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Agroforestry conference 05/05/11 Sharon Dowdy
Agricultural producers, natural resource professionals and forest and farm landowners should mark their calendars now for the 12th North American Agroforestry Conference set for June 4-9, 2011 at the Georgia Center on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga.
Debris litters the ground and a partial foundation is all that remains where a mobile home once stood in the unincorporated area of Rio in Spalding County, Ga. A tornado hit the area in the early hours of April 28, 2011. CAES News
Tough April weather 05/05/11 Pam Knox
Three separate waves of severe storms ripped through Georgia last month. Warmer-than-normal temperatures may have contributed to the development of these severe episodes. But most of the state, except far-northern counties, remains drier than normal.
Soil moisture conditions in the southern half of the state are generally at the fifth percentile, meaning the soils at the end of May would be wetter 95 out of 100 years. CAES News
No relief 05/05/11 David E. Stooksbury, Ph.D.
The drought conditions now gripping the southern two-thirds of Georgia are expected to last through the summer, with a chance conditions could worsen through at least the middle of August.
The splintered remains of a tree stand in front of a tornado damaged home off Georgia Highway 92 in Spalding County, Ga. The area was hit by one of many tornadoes that struck central Georgia shortly after midnight on April 28, 2011. CAES News
Fatal weather 05/05/11 April Reese Sorrow
Fifteen Georgians were among the hundreds who lost their lives last week in the deadly string of tornadoes that tore through the Southeast. Thousands more escaped with little more than their lives as storms left cities in ruins from Texas to Virginia.
A group of students enjoys canoeing on the lake at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Ga. CAES News
Canoeing and wildlife watching 05/05/11
Rock Eagle 4-H Center will host Saturday at the Rock on May 21 at 9:30 a.m. at the camp in Eatonton, Ga.
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UGA experts to train landscape pros 05/05/11
A University of Georgia workshop - Between the Flowers and the Gardeners - set for June 15 in Athens, Ga., will help professional landscapers better serve home gardeners. It will be held from 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Athens Trial Gardens on the UGA campus.
"Your Southern Garden" host Walter Reeves. CAES News
Your Southern Garden 05/05/11
If you like to propagate plants from cuttings, don’t miss "Your Southern Garden" with Walter Reeves May 7 at noon and 6:30 p.m. on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
UGA Extension offices distribute radon test kits. CAES News
Radon kills 04/28/11 April Reese Sorrow
Hundreds of non-smokers are diagnosed with lung cancer each year in Georgia. The cause of their cancer could be the air inside their homes. With help from University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, Georgians are learning about the risks of radon and testing their homes for the gas.
Georgia farmer Relinda Walker displays organic peanuts on her farm. CAES News
Organic shellers needed 04/28/11 Candace Pollock-Moore
Growing organic peanuts throughout the Southeast, although challenging, is no longer impossible. The key is careful timing when planting and frequent mechanical cultivation during production.