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Keith Delaplane looks into the top of an open bee hive at the UGA apiary in Athens, Ga. CAES News
Honeybee money
Millions of bees die each year due to a phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder. Scientists believe a combination of factors contribute to CCD, including pesticides, environmental and nutritional stresses and pathogens.
‘Orange Bulldog’ is an improved pumpkin variety developed by UGA scientists from germplasm collected in the jungles of South America. It has greater levels of resistance to viruses than conventional pumpkins. ‘Orange Bulldog’ made its debut in 2004 and has consistently produced yields of 13,000 to 20,000 pounds per acre in north and south Georgia. CAES News
Agribusiness conference
Want to start a new agribusiness? Need help perfecting your agritourism operation? Come to the 2011 Agribusiness Workshop June 14 to learn the tricks of the trade.
"Your Southern Garden" host Walter Reeves. CAES News
Your Southern Garden
Lovely lawns, showy coleus and picking trees highlight "Your Southern Garden" with Walter Reeves May 21 at noon and 6:30 p.m. on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Tobacco transplants grow inside a Lowndes County greenhouse Feb. 2009. CAES News
New tobacco sale?
For many years, Georgia’s tobacco industry has been declining. And this year looked to be its lowest point. But demand for U.S. tobacco in Asia has given Georgia tobacco farmers what could be a much-needed lift.
"Your Southern Garden" host Walter Reeves. CAES News
Your Southern Garden
If you are ready for fresh summer tomatoes, don’t miss "Your Southern Garden" with Walter Reeves May 14 at noon and 6:30 p.m. on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Scott Jackson will join the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences as a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in August 2011. CAES News
New eminent scholar
Each peanut is a complex mix of its genetic parts. Scott Jackson wants to figure out how the tasty legume’s genes work and help produce a higher yielding, more disease-resistant one. And he’s coming to Georgia to do it.
A 13-year cicada lites on a tree in a Butts Co. home in 2011. CAES News
Cicada collecting
A science fiction enthusiast, Mark Hurley thought he had found the mother ship when he heard the sound resonating from the woods surrounding his Butts County home. He was disappointed to find the sound was actually the song of thousands of bugs.
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UGA experts to train landscape pros
A University of Georgia workshop - Between the Flowers and the Gardeners - set for June 15 in Athens, Ga., will help professional landscapers better serve home gardeners. It will be held from 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Athens Trial Gardens on the UGA campus.
"Your Southern Garden" host Walter Reeves. CAES News
Your Southern Garden
If you like to propagate plants from cuttings, don’t miss "Your Southern Garden" with Walter Reeves May 7 at noon and 6:30 p.m. on Georgia Public Broadcasting.