Tag: Agriculture
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UGA to celebrate Georgia’s best bites with 2014 Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest
Organizers of the 2014 Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest are looking for great jams,…
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Registration open for UGA’s 2014 Ag Forecast
Agriculture, the biggest industry in Georgia, has an impact felt throughout the state’s economy. In…
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UGA’s Carl F. Jordan to discuss new book on sustainable agriculture
Carl F. Jordan, a senior research scientist emeritus in the University of Georgia Odum School…
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UGA to host International Plant Propagators Society Meeting Nov. 2-6
Nursery and floriculture growers from across the U.S. will meet Nov. 2-6 at the University…
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Private-public partnership to grow local agriculture, economy in Fulton County
A diverse agricultural hub is thriving just minutes from downtown Atlanta in the area surrounding…
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Georgia 4-H celebrates millionth environmental education student
With the arrival of 456 third- through fifth-graders at the University of Georgia Rock Eagle…
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UGA launches school garden curriculum resource center for teachers
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has launched an online resource…
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UGA faculty, staff honored with 2013 D.W. Brooks awards
On Oct. 1, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences recognized its…
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National Teach Ag Day celebrates growing importance, changing face of agricultural education
Fewer Americans are being raised on farms than 50 years ago, but agricultural education teachers…
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UGA Extension, Athens Land Trust team up for sustainable agriculture conference Oct. 3
University of Georgia Extension and the Athens Land Trust are taking registrations for its Sustainable…
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Largest mushroom species in the Western Hemisphere spotted in Georgia
With mushroom caps that can grow as large as trashcan lids, the gigantic fungus Macrocybe…
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Invasive tawny crazy ant found in Georgia
The tawny crazy ant has made its way into Georgia for the first time. University…
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Media alert: Deal to speak at UGA, Georgia Southern agribusiness conference
Gov. Nathan Deal will address the importance of international trade to the economic well-being of…
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UGA researchers find way to improve plant defenses without negatively impacting growth
Salicylic acid is key to protecting plants from everything from extreme temperatures to diseases. But…
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Tree-killing insect emerald ash borer found in Georgia
For years, foresters and invasive insect experts—including those at the University of Georgia—have been on…
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UGA to honor 2013 Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees
The Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame will welcome two new inductees at a ceremony Sept.…
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Conference to highlight agricultural exports; early registration ends July 30
Exporting agricultural goods—which include forestry products—will take the spotlight Sept. 25-26 in Savannah as farmers…
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UGA professor awarded distinguished agri-scientist award
Michael P. Doyle, University of Georgia Regents Professor of Food Microbiology, has been awarded the…
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Researchers say heirloom crop varieties hold secret of meeting global food demands
Across the globe, humans rely on fewer than a dozen plants to feed themselves and…
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UGA to host expanded twilight tour at its organic research farm July 11
University of Georgia organic and sustainable agriculture experts will host their second annual Organic Twilight…
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UGA entomologists ask Georgians to send in their cicadas
After weeks of anticipation, insect watchers are getting the show of a lifetime as the…
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UGA Extension, state Department of Agriculture recognized for distance education
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension and the Georgia Department of Agriculture recently received international recognition…
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UGA research aims to fix long-held, inaccurate insect model
In humans, a polymer called melanin determines skin, eye and hair color—the darker the skin,…
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UGA, Georgia Southern to host International Agribusiness Conference and Expo
With agricultural products being among the state’s top exports, the University of Georgia College of…
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