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Zero Weight Gain Challenge 11/20/14
The average American gains about one pound during the holiday season. It doesn’t sound like much, but over the years those single pounds start to add up.
The Walk Georgia logo was introduced in 2014. CAES News
Walk Georgia Holidays 11/20/14 Bridget Marie Thompson

You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I’m telling you why: some extra pounds are coming to town — only if you allow it. No one wants to be a Scrooge, and part of the joy of the holidays revolves around food. So how are we supposed to stay extra jolly and not gain extra jiggle?

Leyland Cypress trees growing on a Christmas Tree Farm in Nicholson, GA. 7 G's Tree Farm. 11-11-09 CAES News
Christmas Trees 11/20/14 Maggie Dudacek
For more than 500 years, people have brought trees into their homes to decorate for the holiday season. While some families choose artificial and pre-lit trees, plenty of people still want the real thing.
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Managing Holiday Stress 11/19/14 Cal Powell

Traveling for the holidays, especially when small children and in-laws are involved, can add stress to an already hectic time for some couples.

Nature hikes are an excellent choice for group exercise CAES News
Holiday Excercise 11/19/14 Maggie Dudacek

Don’t let traveling to visit family and friends during the holiday season interrupt your exercise routine. There are plenty of ways to stay active, even if you’re away from your usual gym, walking path or workout buddies.

Rows of forage sorghum regrowth after the first cutting. CAES News
Forage Sorghum 11/19/14 Clint Thompson

University of Georgia researchers are researching drought-tolerant, alternative forages for the state’s dairy producers to help safeguard their feed supply and save money.

A new app has been developed to better treat and manage stink bugs in cotton. CAES News
Stink Bug App 11/19/14 Clint Thompson

A new app, developed for smartphones and tablets by researchers and Extension personnel with University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, allows farmers and scouts to save time and money by finding and using the most effective treatments available for stink bugs.

Lettuce, a high-value cash crop, was among the highest yielding crops in a University of Georgia organic trial incorporating cover crops into a high-intensive crop rotation model at a UGA farm in Watkinsville, GA. The crop yielded a net return of over $9,000 per acre over the three-year study period. CAES News
Cover crops + organics 11/13/14 Candace Pollock-Moore
Organic vegetable farmers in the Southeast now have a successful model for planting summer cover crops with high-value, cool-season crops, thanks to a University of Georgia study. The two models use a series of crop rotations to increase yields, control insects and diseases, improve crop quality and build soil biomass.
Satsuma oranges are grown predominantly in Alabama, Louisiana and California. CAES News
Southeastern Citrus Expo 11/12/14 Clint Thompson
The Southeastern Citrus Expo will be held on the University of Georgia Tifton Campus this Saturday, Nov. 15, beginning at 9 a.m.
This picture shows tomato spotted wilt virus damage in peanuts in 2011. CAES News
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus 11/12/14 Clint Thompson
A University of Georgia Extension plant pathologist is urging Georgia peanut farmers to plant a month earlier next year to keep the threat of tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) at bay.