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There were almost 800,000 acres of peanuts grown in Georgia in 2015. CAES News
Peanut Funding 05/05/14 Merritt Melancon
University of Georgia peanut researchers have been granted $256,280 from the Georgia Peanut Commission to fund various peanut-related research projects in 2015.
Rows of cotton at a farm on the University of Georgia Tifton Campus in 2013. CAES News
Cotton Planting 05/02/14 Clint Thompson
Prolonged periods of rainfall this spring sidelined cotton farmers from planting their crop as planned for the week of April 28.
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New Climate Blog 05/02/14 Merritt Melancon
For the past two years, Georgia agricultural climatologist Pam Knox has kept Georgians up to date on the way the state’s climate impacts the state’s largest industry.
Earthworms in a healthy compost bin in middle Georgia. CAES News
Compost Critters 05/01/14 Merritt Melancon
Gardeners are likely to see a whole community of living things in their compost piles — from millipedes and roaches to worms and small mammals. While most of this activity is natural and great for compost, some uninvited guests can indicate a problem with the compost pile.
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Food Hubs 05/01/14 Merritt Melancon
In recent years, local food advocates have viewed food hubs — groups of farmers who pool their produce to fill large orders from institutions or larger retailers — as the bridge between local produce from small farms and the mainstream food markets. However, the idea is still new, and many farmers are unsure how to get a new hub started or make a currently working food hub last.
Agricultural climatologist Pam Knox's office is filled with volumes of old weather observations. These book contain the original hand written weather statistics from Atlanta in the beginning of the 20th century. CAES News
Changing Climate 05/01/14 Sharon Dowdy
The changing climate is affecting trends in weather across the nation. As temperatures in the Southeast rise, farmers will have to adjust to longer growing seasons, more diseases and pests and to an increase in extreme weather conditions, says a University of Georgia expert.
A watermelon plant is pictured in a field in Ty Ty, Ga. on Wednesday, April 30. The plant was planted on March 28. CAES News
Watermelon Crop 04/30/14 Clint Thompson
An abundance of rainfall hurt last year’s watermelon crop in Georgia. This year, late cold snaps stunted the growth of early-planted melons and may cause prices to plummet, say University of Georgia Extension experts.
This is a file photo of a center pivot irrigation system being used. CAES News
Water Conservation Project 04/28/14 Clint Thompson, Dana Anastasi
Researchers in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences are teaming up with IBM to work with farmers in Georgia’s Lower Flint River Basin to enhance water efficiency by up to 20 percent.
University of Georgia scientist Walid Alali was presented the university's 2014 Creative Research Medal based on his research on salmonella in the poultry industry. Alali is a food scientist with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. He is shown (right) receiving the honor from UGA Vice President for Research David Lee. CAES News
Creative Research Medal 04/25/14 Sharon Dowdy
Walid Alali, a scientist with the University of Georgia Griffin Campus, has received the University of Georgia Creative Research Medal — an award presented to faculty who have conducted outstanding research within the past five years on a single topic.
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Flavor of Georgia 04/24/14 Merritt Melancon
Georgians who didn’t get a chance to visit the Flavor of Georgia food product contest 2014 this March have another chance to sample some of the best new food products in Georgia.