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Fall armyworm on a blade of grass CAES News
Fall Armyworms 08/28/14 Sharon Dowdy
Eighty-one-year-old James Cobb finds mowing, raking and baling hay relaxing. Finding his fields infested with tiny armyworms has the opposite effect.
This is a file photo of a center pivot irrigation system being used. CAES News
Georgia Drought 08/27/14 Clint Thompson, Chris Beckham
A summer drought combined with scorching temperatures have Georgia farmers feeling the heat, says University of Georgia’s agricultural climatologist Pam Knox.
Charles Y. Chen, a peanut breeder with the USDA ARS National Peanut Research Laboratory in Dawson, leads a tour for a group of visiting international scientists. Pictured left to right with Chen are Andrew Emmott, Amade Muitia, Isaac Minde, Alice Mweetwa, Jamie Rhoads and Dominique LaForest. CAES News
PMIL Meeting 08/22/14 Christy Fricks
Mycotoxins are harmful chemicals that are produced by fungi in crops like peanuts and corn. A group of agricultural scientists from across the world met in Georgia last month to discuss the need for more robust sampling and detection methods for these potentially lethal food toxins.
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Corn Prices 08/22/14 Clint Thompson
Potential record-setting corn yields have contributed to a bleak market for Georgia farmers, says University of Georgia agricultural economist, Nathan Smith. Smith also believes next year’s price will be worse than this year’s.
Andrew Paterson - Regents Professor and director of UGA's Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory CAES News
Canola Genome 08/21/14 James Hataway
An international team of scientists including researchers from the University of Georgia recently published the genome of Brassica napus—commonly known as canola—in the journal Science. Their discovery paves the way for improved versions of the plant, which is used widely in farming and industry.
Rows of cotton at a farm on the University of Georgia Tifton Campus in 2013. CAES News
Field Day 08/21/14 Clint Thompson
University of Georgia cotton and peanut research will be on display at an annual field day in Tifton next month.
World Cup rider Melanie Smith Taylor is one of only two riders to ever win the “Triple Crown of Show Jumping.” She is the only rider to win the American Invitational, the International Jumping Derby and the American Gold Cup on the same horse, Calypso who is shown with her in the photo. CAES News
Riders Clinic 08/18/14
TaylorMade Horsemanship Clinic has been set for Sept. 6-7 at the University of Georgia’s Livestock Instructional Arena in Athens. The clinic will tentatively be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day. Preregistration is required.
Georgia Ag Hall of Fame 2014 inductees - Herb Bennett (left) and Ben Copeland. CAES News
Georgia Ag Hall of Fame 08/14/14 Sharon Dowdy
Herb Bennett and Ben Copeland, two pioneers in Georgia agriculture, will be inducted into the Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame during a ceremony set for Sept. 19 at the Classic Center in Athens. The hall of fame is a program of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
cracked pecans CAES News
Pecan Field Day 08/14/14
The Southeast Georgia Pecan Field Day has been set for Aug. 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Parker Brothers Farm in Baxley. Sponsored by University of Georgia Extension, the field day is planned specifically for the growing number of pecan growers in the southeastern region of Georgia.
Those attending the UGA Cotton/Peanut Field Day will be able to meet with UGA's newest peanut agronomist, Scott Monfort. CAES News
Peanut Agronomist 08/14/14 Clint Thompson
University of Georgia Extension’s new peanut agronomist says Georgia’s crop shows potential despite a prolonged drought.