Environment Resources
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RenewedCold damage to ornamental plants can be a problem during the winter in the Georgia landscape. Regardless of where you live, recommended practices can maximize the chances that your prized landscape plants will survive the winter.
Bob Westerfield
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RenewedWith proper planning, planting and maintenance, a healthier landscape can be created with less expense, less work and less damage to the world around us.
Bob Westerfield and Daryl Pulis
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RenewedThis resource gives basic biology and description, with images, of the spider’s immature and adult forms, along with recommendations for managing them around the home. The Joro spider is a native of Japan and East Asia that was first documented in the United States in 2014 in northeast Georgia. The native range of these spiders in Asia extends from southeast Asia northward through a swath of eastern China, the Korean peninsula, and all but the northernmost island of Japan, and westward to India and the foothills of the Himalayas. Given that distribution, there seems to be no obstacle to the Joro eventually expanding its range to include all of Georgia, the Southeast, and most of the rest of the eastern U.S. as well.
Shimat V. Joseph and Jason Schmidt
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This publication provides information relevant for agriculture and other industries that are under increasing public pressure to reduce emissions of certain atmospheric gases. Explanations are given about greenhouse gases, carbon footprints, reducing fossil fuel use, alternative energy sources, manure management and carbon credits. Knowing your carbon footprint or energy use can help poultry producers reduce the amount of energy they use and improve their bottom line.
Claudia Dunkley
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This publication explains some of the options available to Green Industry professionals for dealing with these organic materials.
Bodie V. Pennisi
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This report provides research and extension results for trials conducted by the University of Georgia Vegetable Team and its collaborators in the 2024-2025 growing season. The goal of this project was to find potential ways to manage wild radish in seeded greens such as mustard, turnips, collards, and others. Wild radish, a member of the mustard family, has historically been recognized as a winter annual weed mainly infesting winter crops grown across the Southeast. Contributing authors include county and regional faculty as well as specialists from UGA’s horticulture, plant pathology, crop and soil sciences, and entomology departments. All research has been supported by the Georgia Commodity Commission for Vegetables.
Stanley Culpepper and Jenna C. Vance
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AP 113-07-03
Support of UGA Georgia Weather Network in 2025
The University of Georgia weather network provides weather information to growers in the state of Georgia from a network of 90 automated weather stations distributed across the state. This network is vital to serving the needs of vegetable growers across the state. All research in the 2025 Vegetable Extension and Research Report has been supported by the Georgia Commodity Commission for Vegetables.
Pam Knox
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This quick reference guide provides an overview of common pests and predator groups and their sizes, habitat preferences, and timing in cotton fields. This visual guide is intended to help facilitate future scouting and provide information on common predatory arthropods in Georgia cotton systems. When growing cotton, scouting for key pests and beneficials is critical to making informed and cost effective management decisions.
Jason Schmidt, Melissa Clarice Thompson, Phillip Marion Roberts, and Michael D Toews
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C 858-12
Arsenic in Your Water
Arsenic in your drinking water poses a threat to your health. Since private systems are more susceptible to arsenic than public water systems, private well owners should take steps to guard their health. Measures include routine water supply testing and wellhead maintenance and protection.
Uttam K. Saha
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