About CAES: Impact: Making Sense 2005
The Green Industry
The reach of the Green Industry goes into almost every department and program in the College.
The Green Industry — that's a perfect name for this blossoming business that encompasses turf grass management, commercial and home horticulture, landscaping and other related fields.
It is a valuable part of the agriculture industry in Georgia, making it a crucial aspect of the work of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Examples of CAES work included in The Green Industry publication:
- Center for Urban Agriculture
- Advanced Master Gardener Training
- Home Depot Employees Trained
- Early Flowering Hydrangeas
- Green Industry Contacts
- New Ornamental Crops
- 4-H Community Garden
- Fighting Turf Pests
- Controlling Growth of Seedlings
- Promoting Tree Value
- Monitoring Salinity in Turf grasses
- Success with Gardens
- Woody Plants for Landscape Market
- Pest Control for Nursery Crops
- Enhance Subsoil Rooting
- Sound Landscaping Practices
- Certification Via Distance Learning