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Dr. Josef Broder, right, presents the Medallion of Honor to Minnie Foster, center left, and her sister Celestia Loden while Dr. J. Scott Angle explains the award. Broder is the associate dean of academic affairs at the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Angle is the college's dean and director. CAES News
Sister Act 05/12/10 J. Faith Peppers
The life story of Celestia Loden and Minnie Foster is a profound portrait of America’s promise: Hard work, persistence and dedication lead to a rewarding life. The vision of that promise fulfilled was not lost on University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences graduates as they watched the 94- and 86-year-old sisters receive the college’s Medallion of Honor for Service during May 8 commencement exercises.
University of Georgia research technician Rodney Connell prunes turfgrass samples in a greenhouse on the campus in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
Turf greening up 05/11/10 Clint Waltz, Mary Kay Woodworth
Homeowners and landscapers are beginning call their University of Georgia Cooperative Extension office with questions about warm-season turf lawns. Many are concerned that their lawn has been a victim of "winter kill" and they are looking for a solution to the problem.
Local, state and national officials ceremonially broke ground May 3 at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus for the Agriculture Energy Innovation Center, which will be the centerpiece of an initiative to find ways to create energy-saving strategies or technologies that can be applied in a real-world way on a farm. CAES News
Energy innovations 05/06/10 Brad Haire
Farmers want to do things efficiently. It makes sound business sense. Ground was ceremonially broken in Tifton, Ga., May 3 for a center to help them produce and use energy more efficiently on the farm.
Fawn with spots grazes on a landscape in North Georgia. CAES News
Deer-tolerant Plants 05/06/10 April Reese Sorrow
Spring is the perfect time to add new flowers and trees to your home landscape. However, deer may love the new addition as much as you do.
Dairy cow at the UGA training dairy in Athens, Ga. CAES News
Animal Science in Action 05/06/10
Animal Science in Action, a two-day event for rising high school juniors and seniors, has been set for June 1-2 on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga.
"Your Southern Garden" host Walter Reeves. CAES News
Your Southern Garden 05/06/10
Annual beds, okra seed germination and smilax control headline “Your Southern Garden” with Walter Reeves May 15 at 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
From late March to mid-June the fluffy silvery-white seed heads of cogongrass wave like flags marking infestations in forests, along roadways and other places. During this time, no other grass in Georgia has that kind of seed head. CAES News
Invasive cogongrass 05/05/10 David J. Moorhead
This spring marks the fifth year that the Georgia Cogongrass Task Force has been educating landowners and land managers about the risk cogongrass, a highly invasive Federal Noxious Weed, poses to our forests, roadsides, fields and natural areas across the state.
Pigs run around their pen during a press conference at the UGA Livestock Instructional Arena on May 4, 2010, in Athens, Ga. CAES News
Promising pigs 05/04/10 J. Faith Peppers
Two University of Georgia animal science researchers introduced to the world 13 pigs that may hold the key to new therapies to treat human diseases, including diabetes. Announced this week, the discovery marks the first time pluripotent stem cells, or cells that can turn into any type of cell in the body, have been created from adult livestock.
"Your Southern Garden" host Walter Reeves. CAES News
"Your Southern Garden" 04/29/10
Propagating plants from seed, identifying invasive vines and growing pretty peonies in the South will all be covered on “Your Southern Garden” with Walter Reeves May 8 at 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Steaks on the grill. CAES News
Meat Prices 04/29/10 April Reese Sorrow
In the past two years, consumers have witnessed record-high and rock-bottom food prices. Now, along with the economy, prices are picking up. Increases in demand are driving consumer meat prices higher.