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Lamiums reach a height of 8 to 12 inches with a spread of 24 inches, making them a perfect spiller plant in mixed containers. CAES News
Use deadnettle to liven up cool spring containers 01/04/17 Norman Winter
January is typically a self-induced holding pattern when it comes to gardening. But if you find that you failed to get cool-season containers planted, then take advantage of fresh shipments of pansies, violas, petunias, dianthus and all the other component plants, like lamiums, as they arrive at your garden center.
The 43rd annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference will be held at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia, on Thursday, January 17, 2019. CAES News
UGA Tifton set to host annual Peanut Farm Show 01/04/17 Kyle Dawson
The Georgia Peanut Farm Show is set for Thursday, Jan. 19, at 8:30 a.m. at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia.
It took author Ina Cook Hopkins more than nine years to compile data, interview key players, write the text and work with designer Carol Williamson to complete a history book about Rock Eagle 4-H Center. A former Walton County 4-H'er, Hopkins refers to the book as her last 4-H record book and a “tangible way to give back to the organization that means so much” to her. She is pictured (seated) with the book's designer, Carol Williamson (standing left), and Georgia 4-H State Leader Arch Smith. CAES News
History of Rock Eagle 4-H Center chronicled in new book 01/04/17 Sharon Dowdy
A newly published history of Rock Eagle 4-H Center, “Rock Eagle: Centerpiece of Georgia 4-H,” details how the camp grew into a place where millions of past Georgia 4-H’ers and unknown numbers of future 4-H members create lifelong memories.
Due to last year's rainy summer and this winter's frigid temperatures, beef cattle around the state have struggled to maintain good health. CAES News
GrassMasters course aims to improve forage production across northeast Georgia 01/04/17 Merritt Melancon
Facing severe drought and hay shortages, northeast Georgia cattle farmers were as eager as anyone to see 2016 in the rearview mirror.
University of Georgia Extension specialists say rinse fruits and vegetables well in running water that is safe for drinking before using them. Fruits and vegetables with firm skins or hard rinds can be washed by scrubbing with a clean vegetable brush under running water. CAES News
Five tips for a healthier you in the new year 01/03/17 Ali Berg
The calendar has rolled over, so what better time than the present to start setting some new nutrition goals for 2017?
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UGA Extension helps two Georgia counties secure funding to fight obesity 12/30/16 Kyle Dawson
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension has been instrumental in helping two Georgia counties secure funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to combat obesity.
A medicine cabinet filled with medicine and personal hygiene items. CAES News
Ring in the new year with a less cluttered, more organized home 12/29/16 Keishon Thomas
January signals the beginning of a new year and provides a natural opportunity to accomplish several crucial organizational tasks. Eliminate clutter in your home by discarding or donating unused items.
Bright Lights Swiss chard is like a beet without a bottom. CAES News
Swiss chard: highly ornamental and wonderfully edible 12/29/16 Norman Winter
There's a lot to love about Swiss chard. It is highly ornamental and wonderfully edible.
Katrien Devos, a molecular geneticist at the University of Georgia, received at $1.8 million grant from National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2016 to help lay the groundwork to make finger millet more productive and disease resistant. CAES News
UGA plant breeder working to unlock the genetics of finger millet – the orphan crop that feeds millions 12/28/16 Merritt Melancon
Relatively unknown outside of health food stores in the United States, millet has served as a staple food for families in Eastern Africa and Asia for thousands of years.

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