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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.
Farm Superintendent Eric Elsner leads a tour of the J. Campbell Research and Education Center in Watkinsville this March. CAES News
J. Campbell Research and Education Center 04/10/13 Merritt Melancon
Researchers looking for more sustainable ways to feed the world often find that they have to reach beyond their specific academic disciplines to the find answers. At the University of Georgia, scientists are now using the J. Phil Campbell Sr. Natural Resource Conservation Center to conduct these studies.
Mosquito cage in Mark Brown's mosquito endocrinology lab on the UGA Athens campus. CAES News
Mosquito control class 04/08/13
The University of Georgia will offer a mosquito control update and recertification class on Tuesday, April 23 on the campus in Griffin, Ga.
Large patch in centipedegrass CAES News
Centipedegrass green-up 04/05/13 William G. Tyson
Spring has arrived and plants are beginning to break dormancy, but your lawn may not be lush and green yet. Do not be impatient with your centipedegrass lawn and rush it to green-up.
UGA geneticist Katrien Devos and her Ph.D. student Rajiv K. Parvathaneni identified the gene in dwarf pearl millet that leads to its short stature. It's the first gene identified with a specific trait in the drought-hardy grain. CAES News
Dwarf millet discovery 04/03/13 Merritt Melancon
Recently, plant geneticists at the University of Georgia successfully isolated the gene that creates dwarfed varieties of pearl millet. It is the first time a gene controlling an important agronomic trait has been isolated in the pearl millet genome. Their work appeared in the March edition of the journal G3: Genes, Genomics, Genetics.
As of Aug. 1, Professor Jeffrey Dorfman is serving as the state fiscal economist of Georgia. CAES News
Agricultural Economics 04/03/13 Merritt Melancon
University of Georgia economist Jeffrey Dorfman was recently named a fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, the top professional association for agricultural and natural resource economists.
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.
A group of Georgia Extension Master Gardener Volunteers learn to build a raised bed at a University of Georgia class in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
Raised beds 04/01/13 Sharon Dowdy
Planting a garden in raised beds is an easy way to join the local food movement and grow your own food. Raised bed frames can be made of wood, masonry blocks or other building material.