crops
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Health
Don’t Bite the Hand That Feeds: Supporting Georgia Farmers Amidst Mental Health Crisis
In the Appalachian city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Hessler’s family of generational farmers-turned-coal miners emphasized the principles of nourishing others and establishing community through food. “[Farming] becomes a constant conversation with the life and death dichotomy of bringing things from seeds and knowing that they might die,” Brit Hessler said. Today,…
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Athens-Clarke County
Climate Change Causing Global Rise in Temperatures, but Northeast Georgia Farmers Aren’t Feeling Effects — Yet
When Chris and Rhonda Luther planted their first blueberry bush in 2007, neither of them had ever grown blueberries before. Now they have more than 1,200 thriving blueberry bushes of eight different varieties in Union Point, Georgia. These bushes provide blueberries for them to make jam, jelly, and juice…
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Freezes Bad Omen for Georgia Fruit Crops
Freezing temperatures throughout the state this week have caused short-term problems for farmers and long-term problems for consumers. Freezes damage fruit blossoms, which means there will be lower crop yields for fruits like peaches and blueberries going into the summer. Blossoms are a common sign of spring, but UGA Climatologist…
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Athens-Clarke County
Bees Endangered? Lack of Insect May Put Food Crops at Risk
Bees in the United States are disappearing.. In the past half decade, 30% of the national bee population has vanished. Bees have a lot things threatening their extinction, according to Brett Nolan, Ph.D. candidate at the Entomology Department at the University of Georgia. “They have a lot to deal with. They…
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Environment
Stink Bugs are More Than Smelly, They’re Invasive
ATHENS — There have been 13,000 sightings of the stink bug in the past week alone. This could be bad for Georgia's cotton industry.
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UGA
How 3 Minutes Could Save Georgia’s Crops
ATHENS — Entomologists at UGA need Georgians help.