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UGA geneticist Katrien Devos and her Ph.D. student Rajiv K. Parvathaneni identified the gene in dwarf pearl millet that leads to its short stature. It's the first gene identified with a specific trait in the drought-hardy grain. CAES News
UGA researchers track down gene responsible for short stature of dwarf pearl millet 04/03/13 Merritt Melancon
Recently, plant geneticists at the University of Georgia successfully isolated the gene that creates dwarfed varieties of pearl millet. It is the first time a gene controlling an important agronomic trait has been isolated in the pearl millet genome. Their work appeared in the March edition of the journal G3: Genes, Genomics, Genetics.
As of Aug. 1, Professor Jeffrey Dorfman is serving as the state fiscal economist of Georgia. CAES News
UGA economist wins international honor from Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 04/03/13 Merritt Melancon
University of Georgia economist Jeffrey Dorfman was recently named a fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, the top professional association for agricultural and natural resource economists.
Onlookers watch as an Air Robot 100B, an unmanned device, is demonstrated Thursday afternoon at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center. The demonstration was part of a two-day AUVSI Atlanta Chapter Unmanned Systems in Agriculture Conference. The Air Robot 100B, which is equipped with a video camera, is controlled by David Price (with controller), a senior research technologist at Georgia Tech. It is is designed to aid the military, police or fire department, by reaching a certain height and looking down on something. CAES News
Technology to play key role in future of agriculture 04/03/13 Clint Thompson
Remote-controlled helicopters, unmanned aircraft equipped with imaging sensors; welcome to the future of agriculture.
Georgia received more rain this February than during any February over the past 100 years. CAES News
End of winter rains break records and obliterate drought 04/02/13 Pam Knox
Rainfall across Georgia in February set a new record with a statewide average of 9.92 inches, alleviating the state’s drought conditions and recharging soil moisture just in time for the 2013 planting season.
A group of Georgia Extension Master Gardener Volunteers learn to build a raised bed at a University of Georgia class in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
Raised beds are perfect for small-scale gardens 04/01/13 Sharon Dowdy
Planting a garden in raised beds is an easy way to join the local food movement and grow your own food. Raised bed frames can be made of wood, masonry blocks or other building material.
H.O. Lund Entomology Club and students in a service-learning entomology class hosted the 2012 insect zoo on March 30, 2012. CAES News
UGA Insect Zoo Open House set in Athens 03/29/13
The University of Georgia Bug Dawgs of the UGA Entomology Department are hosting the 28th Annual Insect Zoo Open House on Friday, April 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the campus in Athens. The event is open to the public and will be held on D.W. Brooks Drive in front of the UGA Miller Plant Science building.
UGA Cooperative Extension Specialists helped the Atlanta History Center to create an 1860s farmstead in the heart of Atlanta. CAES News
UGA Extension helps reinvigorate the history of agriculture at the Atlanta History Center 03/29/13 Merritt Melancon
In the 1860s, farming was second nature to Georgians. The skills passed down from father to son and mother to daughter made life possible. But when the Atlanta History Center needed to learn a lifetime’s worth of historical farming skills to implement on the 1860s Smith Family Farm, they looked to the University of Georgia’s Cooperative Extension experts.
Beef cattle graze on a pasture on the Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center in Blairsville, Ga. CAES News
UGA sets annual beef cattle field day in Blairsville 03/28/13
Georgia cattle farmers will learn the latest research-based information at the annual University of Georgia Mountain Beef Cattle Field Day on April 17 in Blairsville, Ga.
Winter injury on boxwood turns leaves a brownish-red or bronze color. If your boxwood has winter injury, the leaves should be green by the summer. CAES News
Reddish-brown boxwood leaves likely caused by winter 03/28/13 Paul Pugliese
If the leaves of the boxwoods in your landscape are turning reddish-brown, your plant is likely suffering from winter injury.