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Beehive at Rock Eagle 4-H Center CAES News
Visit Rock Eagle 4-H Center and learn about honeybees 05/09/12
Did you know that a hive of honeybees have to visit 2 million flowers to make one pound of honey? Spend Saturday, May 19, at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Ga., and explore the fascinating life of this incredible insect.
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UGA Griffin Campus to host Farm to Fork food business workshop 05/08/12
Those who are ready to take their “famous” barbecue sauce recipes or farm stand cheeses to the next level should make plans to attend the next Farm to Fork workshop, May 22-23 at the University of Georgia Campus in Griffin.
A carpenter bee prepares to build its nests in a tree. CAES News
Carpenter bees are drilling away at wooden structures 05/08/12 William G. Tyson
Tiny piles of sawdust found in random spots are likely caused by large wood-drilling insects called carpenter bees.
UGA CAES horticulturist Allan Armitage CAES News
Allan Armitage recognized for a career full of contributions to horticulture 05/04/12 Merritt Melancon
The American Horticultural Society has awarded University of Georgia horticulturalist Allan Armitage with the society’s most-prestigious honor, the Liberty Hyde Bailey Award.
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April 2012 was warmer and dryer than normal 05/04/12 Pam Knox
April continued the trend of warmer than normal months across the region. Temperatures continued to be 2 to 4 degrees above normal. Rainfall was scarce across most of the state, leading to increases in drought conditions across all but the far northwest corner of Georgia.
Gentiana clusii growing at Devonian Botanical Garden CAES News
UGA horticulturist to present virtual tour of Canadian gardens 05/03/12
University of Georgia horticulturist Allan Armitage will speak about the gardens of Western Canada on May 15 at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia.
Fire ants scurry along a piece of wood CAES News
Keep fire ants away from compost piles, vegetable gardens 05/03/12 Paul Pugliese
Vegetable gardens and compost piles are usually located in the sunniest part of the landscape. Unfortunately, fire ants like sunshine, too. They often invade compost piles and vegetable gardens seeking food, warmth and moisture.
Facelis (Facelis retusa) or annual trampweed CAES News
Weed covers turfgrass with snowy appearance 05/03/12 Frank M. Watson
Numerous lawns in Georgia are turning white. From a distance, it may look like snow in May or cotton left over from last fall. The "cottony" appearance is actually caused by a weed named facelis.
Erico Rolim de Mattos in his lab at the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. CAES News
CAES Agronomist studying vertical farming concepts 04/30/12 James Hataway
University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental doctoral student Erico Rolim de Mattos envisions a world where exploding human populations, global climate change and land overdevelopment has rendered mankind incapable of producing enough food to sustain humanity. This scenario is a very real possibility, and it has captured the minds of specialists from organizations like NASA and the United Nations.