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Following a few lawn care tips can save water in drought situations. 04/23/12 Becky Griffin
Summer is just around the corner and rainfall deficits for Georgia are expected to continue, so learning how to save water in your landscape is essential. Following these tips from University of Georgia Cooperative Extension will help keep your lawn healthy while saving water and protecting the environment.
4-H Alumna Carla Hall (right), host of ABC's daytime show, The Chew, presented the Distinguished Alumni Medallion to 4-H alumna and Grammy Award-Winning Singer and Songwriter Jennifer Nettles (left) at the National 4-H Council Legacy Awards Gala on April 17, 2012. CAES News
Georgia 4-H alum Jennifer Nettles awarded National 4-H Council Medallion 04/20/12 Sharon Dowdy
Georgia 4-H alumni and Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Jennifer Nettles has been awarded the 2012 4-H Distinguished Alumni Medallion from the National 4-H Council.
Photos of goats cleaning up the banks of Tanyard Creek near Baxter Street in Athens. Students from the UGA College of Environment and Design installed the goats as part of service-learning project. CAES News
Goats and sheep are great for clearing out unwanted brush 04/19/12 Merritt Melancon
Goats and sheep have a reputation for eating vegetation that most other grazing animals would not touch. This trait makes them invaluable to people who need to raise livestock in tough climates, but it’s also made them popular for landowners who need to clear brush or invasive plants from overgrown parcels.
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Second Annual Equine Education Day to be held in Fulton County 04/19/12 Katie Gazda
Fulton County Cooperative Extension will be all about horses at their 2nd Annual Equine Education Day on Saturday, April 28. Young people interested in horses and their parents should make plans to join the Fulton County Extension staff, the Atlanta Black Rodeo Association and the Horse Industry Committee of Georgia from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 28 as they present the Wonderful World of Horses.
Pears hang from a tree in a middle Georgia home landscape. CAES News
Plant disease makes growing pears difficult 04/17/12 Paul Pugliese
Fire blight, a common plant disease that is persistent in the Southeast, makes growing edible pears in Georgia difficult. Most pears produced in the U.S. are grown in Oregon and Washington, states where the disease does not become a problem.
A barrel racing competitor leans her horse into the turn during the Great Southland Stampede Rodeo. CAES News
UGA students bring three nights of steer roping and bull riding to Athens 04/16/12 Merritt Melancon
UGA’s Block and Bridle club is gearing up for the 38th annual Great Southland Stampede Rodeo, which will roll into Athens, Ga. this weekend, April 19-21.
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Young Harris Beekeeping Institute 04/12/12 Merritt Melancon
Faculty members from Young Harris College and the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will host their annual Bee Keeping Institute, May 10-12 in Young Harris, Ga.
Georgia's Vidalia onions are available to purchase now. To keep their sweet taste around all year long, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension food safety experts say to store them in the freezer. CAES News
Vidalia onion farmers work to increase market share by shrinking their onions 04/12/12 Merritt Melancon
Shoppers across the country crave Georgia’s signature sweet onions, but sometimes they want that sweetness in a smaller package. Georgia’s Vidalia onion farmers have spent their last few growing seasons working to produce smaller versions of their prized onions, which are typically some of the largest onion varieties in the produce department.
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Art session set at Rock Eagle 4-H Center 04/12/12
Learn to sketch with artist and educator Rick Espelage at the April 21 session of Saturday at the Rock at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Ga.