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Need to identify a python? There's an “app” for that 09/09/10 Erin Griffin
From Burmese pythons to Nile monitors, exotic reptiles are a growing problem in Florida, where they destroy fragile ecosystems. A University of Georgia center in Tifton, Ga., recently developed an iPhone application for a fast, accurate way to identify the invasive animals.
Butterfly Weed is a native herbaceous perennial that attracts butterflies like magnets with its florescent orange blooms. CAES News
Best tropical plants covered at Atlanta seminar 09/09/10
University of Georgia horticulturist Bodi Pennisi will discuss the best annual and tropical plants for Georgia home and professional landscapes at the Sept. 21 meeting of the Georgia Perennial Plant Association.
Collard greens grow in a garden in Butts Co., Ga. CAES News
Hall County to host fall garden expo 09/09/10
The seventh annual Hall County Master Gardeners’ Fall Garden Expo is set for Sept. 24–25.
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Walk Georgia online exercise program kicks off for fall 09/09/10 Sarah Lewis
It’s time to pull out those walking shoes and get steppin’, Georgia. The annual eight-week program, Walk Georgia, began Sept. 5, and registration continues through Sept. 14.
Fall armyworm on a blade of grass CAES News
Armyworms march across Georgia lawns 09/02/10 William G. Hudson
Almost every year in late summer, caterpillars invade turfgrass across Georgia. Damage to established turf is mostly aesthetic, but newly planted sod or sprigged areas can be severely damaged or even killed.
Rocky Mount's Tyler Romeu (left) and Jonathan Miller (right) show the contents of their net to instructor Chris Edmonds (far left) during lake ecology class while on an environmental education field trip at Rock Eagle 4-H center in Eatonton, Tuesday, May 3, 2005. CAES News
4-H: Not just camp and club meetings 09/02/10 Sharon Dowdy
For many, the words “Georgia 4-H” bring to mind club meetings and trips to Rock Eagle, the mountains or the beach for camp. But it’s much more, says a Georgia 4-H program expert.
Bright sunshine. CAES News
Georgia summer sets record 09/02/10 Pam Knox
Georgia summers are notoriously hot. But this summer has been a record-setter, with August capping a string of months with temperatures significantly above average.
Dr. Jean Kinsey, University of Minnesota CAES News
D.W. Brooks lecturer to focus on global food systems 09/02/10 Stephanie Schupska
For more than 25 years, the University of Minnesota’s Jean Kinsey has studied the issues of getting food to hungry people – and the economics, policies and opportunities involved.
Produce on sale at the 2010 Athens Farmers Market. CAES News
Direct-marketing local food course Nov. 8 in Macon 08/31/10 April Reese Sorrow
Interest in local food is increasing. But producers lack a distribution system for moving the food and are uncertain about regulations that affect local-food production. A class in Macon, Ga., Nov. 8 will help them figure it all out.