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A group of Japanese beetles eat crape myrtle leaves CAES News
Japanese beetles 05/15/13 Frank M. Watson
Adult Japanese beetles seldom become a problem when gardeners are following a regular spray schedule for the control of other insects. However, if you find yourself fighting Asian beetles, you can protect the foliage and fruit of most plants by spraying them with insecticides like sevin or malathion.
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.
Corn tassels stretch toward the sun in a Spalding County, Ga., garden. CAES News
Garden rows 05/13/13 Paul Pugliese
As a University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agent, I answer hundreds of gardening question. This week, a gardener wanted to know how far apart to space her garden rows. The short answer is: it depends.
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.
Theo Ramakers of the Charlie Elliott branch of the Atlanta Astronomy Club is shown with his CPC 925 telescope. CAES News
Sun gazing 05/09/13
Area stargazers are sure to enjoy the next Saturday at the Rock program where visitors will use special telescopes to gaze safely at the sun’s surface.
Basket of Spring Vegetables CAES News
Farm to Food Bank 05/08/13 Merritt Melancon
While the spring vegetable harvest is just getting under way, it won’t be too long before Georgia farmers are pulling truckloads of peppers and snap beans out of their fields. While most of that produce will end up in markets, there may be some weeks where farmers just have too much to sell.
UGA administrators renamed the lobby of the Rock Eagle Dinning Hall for former Rep. Bob Smith Smith during a ceremony April 23. State 4-H Leader Arch Smith, UGA Senior Vice-president for Finance and Administration Tim Burgess, Laura Shearron Smith, Rep. Bob Smith, UGA CAES Associate Dean for Extension Beverly Sparks and UGA President Michael Adams cut the ribbon on the newly named lobby. Smith advocated for the funding of the new dinning hall, which was completed in 2009, during his time in the legislature. CAES News
Rock Eagle recognition 05/07/13 Merritt Melancon
Before he was a state house representative or an Oconee County businessman, Bob Smith spent his summers at Rock Eagle 4-H Center.
Downforce is a planter setting that helps farmers plant seeds at the appropriate soil depth. CAES News
Technology aiding peanut farmers 05/07/13 Clint Thompson
Auto-steer technology is driving peanut farmers to higher crop yields and bigger profit margins.
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Wild hog control 05/06/13
In some parts of Georgia, wild hogs are rooting their ways across farmland, leaving crop and field destruction in their path. To educate the public on the problem, the Wilkes County Cattlemen’s Association has set a public meeting for May 16 at 7 p.m. at the McGill-Woodruff Ag Center in Washington, Ga.