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The Great Southland Stampede Rodeo runs April 18-20 in Athens. The 2013 rodeo features a whole host of new children's activities. CAES News
Rodeo time: UGA students bring three nights of steer roping and bull riding to Athens
The University of Georgia’s Block and Bridle Club is gearing up for the 39th annual Great Southland Stampede Rodeo, which will roll into Athens April 18-20 at the UGA Livestock Instructional Arena, 2600 South Milledge Ave.
University of Georgia peanut agronomist John Beasley examines soil temperature at one of his field plots. CAES News
Optimal planting time key in peanut farming success
Knowing when to plant may be one of the most important parts of successful peanut farming.
Farm Superintendent Eric Elsner leads a tour of the J. Campbell Research and Education Center in Watkinsville this March. CAES News
UGA Extension uses J. Campbell Center for sustainable growing education
Researchers looking for more sustainable ways to feed the world often find that they have to reach beyond their specific academic disciplines to the find answers. At the University of Georgia, scientists are now using the J. Phil Campbell Sr. Natural Resource Conservation Center to conduct these studies.
Mosquito cage in Mark Brown's mosquito endocrinology lab on the UGA Athens campus. CAES News
UGA class will update professionals on mosquito control
The University of Georgia will offer a mosquito control update and recertification class on Tuesday, April 23 on the campus in Griffin, Ga.
Large patch in centipedegrass CAES News
Be patient and wait for centipedegrass to green-up on its own
Spring has arrived and plants are beginning to break dormancy, but your lawn may not be lush and green yet. Do not be impatient with your centipedegrass lawn and rush it to green-up.
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
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
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
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
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.