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University of Georgia research technician Rodney Connell prunes turfgrass samples in a greenhouse on the campus in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
Turf green-up in process, takes time 05/11/10 Clint Waltz, Mary Kay Woodworth
Homeowners and landscapers are beginning call their University of Georgia Cooperative Extension office with questions about warm-season turf lawns. Many are concerned that their lawn has been a victim of "winter kill" and they are looking for a solution to the problem.
UGA College of Agriculture and Environmental Science student Claire Stace, a poultry science major, holds a hissing cockroach. Original taken Tuesday, May, 19, 2009, in Athens, Ga. CAES News
Students to learn about creepy crawly insects at UGA Bug Camp 05/10/10 Andrea Gonzalez
Elementary and middle school students can spend a week studying insects through the University of Georgia Bug Camp.
Augusta, Columbus and Savannah all broke their all-time December precipitation records. CAES News
Georgia's April weather warmer than normal 05/06/10 Pam Knox
The combination of a cool March with a warm early April compressed Georgia’s pollen season, leading to higher-than-normal pollen counts across the state in April.
Local, state and national officials ceremonially broke ground May 3 at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus for the Agriculture Energy Innovation Center, which will be the centerpiece of an initiative to find ways to create energy-saving strategies or technologies that can be applied in a real-world way on a farm. CAES News
Ag energy research center breaks ground in Tifton 05/06/10 Brad Haire
Farmers want to do things efficiently. It makes sound business sense. Ground was ceremonially broken in Tifton, Ga., May 3 for a center to help them produce and use energy more efficiently on the farm.
Fawn with spots grazes on a landscape in North Georgia. CAES News
Use deer-tolerant plants in your home landscape to keep wildlife at bay 05/06/10 April Reese Sorrow
Spring is the perfect time to add new flowers and trees to your home landscape. However, deer may love the new addition as much as you do.
Dairy cow at the UGA training dairy in Athens, Ga. CAES News
Animal Science in Action event set 05/06/10
Animal Science in Action, a two-day event for rising high school juniors and seniors, has been set for June 1-2 on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga.
"Your Southern Garden" host Walter Reeves. CAES News
All about annuals on “Your Southern Garden” May 15 05/06/10
Annual beds, okra seed germination and smilax control headline “Your Southern Garden” with Walter Reeves May 15 at 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
A University of Georgia research technician holds a chicken at a poultry research facility on the main campus in Athens, Ga. CAES News
Avian Adventures camp set at UGA 05/06/10
Rising high school juniors and seniors, who happen to also be bird-lovers, can get a personal introduction to the world of avian science through a three-day camp at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga.
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Service aims to end persistent poverty in Georgia 05/06/10 J. Faith Peppers
According to 2008 census data, the latest national numbers available, 15 percent of Georgians live in poverty. The state ties Arizona for the 14th highest percentage of residents living in poverty in the U.S. In southwest Georgia, 39 of the regions 41 counties are considered persistently poor. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension will use an AmeriCorps VISTA grant to help the area’s impoverished residents get a hand up.