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Radishes are one of the easier vegetables to grow for beginning gardeners. CAES News
Top five easiest plants Posted on 02/24/11 by Jamie Woodhead
The possibilities for a new garden can seem endless, but choosing what to grow can make all the difference, especially for beginner gardeners.
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Cold crops Posted on 12/16/10 by Brad Haire
In recent weeks, bitter cold fronts have blasted the Deep South, wreaking havoc on home water pipes and icing roads. But for Georgia crops, the weather isn’t so bad, at least for now.
Farm workers load trays filled with vegetable transplants onto a truck at a greenhouse in Tifton, Ga. CAES News
Agribusiness degree Posted on 11/16/10 by Jessica Michelle Green
The new agribusiness major focuses on the “money side” of agriculture, giving students a head start on the diverse management, marketing and financial strategies associated with agriculture, the state’s No. 1 industry.
A vegetable field in Tift County is fumigated in preparation for planting. CAES News
Fumigation workshops Posted on 10/14/10 by Brad Haire
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new regulations for on-farm soil fumigation.
Most Georgia farmers plant more than one crop during a season, usually managing a combination of peanuts, cotton, corn or soybeans. Across the board, they are looking at record or record-tying yields in 2009. CAES News
Georgia crop report Posted on 10/14/10 by April Reese Sorrow
Mother Nature blessed Georgia row-crop farmers in 2009 with perfect weather, which helped bring record-setting results. This year, however, she wasn’t as cooperative and sent the hottest April through September on record – the kind of weather that can hurt.
‘Orange Bulldog’ is an improved pumpkin variety developed by UGA scientists from germplasm collected in the jungles of South America. It has greater levels of resistance to viruses than conventional pumpkins. ‘Orange Bulldog’ made its debut in 2004 and has consistently produced yields of 13,000 to 20,000 pounds per acre in north and south Georgia. CAES News
How to pick the perfect pumpkin Posted on 10/07/10 by Paul Pugliese
One of the surest signs that fall is upon us is the appearance of pumpkins for sale along roadsides. If the pumpkins are ready for harvest, frost can't be far behind.
Tobacco farmer Fred Wetherington checks the moisture level of tobacco in his barn in Valdosta, Ga. CAES News
Viral villains Posted on 09/16/10 by Brad Haire
If a disease outbreak in a field could be considered a crime scene, then the “CSI” lab for such viral suspects is on the University of Georgia campus in Tifton, Ga., where samples collected from the scene are sent and tested. The culprits are always identified.
Students share food harvested from the UGArden. CAES News
UGA garden Posted on 08/26/10 by Sarah Lewis, Jamie Woodhead
Eating locally grown food is now easier than ever for students at the University of Georgia. With the new campus community garden, students can harvest their own vegetables while learning gardening techniques.
Produce on sale at the 2010 Athens Farmers Market. CAES News
Locally grown Posted on 07/22/10 by April Reese Sorrow
Matthew Roher, chef and owner of Cha Bella restaurant in Savannah, says local is better, and he wants to connect Georgians to local producers of fine food.