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University of Georgia beef cattle specialist Jacob Segers talks with Dalton Whitley, an eighth grader from Piedmont Academy in Monticello, Ga., during a junior beef showmanship competition at the Georgia National Fair in Perry on Friday, Oct. 4. CAES News
UGA faculty instrumental in helping organize livestock shows at Georgia National Fair 10/10/13 Clint Thompson
Approximately 1,500 to 1,600 4-H and FFA students statewide participate in livestock shows like the ones at this week’s Georgia National Fair. University of Georgia faculty are heavily involved in organizing these events across the state.
Although there is no one-size-fits-all rule to rotational grazing management, to provide forage rest and recovery and improve grazing efficiency, the first step is to get cattle moving. CAES News
Georgia producers will decide fate of proposed beef commission 10/08/13 Frank M. Watson
Georgia cattle producers have until Dec. 31 to request a ballot for deciding whether or not a Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Beef should be formed.
This year's winners, from left to right, include Chris McKenzie, UGA Poultry Research Center feed mill supervisor; Sammy Aggrey, professor of poultry science; Steve Stice, director of the Regenerative Bioscience Center, represented by his wife Terry Stice; James Jacobs, Extension agent for Pierce and Ware counties; John Rema, research technician in crop and soil sciences; Georgi Austin, business manager in the crop and soil sciences; Clint Waltz, Extension turfgrass specialist in crop and soil sciences; Terry Centner, professor in agricultural and applied economics; Yao-wen Huang, professor of food science and technology; and William Graves, professor of animal and dairy sciences. CAES News
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences honors faculty and staff with 2013 D.W. Brooks Awards 10/02/13 Merritt Melancon
On Oct. 1, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences recognized its staff and faculty who have demonstrated excellence in the college’s teaching, research and Extension missions with the annual D.W. Brooks awards.
Hay bales outline a field in Butts County, Georgia. CAES News
All hay is not created equal: using the Relative Forage Quality Index 10/02/13 Frank M. Watson
When it comes to feeding hay to animals, not all hay is the same. Farmers who grow hay, and those who buy hay for their livestock, rely on a grading system called the Relative Forage Quality (RFQ) index to guide them on which hay to buy.
Electric fences can be an inexpensive and easy alternative option for containing livestock. CAES News
Electric fence is easy, economical way to confine animals 09/25/13 Frank M. Watson
Whether you are a livestock producer who wants his animals to graze new areas or a first time farmer with a couple of goats to pen, temporary electric fences are an economical way to meet your needs.
University of Georgia President Jere Morehead, left, and Terry England, chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, examine some plants during their tour of the Lewis Taylor Farms in Tifton on Wednesday. CAES News
State tour immerses President Morehead into world of agriculture 09/10/13 Clint Thompson
University of Georgia President Jere Morehead assumed his presidential post on July 1. Long before, however, President Morehead expressed a desire to learn more about agriculture, the state’s No. 1 industry.