Extension

• UGA Weather Network Celebrates 30 Years of Service to Agriculture in Georgia

  Pam Knox

  June 3, 2021

  

  On June 1, 1991, the first agricultural weather station operated by the University of Georgia began transmitting data from Griffin, Georgia. Since then, the UGA Weather Network has grown to […]

  Posted in: Campus, Extension, Research

• Irrigation Benefits Both Newly Planted and Established Peach Trees in UGA Study

  Ashley Biles

  April 27, 2021

  

  While peach orchards are a common sight throughout middle and south Georgia — helping the Peach State live up to its name — peach producers need more than just the […]

  Posted in: Campus, Community, Extension, Horticulture, Master Gardener

• Your Lawn Could Help Save the Bees

  Maggie Narvil

  April 12, 2021

  

  Over the past few decades, pollinators have been in decline worldwide, which is concerning because 70% of crops used for human food depend on pollinators. Turfgrasses – used for most […]

  Posted in: Campus, Community, Entomology, Extension

• Georgia Master Gardener Program Seeks Public Input

  Josh Pashe

  October 9, 2020

  

  You may have relied on advice from a Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteer in the past. Now they want your input to make plans for the future. A number of […]

  Posted in: Horticulture, Master Gardener

• UGA’s Ellen Bauske receives national horticulture outreach honor

  Josh Paine

  August 14, 2020

  

  Ellen Bauske is a boundary spanner — she’s known as a person who brings people and organizations together on national, regional and local levels. It’s one of the many reasons […]

  Posted in: Center for Urban Ag, Extension

• Great Georgia Pollinator Census returns this August

  Josh Paine

  July 10, 2020

  

  Students and families are encouraged to participate in the second annual Great Georgia Pollinator Census on August 21-22 coordinated by University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. About 4,500 participants documented more […]

  Posted in: Community, Extension

• Suiter to be featured on Georgia Farm Monitor TV show July 18

  Ashley Biles

  July 7, 2020

  

  If you’ve ever wondered how to protect your home from termites, tune in to your local Georgia Public Broadcasting station this weekend when two University of Georgia professors will join […]

  Posted in: Center for Urban Ag, Entomology, Extension

• Free online school garden workshop for educators

  Josh Paine

  June 5, 2020

  

  University of Georgia Cooperative Extension will be offering a free, online school garden symposium for educators starting at 10 a.m. June 16. Four one-hour presentations will be presented on the […]

  Posted in: Campus, Extension

• UGA agriculture faculty produce COVID-19 video, materials for farm workers

  Maria M. Lameiras

  May 29, 2020

  

  As the spring harvest approached, members of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association knew they would need assistance to provide important information about COVID-19 safety measures and food handling […]

  Posted in: Center for Food Safety, Community, Extension

• Dan Suiter to lead programming at UGA Center for Urban Agriculture

  Sharon Dowdy

  September 10, 2019

  

  University of Georgia Department of Entomology Professor Dan Suiter has been named the chair of the UGA Center for Urban Agriculture Faculty Advisory Committee. Suiter’s appointment will enhance the programming […]

  Posted in: Center for Urban Ag