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Freshly cut gladiolus lie in a field south of Mexico City. CAES News
Gladiolus disease turns foilage rusty 10/14/10 Sharon Dowdy
A University of Georgia scientist wants to keep an exotic disease from striking one of the most popular cut flowers: gladiolus.
A vegetable field in Tift County is fumigated in preparation for planting. CAES News
Fumigation workshops 10/14/10 Brad Haire
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new regulations for on-farm soil fumigation.
Most Georgia farmers plant more than one crop during a season, usually managing a combination of peanuts, cotton, corn or soybeans. Across the board, they are looking at record or record-tying yields in 2009. CAES News
Georgia crop report 10/14/10 April Reese Sorrow
Mother Nature blessed Georgia row-crop farmers in 2009 with perfect weather, which helped bring record-setting results. This year, however, she wasn’t as cooperative and sent the hottest April through September on record – the kind of weather that can hurt.
Beverly Sparks, associate dean for Extension, UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. CAES News
New Extension Model 10/14/10 Beverly Sparks
Amid a growing epidemic of deep budget cuts to colleges of agriculture across the country, many states have redesigned their teaching, research and extension programs to fit their funding. Each has searched for a perfect model that will serve its clientele as well as the century-old system that made the American agriculture system the world leader in food production.
Water runs from a silver faucet. CAES News
Uranium threatens some Georgia drinking water 10/14/10 Sarah Lewis
Uranium is a naturally occurring radioactive element found in some rocks and groundwater. It can make its way into drinking water, where it can be harmful to health. Some parts of Georgia could have problems with it.
Reese Sorrow, 2, enjoys snacking on an alternative Halloween treat - crackers. CAES News
Halloween treats 10/14/10 Jamie Woodhead
Halloween is a time of costumes, merriment and good fright. It can also cause anxieties. Children think of candy, candy, candy. Parents think of stranger danger, allergic reactions and upset stomachs.
Electrical outlets feed power to appliances wether they are turned on or not. CAES News
Vampire Energy 10/12/10 Jackie Dallas
Just like a vampire can steal energy from an unsuspecting victim, an idle home appliance can bleed power from a home and unnecessarily add to its electric bill.
Sun shines brightly through foliage. CAES News
Georgia Weather Update 10/07/10 Pam Knox
September was hot and dry in Georgia, with many locations setting daytime temperature records. Several locations had the hottest April-through-September period on record.
‘Orange Bulldog’ is an improved pumpkin variety developed by UGA scientists from germplasm collected in the jungles of South America. It has greater levels of resistance to viruses than conventional pumpkins. ‘Orange Bulldog’ made its debut in 2004 and has consistently produced yields of 13,000 to 20,000 pounds per acre in north and south Georgia. CAES News
How to pick the perfect pumpkin 10/07/10 Paul Pugliese
One of the surest signs that fall is upon us is the appearance of pumpkins for sale along roadsides. If the pumpkins are ready for harvest, frost can't be far behind.