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Cotton is harvested Nov, 1, 2005 at the Durden Farms Candler County near Metter, Ga. CAES News
Crop Update 06/03/10 April Reese Sorrow
Georgia farmers plan to plant more cotton and peanuts this year. And timely spring rains have helped get both crops off to a good start. Corn growers, on the other hand, are seeing a reduction in their acreage due in part to that same rainfall.
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It's raining; it's pouring 06/03/10 Bob Westerfield
Most gardeners view rainfall as a good thing. But too much of a good thing, namely rain, can be bad.
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Heathy Homes 06/03/10
A Healthy Homes Practitioners course will be offered by University of Georgia Cooperative Extension July 14 – 15 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Athens, Ga.
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Renovator Certification 06/03/10
Painters, carpenters or anyone who renovates homes should attend a training June 29 in Oconee County that will explain new Environmental Protection Agency regulations for lead-based paints.
Rock Eagle instructor Chris Edmonds canoes the lake during an environmental education field trip at the center in Eatonton. CAES News
Adult day at camp 06/02/10
Adults can experience Rock Eagle 4-H Center Saturday, June 19 during a special Rock Eagle Adult Learning session. During this REAL session, adults can canoe the center’s lake, watch turtles basking on logs and possibly spot the local great blue heron that makes his home on the lake.
J. Scott Angle, dean and director of the University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Science. CAES News
New Farm Bill 05/27/10 J. Scott Angle
World population is swelling like a slow-moving tidal wave. In the past decade, the world’s population increased by almost 1 billion. Within the next four decades, experts expect the wave to grow by 50 percent, increasing to 9.4 billion people.
"Your Southern Garden" host Walter Reeves. CAES News
Your Southern Garden 05/27/10
A panoply of pests call Southern gardens home. Learn to identify what’s bugging your plants on “Your Southern Garden” with Walter Reeves June 5 at 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Fusarium wilt, a deadly fungal disease that lives in the soil, attacks a watermelon vine in a field in Berrien County. CAES News
Watermelon wilt 05/27/10 Brad Haire
Folks don’t like to spit watermelon seeds anymore, so Georgia farmers now grow seedless varieties. The switch has farmers fighting a deadly plant disease that likes seedless melons as much as consumers do.
Mariana Cruz of the International Potato Center in Lima, Peru, attends the 2010 DSSAT workshop on the UGA campus in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
Virtual farming software helps growers 05/25/10 Sharon Dowdy
Farmville and Farmtown computer programs lets people pretend to be farmers. A program developed by university scientists lets researchers grow virtual crops, too, but in a real effort to advise farmers on how to save money and resources.