Departments and Units Resources
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Natural capital refers to a community’s environmental resources, such as air, water, land, forests, vegetation, minerals, fossil fuels, local animal populations, and all other natural resources. These resources can be considered capital assets because of the potential goods and services derived from them, such as food, drinking water, timber, and natural beauty. Natural capital is also the foundation on which all other capital is based, as it supplies the basic materials for nurturing life, building infrastructure, and influencing local culture.
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Social capital refers to resources resulting from relationships and networks within a community. These resources include the established expectations and practices (or norms) that shape the behavior of community or group members, known penalties for disregarding these norms, higher levels of trust, and the give-and-take transactions necessary for cooperation. These resources typically will enable communities to function more effectively by engaging residents and encouraging teamwork.
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C 1109
Laundry Room Safety
Simple steps can stop preventable accidents in the laundry room. Laundry packets are used by millions of consumers and households each year and contain a highly concentrated, premeasured dose of detergent. They are very convenient and easy to use, but—as with any household cleaning product—these should be kept up and out of reach and sight of small children.
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This resource offers practical guidance for creating pollinator-friendly habitats on balconies, porches, or patios using potted plants. Designed for those with limited outdoor space, it covers choosing the right containers, selecting native and pollinator-attracting plants, and providing essential resources like water and shelter. Readers will learn how to support bees, butterflies, and other pollinators with seasonal blooms, proper placement, and maintenance tips.
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C 1260
Azalea Bark Scale
Azalea bark scale poses a serious threat to azaleas, rhododendron, and Pieris (Andromedas) in Georgia. It is a soft scale insect; the nymph and female soft scales secrete a protective coating of waxy crust on their body that cannot be separated from the scale insect. This scale also is found on blueberry, hawthorn, huckleberry, poplar, and willow. Symptoms of ABS infestation include dropping yellow leaves and dying branches. An azalea bark scale infestation rarely kills the plant unless it is extremely severe and uncontrolled.
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The sugarcane beetle has been a significant pest of many crops, including sugarcane, corn, sweet potato, and rice, for more than 100 years. It is a native species commonly found in turfgrass. While low numbers of beetles in an area generally are not regarded as pests, increasing numbers of adult beetles have been causing damage to turfgrass stands throughout the Southeastern U.S.
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C 1349-04
Postpartum Nutrition and Breastfeeding
As part of our series “Maternal Health in Georgia” for UGA Extension Agents, this resource will provide information about specific postpartum nutrition needs for women after having their babies and about breastfeeding.
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Under the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Safety Rule, produce operations are mandated to provide training to their workers on the safe handling of produce in fields and in packing operations. Currently, there are few, if any, materials available for these operations to use. As we have conducted Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training across Georgia and throughout other areas, we have been requested to develop these much-needed materials. These materials provide food safety information, consistent with the Produce Safety Rule, for training workers on produce farms and/or farmer/growers of fresh produce and can also be used with low literacy audiences and Spanish speaking audiences as well.
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The main objective of this fact sheet is to provide a checklist of what is needed to properly prepare a center pivot or lateral irrigation system for the production season. All of the topics covered apply to both pivot and lateral irrigation systems, but for brevity, only center pivots will be referenced. By using the items in this fact sheet as a guideline for preventative maintenance, most breakdowns during the growing season should be avoided.
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