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Wild hog control 05/06/13
In some parts of Georgia, wild hogs are rooting their ways across farmland, leaving crop and field destruction in their path. To educate the public on the problem, the Wilkes County Cattlemen’s Association has set a public meeting for May 16 at 7 p.m. at the McGill-Woodruff Ag Center in Washington, Ga.
Titan, a newly released University of Georgia blueberry variety, produces much larger berries than traditional blueberry plants. CAES News
Big berries 05/06/13 Sharon Dowdy
When it comes to choosing fruit, most people reach for the biggest piece. Titan™, a new blueberry variety bred by a University of Georgia scientist, makes that an easy task. It produces berries two to four times the size of average blueberries.
Rainfall in April was near normal for most of Georgia. Drought conditions continued to shrink across the state during April due to the seasonal rainfall and cool spring temperatures; the only area of Georgia left in drought is a small sliver along southeast coast. CAES News
Drought almost gone 05/03/13 Pam Knox
Drought conditions continued to shrink across the state during April due to the seasonal rainfall and cool spring temperatures; the only area of Georgia left in drought is a small sliver along southeast coast.
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Peanut research 05/03/13 Clint Thompson
A $15 million grant from the U.S. Agency on International Development is giving a boost in funds to international peanut research at the University of Georgia.
A Baldree Traffic Simulator is demonstrated on turfgrass plots on the UGA-Tifton Campus during Wednesday's Southeastern Turfgrass Conference. CAES News
Turfgrass Conference 05/02/13 Clint Thompson
Turfgrass experts from across the Southeast were in Tifton on Tuesday for the 67th annual Southeastern Turfgrass Conference.
University of Georgia horticulturist Scott NeSmith (right) is shown receiving the 2013 Inventor's Award from UGA Vice President for Research David Lee. CAES News
UGA Inventor's Award 05/02/13 Sharon Dowdy
University of Georgia blueberry breeder Scott NeSmith has been awarded the university’s prestigious Inventor’s Award for 2013.
Glen Rains, co-director of AgrAbility, points to a fence-line feeder he and his team helped developed for a disabled farmer. CAES News
AgrAbility program 05/02/13 Clint Thompson
Richard Stanley’s work revolves around his livestock.
Workers at Bland Farms sort Vidalia onions. CAES News
Vidalia Seed Stems 05/02/13 Merritt Melancon
Georgia’s wildly fluctuating temperatures in the first four months of the year played havoc on the state’s signature onion crop.
Green beans grow up a trellis in a Spalding County, Ga., garden. CAES News
Small gardens 05/02/13 Frank M. Watson
Often people with limited or no acreage forgo planting a vegetable garden. This need not be the case, since many vegetable varieties can be planted in small spaces. Using proper cultural practices can also reduce the amount of space you need to grow your own vegetables.