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In this file photo, an array of pesticides are lined on the shelves of a Griffin, Ga., feed and seed store. CAES News
Pesticide training 06/10/10 Stephanie Schupska
Spring rains and summertime heat have sparked insects and lawn diseases across the state. That may send some landscape lovers looking for someone to apply a few chemicals to protect their interests.
Tracey Pu, left, stand with her teacher Susan Burger after being named the winner of the UGA GreenWay logo design contest. Pu is a 10th grader at Oconee County High School in Watkinsville, Ga. CAES News
Green winner 05/13/10 Stephanie Schupska
Eighteen high school students recently put pen to paper and mouse to design programs to create the best logo for the new UGA GreenWay website. And the winner was Tracey Pu, a 10th grader at Oconee County High School.
Children eat mangoes and stare at UGA agricultural experts working in a field near Los Palis, Haiti, March 16. CAES News
Haiti agriculture 04/01/10 Brad Haire
In the shadow of a rundown block building in Los Palis, Haiti, children wearing tattered clothes bit into half-ripened mangoes they picked from the ground and wondered about the strange men toiling around in the field.
Butterfly Weed is a native herbaceous perennial that attracts butterflies like magnets with its florescent orange blooms. CAES News
Spring gardening 02/18/10 Stephanie Schupska
Welcome to the 35th annual Spring Garden Packet from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Written by CAES faculty, editors and graduate and undergraduate students, these articles are provided to help you with timely, valuable statewide gardening information.
Photo of a rain garden taken by North Carolina Cooperative Extension personnel. CAES News
It's raining, it's pouring 02/11/10 Stephanie Schupska
It’s raining in Georgia, and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to stop. Instead of the drought levels and watering restrictions of years past, Georgians are now dealing with a yard-flooding abundance of rainfall.
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Camp EcoAdventure set for April 01/29/10
Rock Eagle 4-H Center will present Camp EcoAdventure day camp April 5-9 for first through fifth graders.
Blueberries sit in baskets at the UGA organic research farm. Photo taken July 23, 2008 in Watkinsville, Ga. CAES News
Rotten fuel 01/14/10 Stephanie Schupska
University of Georgia researcher Gary Hawkins looks at rotting fruits and vegetables differently than most people. Where they may see useless balls of moldy fuzz, he sees fuel.
Sweet Vidalia onions in a basket at a roadside stand in Tattnall County, Ga. CAES News
Onion grant 12/11/09 Stephanie Schupska
The Vidalia onion is Georgia’s official state vegetable and No. 1 fresh vegetable crop. Like any major crop, it has its fair share of problems – ones University of Georgia researchers want to fix.
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Sediment fingerprinting 07/26/07
When it storms, sediment spills into the North Fork Broad River. It has hurt the river for decades. Scientists want to know the source of the sediment so it can be controlled. The remains from nuclear fallout can help them do it.