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Franklin West is an assistant research scientist with the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. CAES News
Top scholar 01/12/12 J. Faith Peppers
Franklin West, a University of Georgia assistant professor of animal and dairy science in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, has been named one of the nation’s top scholars under 40 by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine.
U.S. currency and credit cards. CAES News
Money resolutions 01/05/12 Michael Rupured
Holiday spending excesses lead many people to resolve to handle money differently in the coming year. All too often, budgeting resolutions fall by the wayside before Groundhog Day. When curbing excess spending sounds like a painful exercise in self-denial, is it any wonder so many people fail to keep budgeting resolutions?
Mistletoe grows on a pear tree in Butts County, Ga. CAES News
Mistletoe = parasite 01/05/12 Paul Pugliese
Mistletoe is often used postmortem to lure unsuspecting sweethearts to a Christmastime kiss. For the other 364 days of the year, it is actually considered an infectious parasite that kills trees.
The 2012 Ag Forecast series will be held 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 23 in Macon, Jan. 24 in Tifton, Jan. 25 in Statesboro, Jan. 26 in Gainesville and Jan. 27 in Carrollton. CAES News
Ag forecast 01/05/12 Sharon Dowdy
Will it cost more to feed families in Georgia this year? Do farmers expect high yields? Will poultry still rule the roost in Georgia? These and many more agricultural questions will be answered at the sixth annual Ag Forecast Series set for the week of Jan. 23-27.
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Strategic planning 12/21/11 Sharon Dowdy
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is currently planning its future, developing its official 10-year strategic plan. To get public input, the college has scheduled several regional meetings across the state.
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FACES 2011 review 12/21/11 Brad Haire
Another year quickly ends. And we thank you, our Georgia FACES subscribers, for allowing us to bring you the news to use about Georgia family, agricultural, consumer and environmental sciences. The news service for the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Georgia FACES generated more than 300 news items this year, releasing them across the state, region and nation.
Engraver beetles leave pin-sized holds in the bark of pine trees when they exit the tree. CAES News
Pine bark beetles 12/15/11 Jim F. Crawford
Pine bark beetles can be the death of pines in forests and home landscapes.
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In the Field: Camellia oil (video) 12/15/11 Brad Haire
Camellias offer showy winter flowers in landscapes across the South. They have something more valuable, too: cooking oil. A University of Georgia plant breeder wants to make the ornamental plant into a viable commercial oil producer.
2011 Spalding County Drill Team competes in Alabama CAES News
Nation's best 12/12/11
The Spalding County 4-H Mounted Drill Team earned the title of National 4-H Mounted Drill Team Champions at the Kentucky Bluegrass Blast competition held Nov. 19 in Lexington, Ky.