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Georgia Ag Hall of Fame 2014 inductees - Herb Bennett (left) and Ben Copeland. CAES News
Georgia Ag Hall of Fame 08/14/14 Sharon Dowdy
Herb Bennett and Ben Copeland, two pioneers in Georgia agriculture, will be inducted into the Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame during a ceremony set for Sept. 19 at the Classic Center in Athens. The hall of fame is a program of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Sha Tao stands at the dairy on the UGA Tifton Campus. CAES News
Dairy Production 08/07/14 Clint Thompson
Georgia’s hot and humid climate presents challenges for the state’s dairy farmers. A newly hired University of Georgia scientist hopes to find some solutions.
Putnam County Extension Coordinator Keith Fielder inspects a jar of honey. A Georgia Master Beekeeper, Fielder will lead a basic beekeeping class Aug. 7 in Madison. CAES News
Basic Beekeeping 07/17/14
A beginner’s beekeeping class will be presented at the University of Georgia Extension Office in Morgan County on Aug. 7. The class will meet from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Morgan County Extension Office at 440 Hancock St. in Madison. There is no charge for attendance thanks to a sponsorship by the Sumner Agency of Tifton.
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences mascot Caesar and a horse. CAES News
Horse Seminar 07/17/14
Horse owners will get the latest research-based information on how to care for their animals at the University of Georgia 2014 Horse Owner’s Seminar and Trade Show set for Aug. 9 at the UGA Livestock Arena in Athens.
While bee populations have been declining for the past several decades, urban beekeeping and public awareness of pollinators are on the rise. CAES News
Pollinator Protection 06/19/14 Merritt Melancon
News of the startling decline in bee and pollinator populations covers newspapers and gardening magazines, but they often don’t offer much advice on how people can reverse this trend. Stop using pesticides around the home and garden? Install beehives where the swing set used to be?
Photos of goats cleaning up the banks of Tanyard Creek near Baxter Street in Athens. Students from the UGA College of Environment and Design installed the goats as part of service-learning project. CAES News
Atlanta Goat Course 05/21/14 Merritt Melancon
University of Georgia Extension agents of Fulton County will host a six-week Master Goat Farmer Certification course Aug. 5 through Sept. 13.
University of Georgia students in the most recent "Chicken Que: Science Behind the Grill" class learn how to correctly cut fresh chicken. CAES News
Chicken 101 05/08/14 April Bailey
First-year students at the University of Georgia are learning about chicken by learning everything from where it comes from and how it is processed, down to what impacts it’s tenderness and how to make it tasty.
University of Georgia scientist Walid Alali was presented the university's 2014 Creative Research Medal based on his research on salmonella in the poultry industry. Alali is a food scientist with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. He is shown (right) receiving the honor from UGA Vice President for Research David Lee. CAES News
Creative Research Medal 04/25/14 Sharon Dowdy
Walid Alali, a scientist with the University of Georgia Griffin Campus, has received the University of Georgia Creative Research Medal — an award presented to faculty who have conducted outstanding research within the past five years on a single topic.
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Winter Cover Crop Study 04/03/14 Candace Pollock-Moore
Wayne County farmer Jonny Harris noticed long ago that feeding winter cover crops to his cattle improves their diet, his fields and his bottom line. He wanted to show other southeastern Georgia farmers they can reap the same benefits, but he knew he needed more evidence than decades of personal experience.