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What may look like an ordinary live Christmas tree to many people can turn into a sneezing fest for allergy sufferers. And with their dust and mold, fake trees can be just as bad. CAES News
Georgia Christmas trees
Georgia Christmas tree growers are producing fewer trees but earning more for them.
Glen Harris, a soils and fertility agronomist with the University of Georgia, examines corn on the UGA Tifton Campus. CAES News
Nitrogen Applications
Corn and cotton share an essential attribute: They need just the right amount of nitrogen to generate high yields.
The Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest was held March 21-22 at the Georgia Freight Depot. CAES News
Flavor of Georgia 2014
Organizers of the 2014 Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest are looking for great jams, confections, barbecue sauces, cheeses, popsicles, granolas, soups and any other food products that are exceptionally edible.
The 2014 Georgia Ag Forecast seminar series will be held Jan. 24-31 in Macon, Athens, Lyons, Tifton, Bainbridge and Cartersville. Registration for the series is open at www.georgiaagforecast.com . CAES News
Ag Forecast 2014
Agriculture—the biggest industry in Georgia—has an impact that is felt throughout the state’s economy. In January, University of Georgia economists will break down the complicated web of factors that impact the state’s agriculture and give farmers and business leaders a preview of the 2014 growing season.
Sod harvesting equipment CAES News
EDGE Expo
The Georgia Urban Ag Council will host the third annual EDGE Expo for landscape professionals on Dec. 11-12 at the Gwinnett Civic and Cultural Center in Duluth, Ga.
There were almost 800,000 acres of peanuts grown in Georgia in 2015. CAES News
Peanut Production
Georgia’s peanut production may not rival last season’s record-setting year, but it’s still been a productive season for the state’s third-ranked agricultural commodity.
This year's featured artist at Art at the Rock will be Dan Garcia of Hampton, Ga. His painting won best of show in the 2012 Art at the Rock artists' competition. A self-taught artist, Garcia became interested in painting as a young man after seeing paintings by wildlife artists like Maynard Reese and Robert Bateman. CAES News
Art at the Rock
Fine artists working in paint, clay, glass, metal, fiber and other media will converge on Rock Eagle 4-H Center near Eatonton, Ga., Nov. 23-24 for the fifth annual Art at the Rock. The juried art show and craft market attract more than 75 artists and a thousand visitors each year.
U.S. currency and credit cards. CAES News
Small Business Help
Aspiring home business owners across the state can now receive free training through workshops offered by the University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences extension agents.
The Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) will offer four training and community education initiatives through this year's grant award. CAES News
UGA Traffic Injury Prevention
The University of Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute has been awarded a $640,000 grant from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to continue its statewide education programs in the areas of child passenger safety, parent and teen driving safety and senior driver education.