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UGA Organic Class composting pile. CAES News
Mulch veggie plants 05/13/13 Stacey D. Gregory
Adding mulch around vegetable plants like peppers, tomatoes, squash and eggplant can mean extra veggies at harvest time. Mulching prevents the loss of moisture from the soil, suppresses weed growth, cools the soil and keeps vegetables off the ground.
Third graders participate in the recycling relay race during Agriculture and Environmental Awareness Day at the UGA-Tifton Campus. CAES News
Ag Awareness 05/10/13 Clint Thompson
Area third graders got a chance to get outside and explore Thursday morning on the Tifton campus of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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.
Members of Brian Schwartz's turfgrass team plant a bermudagrass variety trial by hand in 2012. CAES News
Annual turfgrass conference 04/24/13 Clint Thompson
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has laid the framework for its annual turfgrass conference.
A pair of hummingbirds fly around a feeder at a North Georgia home. CAES News
Bird habitats 04/15/13 Frank M. Watson
Birds can be an important aspect of a backyard environment. The selection of food-producing trees and shrubs can ensure the presence of birds year-round. To attract and maintain a bird population, a habitat should provide food, cover, nesting areas and water.
University of Georgia peanut agronomist John Beasley examines soil temperature at one of his field plots. CAES News
Chilly temps can doom peanuts 04/10/13 Clint Thompson
Knowing when to plant may be one of the most important parts of successful peanut farming.
Onlookers watch as an Air Robot 100B, an unmanned device, is demonstrated Thursday afternoon at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center. The demonstration was part of a two-day AUVSI Atlanta Chapter Unmanned Systems in Agriculture Conference. The Air Robot 100B, which is equipped with a video camera, is controlled by David Price (with controller), a senior research technologist at Georgia Tech. It is is designed to aid the military, police or fire department, by reaching a certain height and looking down on something. CAES News
Agricultural technology 04/03/13 Clint Thompson
Remote-controlled helicopters, unmanned aircraft equipped with imaging sensors; welcome to the future of agriculture.
Georgia received more rain this February than during any February over the past 100 years. CAES News
Record-breaking rains 04/02/13 Pam Knox
Rainfall across Georgia in February set a new record with a statewide average of 9.92 inches, alleviating the state’s drought conditions and recharging soil moisture just in time for the 2013 planting season.
Pictured are peanuts being bred at a greenhouse on the Tifton Campus of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. CAES News
Genetics key in crop research 03/22/13 Clint Thompson
Between high volumes of irrigation and frequent pesticides use, farming peanuts can be a costly endeavor.