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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
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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Fighting poverty
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.
From late March to mid-June the fluffy silvery-white seed heads of cogongrass wave like flags marking infestations in forests, along roadways and other places. During this time, no other grass in Georgia has that kind of seed head. CAES News
Invasive cogongrass
This spring marks the fifth year that the Georgia Cogongrass Task Force has been educating landowners and land managers about the risk cogongrass, a highly invasive Federal Noxious Weed, poses to our forests, roadsides, fields and natural areas across the state.
Pigs run around their pen during a press conference at the UGA Livestock Instructional Arena on May 4, 2010, in Athens, Ga. CAES News
Promising pigs
Two University of Georgia animal science researchers introduced to the world 13 pigs that may hold the key to new therapies to treat human diseases, including diabetes. Announced this week, the discovery marks the first time pluripotent stem cells, or cells that can turn into any type of cell in the body, have been created from adult livestock.
"Your Southern Garden" host Walter Reeves. CAES News
"Your Southern Garden"
Propagating plants from seed, identifying invasive vines and growing pretty peonies in the South will all be covered on “Your Southern Garden” with Walter Reeves May 8 at 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Steaks on the grill. CAES News
Grill Safety
Like your neighbors and friends and want to keep them happy? If so, when you invite them for a cook-out, you better make sure the food is safe. Bacteria can multiply quickly in warm, summer temperatures and can turn outdoor entertaining into a neighborhood nightmare.
Steaks on the grill. CAES News
Meat Prices
In the past two years, consumers have witnessed record-high and rock-bottom food prices. Now, along with the economy, prices are picking up. Increases in demand are driving consumer meat prices higher.
Japanese beetles dine on canna lily branches CAES News
Home landscapes = beetle buffet
Japanese beetles and other summer beetles will soon be busy chewing plants. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agents get the most calls about these destructive garden pests in June and July.
"Your Southern Garden" host Walter Reeves. CAES News
Properly propagate
Gardeners can learn to reproduce prized plants through propagation, identify irises and master mulch on “Your Southern Garden with Walter Reeves” May 1 at 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Georgia Public Broadcasting.