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Georgia saw a slightly drier than average September, but the state did see plenty of rain at the beginning of the month when the remnants of Hurricane Isaac blew through. CAES News
September climate summary 10/03/12 Merritt Melancon
Georgia made it through September without much dramatic weather. Temperatures across the state were normal, but rainfall was light. The areas that received the most rainfall were affected by the remains of Hurricane Isaac in the first week of September.
WInners of UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences' 2012 DW Brooks Awards include, front row from left, Monique Leclerc, 4-H Vista volunteer Capri Martinez Leticia Sonon and, back row from left, Unnessee Hargett, Albert Culbreath Jeff Buckley, Brian Tankersley, Pam Brown, Robert Kemerait, 4-H Vista volunteer Dominique Butts and Donna Tucker. Agricultural and Applied Economics professor James Epperson and Animal and Dairy Science Meat Lab Manager Ryan Crowe also took home awards, but were not present for the photo. CAES News
D.W. Brooks Award winners 10/02/12 Merritt Melancon
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has recognized staff and faculty who demonstrated excellence in the college’s teaching, research and Extension missions with the annual D.W. Brooks awards and lecture series.
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Art @ The Rock 09/27/12
The fourth annual Art at the Rock juried art show is set for Nov. 17 and 18, 2012 at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Ga. The show will open at 10 a.m. and close at 4 p.m. on Saturday and open at 11:30 a.m. and close at 4 p.m. on Sunday.
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Conservation class 09/27/12
A classroom and field workshop focusing on how to develop a conservation reserve program plan is set for Oct. 23, 2012 on the University of Georgia campus in Tifton, Ga. The class is part of the Conservation Reserve Program Readiness Initiative (CRPRI) and is co-sponsored by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Moss and lichens grow on the base of a redbud tree on the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
Shrub and tree health 09/26/12 Frank M. Watson
Sometimes what looks like s serious problem for a plant’s health is not. Other times a little leaf discoloration could be a sign of major problems.
Animal waste specialist Melony Wilson with the UGA College of Agriculture and Environmental Science holds a pig at the UGA swine facility. Photo taken Tuesday, May, 19, 2009, in Athens, Ga. CAES News
Preventing flu at the fair 09/25/12 Merritt Melancon
As Georgia’s fair season cranks into high gear, people will be in closer proximity to livestock — increasing their chances of contracting the zoonotic swine flu H3N2v.
Dr. Wernher von Braun stands in front of a Saturn IB launch vehicle at Kennedy Space Flight Center. He led a team of German rocket scientists, called the Rocket Team, to the U.S., first to Fort Bliss/White Sands, later to the Army Ballistic Missile Agency at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. CAES News
To the moon and back 09/24/12 Steve L. Brown
I admit it. I grew up as a science nerd. My hometown was a big contradiction – a once sleepy Alabama town that suddenly found itself home to a major NASA installation. My hometown built the rocket that went to the moon.
A crowd browses the Trial Gardens at UGA at an industry open house earlier this summer. The gardens are expected to be in full bloom for the public open house on July 9. CAES News
2012 Evening in the Garden 09/20/12
After working in the blazing sun all day in the garden, there is nothing better than enjoying the fruits (or flowers) of your labor in the evening, glass of wine in hand.
Endless summer hydrangea CAES News
Blue, pink or lavender? 09/20/12 Tripp Williams
Color variation in hydrangeas is due to the presence or absence of aluminum compounds in the flowers. If aluminum is present, the color is blue. If it is present in small quantities, the color is variable between pink and blue. If aluminum is absent, the flowers are pink.