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USDA, Partners in Georgia Usher in a New Era in Conservation
From Growing Georgia USDA Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last week the launch of what he calls “a new era in American conservation efforts” with an historic focus on public-private partnership. “This is an entirely new approach to conservation,” Vilsack said. &ldquo
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USDA Forecasts Record Agricultural Exports
From Growing Georgia USDA Monday, June 2nd, 2014 USDA projects that Fiscal Year 2014 agricultural exports will reach $149.5 billion, an estimated $6.9 billion higher than previous estimates and, if realized, a new record for American agricultural exports. Today's report indicates the record growth is due not just to rising prices,
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New ‘Homegrown By Heroes’ Label Out for Veterans
From Growing Georgia By Allison Floyd Wednesday, May 28th, 2014 Some soldiers and sailors grew up on a farm, but joined the military to see the world. Other military men and women never thought about a career in agriculture before retiring from service. Either way, veterans who farm should be able
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How Lives are Impacted by the Smith-Lever Act
From Growing Georgia Thursday, May 29th, 2014 The land grant university system was created to advance agriculture and mechanical sciences 150+ years ago. It's been 100 years since the Smith-Lever Act was passed which lead to the establishment of Extension Offices across the country. Dr. Beverly Sparks: The land grant university system
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UGA Expert Supports No-Till Farm’s Water-Saving Qualities
From Growing Georgia By Clint Thompson, University of Georgia Friday, May 23rd, 2014 University of Georgia Extension water resource specialist Gary Hawkins is a devoted advocate of conservation tillage, but not for the typical reason. He appreciates its soil-building qualities, but what won his support is the water resources it
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Thomas County Extension Agent Makes Vital Discovery While Scouting Wheat Fields
By Georgia FACES By Sarah Turner College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences University of Georgia Extension agents are often at the front lines when it comes to finding and defending crops from diseases and pests. Andrew Sawyer, an Extension agricultural and natural resources agent in Thomas County, made
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UGA Researching Ways to Control Pests that Damage Pecan Tree Roots
By Clint Thompson University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences A University of Georgia researcher is using two news traps and the beetle's sex drive to trap and control the pest that damages the roots of pecan trees. Prionus root borers, the larval stage of the
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Winter Storm Takes Toll on Timber
By Allison Floyd from Growing Georgia Ice storms that blew the Southeast two weeks ago hit trees hard, and foresters are urging growers to inspect for damage and keep an eye out for pests that prey on stressed trees. Even the famous Eisenhower Tree, a 65-foot loblolly pine on Augusta
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Georgia Experienced its Third Wettest Year on Record
By Pam Knox from Growing Georgia With 65 inches of rain observed statewide, conditions in Georgia were much wetter than usual in 2013. The state as a whole received its third largest annual total precipitation since state records began in 1895. Rainfall in 2013 was almost 15 inches above the annual average calculated between 1901-2000.
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USDA: Crop Acreage has Shifted to Larger Farms
From Growing Georgia Researchers can track the shift of cropland into larger farms using a measure that splits the distribution of U.S. acreage so that half of all cropland is on farms larger than the midpoint and half is on smaller farms. Rather than reflecting an average farm,
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