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Agriculture January 31, 2007
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Farmers will plant more corn in 2007
By Brad Haire University of Georgia
      Corn farmers should have a lot to smile about in 2007. A massive demand for their crop has pushed prices to the highest in a decade, said experts Tuesday. But it could be a volatile ride.
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Cold snap hard on Georgia landscape
By Faith Peppers University of Georgia
      When a freeze hits, there's not much you can do to protect plants. Weeks of unseasonably warm weather in Georgia followed by a week of nearand below-freezing temperatures could be a deadly combination for early spring blooms in the south.
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Late winter prime time for pruning muscadines
By Dan Rahn University of Georgia
      If you want your backyard muscadines to grow lots of grapes and not become a jungle, a University of Georgia scientist says it's time to help them out. Late January and February are prime time for muscadine pruning, said UGA Cooperative Extension horticulturist Gerard Krewer.
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