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AmeriCorps State Member Dexter Wilkins is shown working on the annual Georgia 4-H poptab fundraiser with Laurens County 4-H'ers. Wilkins, and members like him, are paid to work with Georgia 4-H'ers through a grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service. CAES News
Georgia 4-H to fill 8 AmeriCorps positions across the state 09/03/13 Sharon Dowdy, Quentara Johnson
Georgia 4-H is seeking eight applicants for AmeriCorps state member positions in Clayton, Decatur, Haralson, Lincoln, Muscogee, Paulding, Union and Washington counties.
Guy Collins, an Extension cotton agronomist with the University of Georgia-Tifton campus, talks about cotton to producers and consultants at the Southeast Georgia Research and Education Center Field Day in Midville on Aug. 14. CAES News
UGA Tifton to hold Cotton and Peanut Field Day 09/03/13 Clint Thompson
Cotton and peanut research will be showcased on the University of Georgia Tifton Campus on Wednesday, Sept. 11.

Scientists from the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ commodity teams will discuss their latest research during the annual UGA Cotton and Peanut Research Field Day.

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Bats in the attic are the worst kind of uninvited houseguests 08/28/13 Frank M. Watson
If you have bats in your belfry, or your attic, now is the time to remove them before they hibernate in your home for the winter.
A farmer uses his tractor to bushhog a pasture in Butts County, Ga. CAES News
Control pasture weeds with mower, herbicides and good management 08/27/13 Adam Speir
From observations out in the field this summer, I would say the most persistent weeds farmers face in pastures and hayfields are horsenettle, crabgrass and Johnsongrass. These three plants are persistent by nature and may prove difficult to control.
There were almost 800,000 acres of peanuts grown in Georgia in 2015. CAES News
UGA research to be featured in Georgia Peanut Tour 08/27/13 Clint Thompson
One of Georgia’s top agricultural commodities will be highlighted during its annual tour in September.
Watson-Brown Foundation Junior Board of Trustees members Brett Chandler and Anna Avant (l-r) are shown presenting a check to Rock Eagle 4-H Center program specialist Jake Martin. Martin oversees the Scott Site at Rock Eagle which will benefit from the $7, 525 donation. CAES News
Watson-Brown Foundation awards grant to Rock Eagle 4-H Center 08/26/13 Matt Hammons
Rock Eagle 4-H Center’s environmental education program has received a $7,525 grant from the Milledgeville Chapter of the Watson-Brown Foundation Junior Board of Trustees.
University of Georgia food scientist Walid Alali CAES News
UGA food scientist wins international young researcher award 08/22/13 Sharon Dowdy
The International Association of Food Protection has recognized University of Georgia food scientist Walid Alali with the 2013 Larry Beuchat Young Researcher Award.
Close up of emerald ash borers in the Georgia Natural History Museum. CAES News
Emerald Ash Borer found with a foothold in North Georgia 08/22/13 Sandi Martin, Merritt Melancon
For years foresters and invasive insect experts have been on the lookout for the arrival of an unwelcome guest in Georgia. Now that it’s here, they hope the public will help restrict its spread within Georgia.
J. Scott Angle, dean and director, UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. CAES News
Bright students promise glowing future for Georgia 08/22/13 J. Scott Angle
Each year as a new group of freshmen shows up for the first day of class at the University of Georgia, I’m reminded of all the students who have crossed our path and now make up the rich fabric of our strong agricultural economy. Our graduates can be found in boardrooms and on ball fields, in legislatures and laboratories, classrooms, cow pastures and cotton fields all over the world.