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UGA Cooperative Extension tier map. 2011 CAES News
Extension services 11/04/10 J. Faith Peppers
In mid-October, administrators with University of Georgia Cooperative Extension announced a new system for delivering its educational programs. That new system uses set criteria to assign each of Georgia’s 159 counties to one of six service tiers. Each tier represents what kinds and levels of service counties will receive from UGA Extension.
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Fish pond workshop 11/04/10
An upcoming workshop from University of Georgia Cooperative Extension is designed specifically for fish pond and stock pond owners and managers.
Cotton is harvested in Colquitt County, Georgia. Cotton prices for the 2010 crop are around $1.20 per pound, the highest ever. The historic cotton prices aren't expected to last for next year's crop, but they are expected to be good for most Georgia-grown row crops. CAES News
High prices 10/28/10 Brad Haire
Cotton prices right now are the highest in history. Prices for other Georgia-grown row crops are riding high, too. And the ride could last well into next year, say University of Georgia farm economists.
A magnolia tree prepares to loose some leaves. CAES News
Evergreens shed, too 10/28/10 Paul Pugliese
Pine trees aren’t the only trees that shed needles. Evergreen trees have many needles that change color or turn brown in the fall. This often causes alarm to homeowners who don’t know evergreen trees drop needles.
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Energy in organics 10/28/10
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences recently received $45,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to address energy concerns in organic farming.
Dan MacLean demonstrates the easiest way to pick a pomegranate - with a pocketknife. CAES News
Georgia farmers getting taste for pomegranates 10/28/10 Stephanie Schupska
In southeast Georgia, an area of the state known for its blueberries, Brantley Morris of Morris Nursery in Alma, Ga., gets calls at least once a week from farmers who want to grow pomegranate trees.
Bacterial leaf scorch, caused by the bacterium Xyella fastidiosa, causes what looks like burns on the blueberry leaves. CAES News
Blueberry disease 10/21/10 April Reese Sorrow
Blueberries passed peaches as the state’s top moneymaking fruit a few years ago, worth more than $100 million on the farm annually. But new diseases threaten to hamper its rise, says a University of Georgia fruit specialist.
Base of oak tree with no turf growing underneath CAES News
Tree and turf relations 10/21/10 Timothy Daly
Leaves are falling. Temperatures are dropping. It’s a good time to add new trees to the landscape. Before putting shovel to dirt, make sure new trees won’t compete with the lawn for soil or moisture.
A visitor at the 33rd annual Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition Oct. 19 takes a putt at the University of Georgia building, where the university highlighted its world-famous turfgrass research program. Most southeastern golf courses and many football fields are planted in a turf developed by UGA. CAES News
Sunbelt Expo 2010 10/21/10 Brad Haire
The 33rd annual Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition kicked off Oct. 19 in Moultrie, Ga., where visitors could learn everything agriculture and a Georgia man walked away as the Southeast’s top farmer.
Africanized honeybees CAES News
Africanized honeybees confirmed in Georgia 10/21/10 Sharon Dowdy
Last week’s death of an elderly Dougherty County man has been attributed to Africanized honeybees. This fatality confirms the bees’ arrival in Georgia, according to the Georgia Department of Agriculture.