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Theo Ramakers of the Charlie Elliott branch of the Atlanta Astronomy Club is shown with his CPC 925 telescope. CAES News
Sun gazing 05/09/13
Area stargazers are sure to enjoy the next Saturday at the Rock program where visitors will use special telescopes to gaze safely at the sun’s surface.
Basket of Spring Vegetables CAES News
Farm to Food Bank 05/08/13 Merritt Melancon
While the spring vegetable harvest is just getting under way, it won’t be too long before Georgia farmers are pulling truckloads of peppers and snap beans out of their fields. While most of that produce will end up in markets, there may be some weeks where farmers just have too much to sell.
UGA administrators renamed the lobby of the Rock Eagle Dinning Hall for former Rep. Bob Smith Smith during a ceremony April 23. State 4-H Leader Arch Smith, UGA Senior Vice-president for Finance and Administration Tim Burgess, Laura Shearron Smith, Rep. Bob Smith, UGA CAES Associate Dean for Extension Beverly Sparks and UGA President Michael Adams cut the ribbon on the newly named lobby. Smith advocated for the funding of the new dinning hall, which was completed in 2009, during his time in the legislature. CAES News
Rock Eagle recognition 05/07/13 Merritt Melancon
Before he was a state house representative or an Oconee County businessman, Bob Smith spent his summers at Rock Eagle 4-H Center.
Downforce is a planter setting that helps farmers plant seeds at the appropriate soil depth. CAES News
Technology aiding peanut farmers 05/07/13 Clint Thompson
Auto-steer technology is driving peanut farmers to higher crop yields and bigger profit margins.
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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.