Tag: UGA Cooperative Extension
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Extension employees honored at Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference
Bhabesh Dutta, UGA Extension vegetable plant pathologist, and Shane Curry, Appling County Cooperative Extension agent,…
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UGA Cooperative Extension associate quoted in Mother Nature Network
Julia W. Gaskin, senior public service associate and sustainable agriculture coordinator with the UGA Cooperative…
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Extension agent named new area onion agent
Chris Tyson, a University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agent for more than 10 years, has…
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UGA CAES to host annual Ag Forecast meetings
Agricultural economists to address latest trends and economic conditions in state’s No. 1 industry.
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Pest Control
UGA is working with Georgia farmers to battle the tiny but devastaing silverleaf whitefly.
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Georgia farmers face more than $2B in losses from Hurricane Michael
Hurricane Michael caused more than $2 billion in losses to Georgia’s agriculture industry, according to…
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Georgia farmers face $3B in losses from hurricane
UGA Cooperative Extension agricultural economists and agents are providing local assistance.
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Extension Academy trains future leaders
A select group of University of Georgia Cooperative Extension employees has been chosen for the…
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UGA alumna helping harvest agricultural leaders
On a “4-h at uga day” football game in the sixth grade, Lauren Ledbetter Griffeth,…
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UGA uncorks North Georgia’s ripening wine industry
Georgia’s wine industry is growing, bolstering the North Georgia economy by increasing the number of…
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Conservation innovation grant to fund UGA cover crop research
A $198,000 USDA grant will support ongoing University of Georgia research on cover crops.
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Conserve water, save money
The UGA Cooperative Extension offers the following tips for Georgians who want to reduce their…
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Simple ways to conserve water, save money
The average American uses between 80 and 100 gallons of water a day, and that…
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Prepare lawn, garden now for spring
Many garden tasks can be completed now in preparation for a successful growing season. Consider…
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UGA Extension, Mercer University partner to recruit future doctors for rural Georgia
Jean Sumner is a third-generation rural doctor. As a child, she watched her grandfather and…
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Extension, SBDC train beginning farmers for agricultural success
Dennis Hollingsworth was fresh out of college the first time he tried running a farm.…
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UGA Extension receives national recognition
A team of University of Georgia family and consumer sciences experts has earned a national…
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Garden coordinator shares value of pollinators and food production
Becky Griffin’s classroom doesn’t have a smartboard or a computer. Instead, it has sunshine and…
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UGA grows economy, promotes economic prosperity in rural Georgia
This is the first in a series of stories about UGA and economic development throughout…
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Researchers working to turn oilseed into jet fuel
Scientists have produced biofuels from corn, switchgrass and even algae, but researchers at the University…
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UGA scientists develop new equation to help farmers fight late freezes
Atmospheric scientists at the University of Georgia have recently developed a simplified set of equations…
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Extension viticulture specialist to help state’s vineyards
Wineries are becoming big business in Georgia, and the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension is…
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Extension viticulture specialist to help state’s vineyards
UGA Extension recently hired its first full-time wine grape Extension specialist.
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UGA receives CDC grant to boost prevention efforts in Georgia’s high obesity counties
The University of Georgia has been awarded a two-year, $1.25 million grant from the Centers…
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