Brad Haire

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Southeast ready for bioenergy boom
Bioenergy scientists, policymakers, industry leaders and enthusiasts met in Tifton, Ga., Aug. 3-5 to discuss how
Weather favorable for Georgia crops
Rain has hit on target and temperatures have been reasonable. So far, Georgia row-crops like what they’ve been
Pigweed threatens Georgia cotton industry
Several years ago, pigweed found the weakness and breached the defense that Georgia cotton growers used to control
Fusarium wilt hits Georgia watermelons
Folks don’t like to spit watermelon seeds anymore, so Georgia farmers now grow seedless varieties. The switch has
Georgia breaks ground for ag energy research center
Farmers want to do things efficiently. It makes sound business sense. Ground was ceremonially broken in Tifton, Ga.,
Georgia team boosting long-term Haiti relief 1
In the shadow of a rundown block building in Los Palis, Haiti, children wearing tattered clothes bit into half-ripened
Wet winter slows Vidalia crop
Georgia Vidalia Onion growers are ready for Mother Nature to turn off the tap. Record rainfall has dampened their
Georgia farm dedicated to disabled
Farmers with physical disabilities are often a little too self-reliant to ask for help or don't know where to find it.
Disease cutting into Georgia pecan yields
A pecan-loving disease enjoyed Georgia’s wet summer weather and is now blamed for cutting into what was expected to be
Stink bug control strategies fine-tuned
In recent years, the stink bug has become a major problem for Georgia crops, particularly in cotton fields, where it
Irrigation capacity in Georgia growing rapidly
A recent University of Georgia report shows Georgia farmers will need 20 percent more water to grow their crops in the
Georgia conference highlights alternative fuels
No single renewable energy source, such as biofuel, solar or wind, will break the country’s massive dependence on
Georgia tobacco yields worst in decades
Volatile spring weather and diseases have left Georgia’s tobacco crop hurting, as farmers prepare to harvest what could
Georgia crops suffering
After rough spring weather, the heat is on. And some crops are doing better than others in Georgia fields, where
Nightime fungicides effective on peanuts
The peanut plant grows a thick canopy of compound leaves close to the ground. This structure provides for good nuts,
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