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UGA Organic Class composting pile. CAES News
Adding mulch to vegetable plants increases yields, saves water 05/13/13 Stacey D. Gregory
Adding mulch around vegetable plants like peppers, tomatoes, squash and eggplant can mean extra veggies at harvest time. Mulching prevents the loss of moisture from the soil, suppresses weed growth, cools the soil and keeps vegetables off the ground.
Corn tassels stretch toward the sun in a Spalding County, Ga., garden. CAES News
Keep garden rows wide enough to cultivate, narrow enough to shadow out weeds 05/13/13 Paul Pugliese
As a University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agent, I answer hundreds of gardening question. This week, a gardener wanted to know how far apart to space her garden rows. The short answer is: it depends.
Third graders participate in the recycling relay race during Agriculture and Environmental Awareness Day at the UGA-Tifton Campus. CAES News
UGA-Tifton Campus holds annual Agricultural and Environmental Awareness Day 05/10/13 Clint Thompson
Area third graders got a chance to get outside and explore Thursday morning on the Tifton campus of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Theo Ramakers of the Charlie Elliott branch of the Atlanta Astronomy Club is shown with his CPC 925 telescope. CAES News
Rock Eagle visitors can gaze safely at the sun's surface 05/09/13
Area stargazers are sure to enjoy the next Saturday at the Rock program where visitors will use special telescopes to gaze safely at the sun’s surface.
Basket of Spring Vegetables CAES News
Farm To Food Bank program looking for farmers to help feed hungry Georgians 05/08/13 Merritt Melancon
While the spring vegetable harvest is just getting under way, it won’t be too long before Georgia farmers are pulling truckloads of peppers and snap beans out of their fields. While most of that produce will end up in markets, there may be some weeks where farmers just have too much to sell.
UGA administrators renamed the lobby of the Rock Eagle Dinning Hall for former Rep. Bob Smith Smith during a ceremony April 23. State 4-H Leader Arch Smith, UGA Senior Vice-president for Finance and Administration Tim Burgess, Laura Shearron Smith, Rep. Bob Smith, UGA CAES Associate Dean for Extension Beverly Sparks and UGA President Michael Adams cut the ribbon on the newly named lobby. Smith advocated for the funding of the new dinning hall, which was completed in 2009, during his time in the legislature. CAES News
Rock Eagle lobby named for former representative Bob Smith 05/07/13 Merritt Melancon
Before he was a state house representative or an Oconee County businessman, Bob Smith spent his summers at Rock Eagle 4-H Center.
Downforce is a planter setting that helps farmers plant seeds at the appropriate soil depth. CAES News
Auto-steer driving peanut farmers to success 05/07/13 Clint Thompson
Auto-steer technology is driving peanut farmers to higher crop yields and bigger profit margins.
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Meeting set to help landowners control wild hog population. 05/06/13
In some parts of Georgia, wild hogs are rooting their ways across farmland, leaving crop and field destruction in their path. To educate the public on the problem, the Wilkes County Cattlemen’s Association has set a public meeting for May 16 at 7 p.m. at the McGill-Woodruff Ag Center in Washington, Ga.
Titan, a newly released University of Georgia blueberry variety, produces much larger berries than traditional blueberry plants. CAES News
UGA plant produces blueberries up to four times the size of average berries 05/06/13 Sharon Dowdy
When it comes to choosing fruit, most people reach for the biggest piece. Titan™, a new blueberry variety bred by a University of Georgia scientist, makes that an easy task. It produces berries two to four times the size of average blueberries.