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Ree Daniel, of Tift County, won first-place with her 252-pound pumpkin in the 2014 Georgia 4-H Pumpkin Growing Contest. CAES News
Georgia 4-H'ers produce huge pumpkins 10/31/13 Merritt Melancon
People often associate giant pumpkins with northern states like Michigan and Massachusetts, but Georgia gardeners routinely produce 200- to 350-pound pumpkins. What makes these giant gourds more remarkable is that some of these gardeners are only about one-quarter of the size of their prize pumpkins.
Cotton is dumped into a trailer at the Gibbs Farm in Tifton on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. CAES News
Cotton crop delayed by weather 10/31/13 Clint Thompson
Mid-summer rainfall combined with cooler fall weather could impact production for late-season cotton farmers throughout Georgia.
Former Gordon County Extension Agent Steve Moraitakis, current Gorden County Extension Coordinator Greg Bowman and Joan Sutherland, Gordon County Extension Secretary wave hello from their new headquarters at the Gordon County Ag Service Center. CAES News
Gordon County agricultural community celebrates opening of new agricultural services hub for northwest Georgia 10/31/13 Merritt Melancon
With the opening of the Gordon County Agricultural Service Center this month, farmers in northwest Georgia now have a one-stop shop for information and help.
Carpet beetles can be black or have varied colors on their backs. Beetles come indoors during the winter and can eat holes in wool sweaters, socks and coats. CAES News
People and pests head indoors for the winter 10/31/13 Sharon Dowdy
As temperatures begin to drop, people head indoors. Unfortunately, insects like ants and lady beetles like to stay warm, too, and often choose our homes as refuge.
Andrew Paterson, director of the University of Georgia's Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, has received a USAID grant to fund a international effort to develop the sustainable intensification of sorghum. CAES News
UGA-led international team receives grant to improve sorghum production 10/31/13
An international team led by the University of Georgia’s Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory will work toward sustainable intensification of sorghum production through a $4.98 million grant recently funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development as part of Feed the Future, the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative.
cracked pecans CAES News
Pecan crop hurt by summer rainfall 10/30/13 Clint Thompson
Increased rainfall in the summer opened the door to disease and drastically lowered individual size and quantity of pecans produced in Georgia this year.
Turfgrass Management Quiz is a mobile app designed by University of Georgia faculty for turfgrass students. It can also be used by turfgrass professionals who want to brush up on their knowledge. It's a fun application that challenges users to get the best score, improve on their score and test their knowledge. CAES News
UGA mobile apps help professionals, homeowners care for lawns 10/24/13 Sharon Dowdy
Four mobile applications designed by University of Georgia specialists are putting lawncare information at your fingertips, literally.
Tall fescue research plots on the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
Plant new seed into tall fescue lawns now for great results later 10/24/13 Clint Waltz, Becky Griffin
September and October are the perfect months to interseed tall fescue lawns. Tall fescue is a bunch-type grass with no runners to help it spread. The grass may start to thin by the end of summer.
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UGA Extension celebrates private-public partnership to grow local agriculture, economy in Fulton County 10/24/13 Merritt Melancon
A diverse agricultural hub is thriving just minutes from downtown Atlanta in the area surrounding the city of Chattahoochee Hills. To help with the growth, University of Georgia Extension recently developed a new position for a Fulton County agriculture and natural resources agent.