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Diana King, a native of Illinois, is in her sixth year as an agriculture teacher at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus. CAES News
King a strong advocate for agriculture 09/24/13 Clint Thompson
A self-professed farm girl from Illinois is helping shape and mold future agriculture teachers at the University of Georgia.
A fistful of rich soil from the University of Georgia's J. Phil Campbell Sr. Research and Education Center in Watkinsville, Ga. CAES News
Sustainable agriculture conference set for Oct. 3 09/20/13 Merritt Melancon
UGA Extension and the Athens Land Trust are taking registrations for a Sustainable Agriculture Conference for new and beginning farmers, Oct. 3, in Watkinsville.
Feed My School for a Week week will be Sept. 23-27 at Colbert Elementary School CAES News
UGA Extension and GDOA help Madison County children eat locally through Feed My School for a Week 09/20/13 Merritt Melancon
Georgia apples, peaches, corn, beef and other locally grown food will be part of the curriculum for Colbert Elementary School students in Madison County as part of the Feed my School for a Week program, Sept. 23-27.
St. Augustinegrass seedheads CAES News
Fall turfgrass interseeding and overseeding: not one in the same 09/19/13 Clint Waltz
Fall is rapidly approaching, and homeowners will soon be interseeding or overseeding their lawns. Interseeding is seeding the same species into itself to increase lawn thickness and recover lost grass. Overseeding introduces a second turfgrass species – typically a cool-season grass – into a permanent species – typically a warm-season species.
Tim Brenneman, a plant pathologist with the University of Georgia Tifton Campus, discusses nematode damage on peanuts during the Georgia Peanut Tour on Wednesday at the Gibbs Farm in Tifton. CAES News
Georgia Peanut Tour an educational experience for industry personnel 09/19/13 Clint Thompson
One of Georgia’s top agricultural commodities was showcased this week as part of an annual peanut tour throughout south Georgia.
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UGA pesticide applicator recertification classes set 09/19/13 Sharon Dowdy
Certified pesticide applicators need recertification training and credits to renew their licenses. To help provide this training, University of Georgia Extension has planned pesticide applicator recertification classes in Valdosta and St. Simons this October.
This wasp, Vespula maculifrons, is also known as the Eastern yellow jacket. It is one of the most common wasps in the Eastern United States. Their most distinguishing feature is the yellow and black stripes on their abdomen, in a pattern that differs between the queen, adult males, and adult females. They build nests in the ground or in stumps and logs. CAES News
Hornets, yellow jackets noticeable this time of year 09/18/13 Paul Pugliese
This is the time of year that Extension agents receive numerous calls about yellow jackets, hornets and how to control them.
UGA researchers and an Athens-based citizen scientist have identified the largest mushroom species in the Western Hemisphere growing in Athens. Macrocybe titans was previously only found in tropical and subtropical climates. CAES News
Largest mushroom species in the Western Hemisphere spotted in Georgia 09/18/13 Merritt Melancon
With mushroom caps that can be as large as trashcan lids, the gigantic fungus Macrocybe titans looks like something from outer space, but it may be popping up soon in a lawn near you.
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Agent James Morgan stumbled upon tawny crazy ants at an assisted living facility in Albany, Ga. “They're reddish in color, very tiny, and they run around and scurry really fast. And they don't march in a straight row like Argentine ants,” Morgan said. CAES News
UGA county agent finds new ant species in Georgia 09/17/13 Sharon Dowdy
The tawny crazy ant has made its way into Georgia for the first time. University of Georgia Extension agent James Morgan of Dougherty County discovered the ant—which originates from South America—on Aug. 15 and submitted a sample to the University of Georgia for identification.