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Military teens from across the nation attend Teen Summit camp at Wahsega 4-H Center CAES News
Georgia 4-H camp hosts military kids from across the nation 07/21/11 Sharon Dowdy
Will Appl, 15, of Austin, Texas, was tired of spending his summer playing computer games. So he, along with 157 other kids from military families, signed up for a week of summer camp at Georgia’s Wahsega 4-H Camp in Dahlonega, Ga.
A group of Georgia 4-H'ers work together as a team during a Health Rocks! Program activity. CAES News
4-H to hold school bash July 30 07/21/11 April Reese Sorrow
The Georgia 4-H Health Rocks Back-to-School Bash with Radio Disney will be held at the Mall of Georgia Saturday, July 30 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Most Georgia farmers plant more than one crop during a season, usually managing a combination of peanuts, cotton, corn or soybeans. Across the board, they are looking at record or record-tying yields in 2009. CAES News
Georgia peanut acreage takes dive 07/21/11 Brad Haire
Peanut acreage in Georgia this year dropped to the lowest amount in three decades, a sharp decline for the country’s leading peanut-producing state. Farmers planted 480,000 acres of peanuts this spring, according to a recent survey from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
A viburnum plant showing leaf dieback from petioles. CAES News
Georgia trees threatened by disease 07/21/11 April Reese Sorrow
University scientists and forestry experts are using rhododendron leaves as bait to detect the presence of a disease that can kill Georgia’s historic oak trees.
Fresh brown eggs from chickens raised by a Pike County, Ga., farmer. CAES News
Pike Agribusiness Authority uses federal grant to help local farmers 07/14/11 Candace Pollock-Moore
An empty storefront on the market square in downtown Zebulon, Ga., is being eyed as the place where local agricultural crop diversity meets entrepreneurial product creativity.
In the spring, crape myrtles add color with flowers. In the fall, they add color with brightly colored leaves. CAES News
Prune crape myrtles again for another flower flush 07/14/11 William G. Tyson
Crape myrtles are true treasures in Georgia. They bloom all summer, their peeling bark is attractive, their fall color is stunning and they are tough enough to thrive almost anywhere they can get enough sun. And, they come in sizes to fit almost any spot in the landscape.
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June weather sets hot records in Georgia 07/14/11 Pam Knox
Very hot daytime temperatures and lack of rainfall led to strengthened drought across Georgia in June. Temperatures were at or near record levels for the month across the state.
Paterson receives award CAES News
UGA researcher wins Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation Agriscience Award 07/14/11 Sharon Dowdy
University of Georgia Distinguished Research Professor Andrew Paterson has been awarded the 2011 Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation Agriscience Award.
J. Scott Angle, dean and director, UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. CAES News
Dogging drought, protecting water supplies 07/13/11 J. Scott Angle
After breathing a sigh of relief for the past few years, many Georgians are once again facing extreme drought conditions, which threaten to intensify during the summer.