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Tom Rodgers is inducted into National 4-H Hall of Fame - 2011 CAES News
Rodgers named to National 4-H Hall of Fame 10/20/11 Sharon Dowdy
Athens, Ga., resident and longtime Georgia 4-H supporter Tom Rodgers was honored by the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents when it inducted him into the National 4-H Hall of Fame Oct. 7 at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Md.
There were almost 800,000 acres of peanuts grown in Georgia in 2015. CAES News
Georgia peanut farmers face volatile yields 10/20/11 Brad Haire
Georgia's peanut harvest is in top gear. Georgia growers planted the fewest acres of peanuts in recent history, and what they planted faced drought, diseases and damaging insects all growing season. Yields will be volatile, from zero in some fields to setting records in others.
Dole Foods partners with Georgia Lt. Governor and Georgia 4-H for salad bar contest for schools CAES News
Dole, Georgia Lt. Gov. and 4-H join forces to make school meals healthier 10/20/11 Sharon Dowdy
Three Georgia high schools will win salad bars for their cafeterias through the Raise the Salad Bar contest.
A young visitor to the UGA Pavilion at the 2011 Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Ga., Oct. 19 learns about giant cockroaches. CAES News
Weather dampens Sunbelt Expo 10/20/11 Brad Haire
Despite an uncomfortable mix of wet, cold and windy weather, North America’s premier farm show, the Sunbelt Ag Expo, marched on this week in Moultrie, Ga. More than 70,000 visitors perused the wears of 1,200 vendors, a North Carolina farmer was tapped as the Southeast’s top and land-grant universities brought their messages to the masses.
Mushrooms in Sarah Workman's hands. CAES News
Mushroom gardening class slated 10/19/11 Sharon Dowdy
If you love mushrooms, learn to grow them at home by attending the mushroom gardening class set for Saturday, Nov. 12 at the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, Ga.
Brown marmorated stink bug adults are 5/8 inch in length and are dark mottled brown. Antennas and exposed areas of the abdomen are banded. They were discovered in the U.S. in Allentown, Pa., in 2001. CAES News
New bug stinking up Georgia 10/19/11 April Reese Sorrow
More than 200 species of stink bugs call North America home. As many as 60 species live in Georgia. One more was recently discovered in southern South Carolina. The brown marmorated stink bug, or Halyomorpha halys, will likely soon invade Georgia, according to a University of Georgia entomologist.
Peanuts are dug in a field in Seminole County, Ga., Sept. 29, 2011. Prices for this year's crop, which is near half harvested, are running as high as $1,000 per ton. These are the highest prices since the end of the federal quota system in 2002, which regulated U.S. peanut supply each year. CAES News
Peanut farmers dig higher prices 10/13/11 Brad Haire
Harshly dry weather, fewer planted acres and good ol’ supply and demand have joined forces to bring peanut farmers the highest prices in two decades for their crop.
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Farm to Fork: Making the Connection 10/13/11 April Reese Sorrow
For people interested in starting a new food business, the University of Georgia will offer a two-day workshop in Tifton, Ga. Farm to Fork: Making the Connection will be held Nov. 1 and 2 at the National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory.
After just two days of developing in the egg, a chicken's heart beats. Like in human development, the heart is one of the first organs to develop in birds. It beats to circulate blood throughout the chicken's circulatory system so it can grow into a healthy bird. Wings and eyes are easily seen by day six. The chick is ready to hatch after 21 days. CAES News
Chickenology: What comes first? 10/12/11 April Reese Sorrow
After just two days of developing in the egg, a chicken’s heart beats. Students discovered the beating organ firsthand after cracking open eggs to learn about embryo development in “Chickenology,” a seminar course offered by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.