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Georgia farmers will soon be harvesting their cotton crop. It's important for cotton producers to know when to defoliate to speed up the crop's maturity process. CAES News
UGA to host annual Cotton and Peanut Research Field Day 08/29/18 Clint Thompson
Farmers and industry supporters are invited to the annual University of Georgia Cotton and Peanut Research Field Day to be held on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, on the UGA Tifton campus and UGA research farms in Tift County.
Apurba Barman, a post-doc researcher on the UGA Tifton campus, examines a cotton plant filled with whiteflies. CAES News
Traps key component of UGA whitefly research 08/24/18 Clint Thompson
More than 800 miles of roadway, spanning from Dothan, Alabama, to Vidalia, Georgia, serve as a testing ground for University of Georgia whitefly research.
Corn is harvested on the UGA Tifton Campus on August 11, 2016. CAES News
Some Georgia farmers harvesting corn later this year 08/23/18 Clint Thompson
Rainy conditions this spring forced some Georgia corn farmers to plant their crop late this year, according to Reagan Noland, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension corn and small grains agronomist. This late planting, combined with a very wet growing season, meant farmers harvested some corn crops a few weeks late.
As of June 2018, Janine Sherrier is the new department head for crop and soil sciences. CAES News
Janine Sherrier is new UGA CAES Crop and Soil Sciences department head 08/23/18 Clint Thompson
Janine Sherrier believes the University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences’ focus on long-term sustainability is vital to the viability of Georgia agriculture and the farmers who make it the No. 1 industry in the state. 
Patrick McCullough, UGA Extension weed specialist, was among the scientists who shared their findings at the UGA Turfgrass Research Field Day held on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. McCullough is shown telling visitors the results of his study on bluegrass control in Bermuda grass. CAES News
Scientists share findings at UGA Turfgrass Research Field Day 08/22/18 Cristina Luisa deRevere
The University of Georgia Turfgrass Research Field Day, held Aug. 9 on the UGA Griffin campus, provided research-based information about the production and management of turfgrass from UGA scientists and UGA Extension specialists.
UGA CAES Dean Sam Pardue speaks at Centennial Kickoff event at UGA-Tifton. August 21, 2018 CAES News
UGA-Tifton kicks off yearlong centennial celebration 08/21/18 Clint Thompson
For the past 100 years, research from the University of Georgia Tifton campus has impacted international agriculture, from world’s food supply to its fields of play.