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Fuel leaks 02/06/13 Frank M. Watson
A small gasoline leak from a fuel storage tank can often go unnoticed. But even one drop per second could result in the release of about 400 gallons of gasoline in one year. Not only does this cause an economic loss, but it also causes environmental and health problems.
A rain barrel in a community garden on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga. CAES News
Garden resolutions 02/06/13 Mary Carol Sheffield
Every year I make a short list of resolutions for the new year, and I’m sure many of you do, too. Usually, it revolves around longer, more frequent workouts and fewer tempting desserts, but this year, as a University of Georgia county agent, I thought I would focus my resolutions on my yard and garden.
Peanuts are dug in a field in Seminole County, Ga., Sept. 29, 2011. Prices for this year's crop, which is near half harvested, are running as high as $1,000 per ton. These are the highest prices since the end of the federal quota system in 2002, which regulated U.S. peanut supply each year. CAES News
Too many peanuts 01/31/13 Sharon Dowdy, Nathan B. Smith
Due to last year’s record-breaking peanut harvest and the current surplus supply of peanuts, Georgia peanut farmers will likely decrease the number of acres they plant this year.
The 2013 Ag to Port Ag Forecast will focus on Georgia's agricultural exports. CAES News
Ag Forecast 2013 01/31/13 Merritt Melancon
Georgia is already one of the world’s top exporters of poultry, timber and nuts, like pecans and peanuts. As Georgia farmers move into the international market, global demand, supply and weather patterns have more of an effect on the way they do business.
Chatham County 4-H'ers film video public service announcement. CAES News
E. coli education 01/31/13 Capri Martinez

When 16 Chatham County 4-H’ers noticed an outbreak of E. coli cases in their community, they immediately sprung into action. Their 4-H club partnered with the Chatham County Metropolitan Planning Commission, Savannah's Environmental Planning Department, the Department of Community Affairs and local elected officials to organize and implement a program addressing E. coli in the county's waterways.

Food hubs aggregate produce from small farmers to meet larger produce orders, like those placed by schools, retailers and restaurants. CAES News
Food hub survey 01/31/13 Merritt Melancon
Some Georgia farmers are looking to food hubs as a way to better market their produce and make the process of getting their produce to market more efficiently.
University of Georgia students and staff and other volunteers learn how to plant onions at a farm in Winterville, Ga., in 2009. CAES News
UGA at Georgia Organics 01/31/13 Merritt Melancon
Sustainable agriculture experts and Extension specialists from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will be offering several workshops and classes at the 2013 Georgia Organics Conference.
Jean Williams-Woodward, UGA plant pathologist, examines rhododendron for signs of plant disease in greenhouse, especially sudden oak death, Athens, October 27, 2009. CAES News
Winter diseases 01/24/13 Sharon Dowdy
To help keep diseases out of your winter annual flowerbeds, University of Georgia plant pathologist Jean Williams-Woodward recommends starting with disease-resistant plants.
Chuck Bargeron - associate director, UGA Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health CAES News
Bargeron selected 01/24/13 Sharon Dowdy
University of Georgia public service assistant Chuck Bargeron has been named to the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC) for the National Invasive Species Council (NISC).