11/13/13 Sharon Dowdy
The Georgia Urban Ag Council will host the third annual EDGE Expo for landscape professionals on Dec. 11-12 at the Gwinnett Civic and Cultural Center in Duluth, Ga.
There were almost 800,000 acres of peanuts grown in Georgia in 2015. CAES News
High yields expected for state's peanut crop 11/12/13 Clint Thompson
Georgia’s peanut production may not rival last season’s record-setting year, but it’s still been a productive season for the state’s third-ranked agricultural commodity.
This year's featured artist at Art at the Rock will be Dan Garcia of Hampton, Ga. His painting won best of show in the 2012 Art at the Rock artists' competition. A self-taught artist, Garcia became interested in painting as a young man after seeing paintings by wildlife artists like Maynard Reese and Robert Bateman. CAES News
Annual juried art show set for November at Rock Eagle 4-H Center 11/07/13
Fine artists working in paint, clay, glass, metal, fiber and other media will converge on Rock Eagle 4-H Center near Eatonton, Ga., Nov. 23-24 for the fifth annual Art at the Rock. The juried art show and craft market attract more than 75 artists and a thousand visitors each year.
U.S. currency and credit cards. CAES News
Aspiring Georgia entrepreneurs turn to UGA for new business workshops 11/07/13
Aspiring home business owners across the state can now receive free training through workshops offered by the University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences extension agents.
The Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) will offer four training and community education initiatives through this year's grant award. CAES News
UGA Traffic Injury Prevention Institute awarded grant for statewide education 11/07/13 Andrew L Turnage
The University of Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute has been awarded a $640,000 grant from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to continue its statewide education programs in the areas of child passenger safety, parent and teen driving safety and senior driver education.
An outdoor water spigot extends from a building on the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
Impending cold weather could burst exposed water pipes 11/07/13 Frank M. Watson
With fall weather just beginning, you may not be worried about cold weather problems yet. The child in all of us gets excited at the thought of snow, but we quickly lose that excitement when our water pipes freeze.
Tim Brenneman, a University of Georgia plant pathologist, shows nematode damage on peanuts during the Georgia Peanut Tour in September. CAES News
Nematode damage can have devastating impact on peanuts 11/07/13 Clint Thompson
Tiny microscopic worms called nematodes can have a devastating and costly effect on peanut crops. A new nematode resistant peanut variety, bred by Georgia researchers, will ease this problem by stopping the pest from reproducing. If necessary, University of Georgia experts recommend farmers start using this new variety next season.