Georgia

The University of Georgia will hold insect scouting schools on June 7 in Tifton and June 15 in Midville, Georgia. Crops to be covered include cotton, peanuts, and soybean. These programs offer basic information on insect pest identification and damage,...

A newly published study led by researchers from the University of Georgia and several partner institutions reveals a discovery that could lead to new control strategies for a tiny-but-persistent agricultural pest that causes enormous soybean losses. Microscopic soybean cyst nematodes...

Lee Nunn of Madison, Georgia, planted his first wheat crop on 50 acres of his wife’s family farm when it became available to rent just over a dozen years ago. He quickly realized his passion for farming and began...

Georgia soybean and blueberry farmers will soon have smartphone applications to supplement their practical knowledge with technical data on when to irrigate crops. The SmartIrrigation app, set to be released this year for both iOS and Android devices, uses detailed...

A tiny wasp — known as Paratelenomus saccharalis — is reducing kudzu bug populations and Georgia soybean farmers’ need to treat for the pest, says Michael Toews, a University of Georgia entomologist based on the UGA Tifton campus. The wasp,...

For John McCormick, farming is a tradition. His ability to help his farm evolve over the years earned him the title recently of “Georgia Farmer of the Year.” He will represent Georgia at the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer...