About Donn Cooper
Authored 10 articles.
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Cover Crop Research Shows Advantages Against Pests
News, August 21, 2012
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Georgia's Organic Peanut Production
Features, August 13, 2012
Georgia farmers grow more than 45 percent of the nation’s peanut supply, but almost none of the organic peanuts that a growing number of consumers want.
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African Agricultural Delegation Visits UGA Campus in Tifton
News, August 02, 2012
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Sunbelt Expo Field Day Highlights UGA Research
News, July 20, 2012
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Hawkinsville's Barry Martin named the 2012 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Georgia Farmer of the Year
Features, July 17, 2012
Barry Martin is the 2012 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Georgia Farmer of the Year. It doesn’t take long to notice there’s something different about his land. Walking between his rows of vibrant cotton just south of Hawkinsville, you feel the ground crunch lightly as you step. It’s corn and rye stubble — the remainder of last year’s growth — giving underneath your feet.
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Pest Presents Major Obstacle to Farming Southern Peas in Georgia
News, July 12, 2012
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Tomatoes Susceptible to Herbicides for Turf and Pastures
Features, June 25, 2012
Home gardeners often inadvertently and unknowingly damage their vegetables with herbicides. Tomatoes are especially sensitive to herbicide damage, which has become very common in recent years.
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South Georgia 4-H'ers Have Fun Learning About Water Conservation
Features, June 13, 2012
Dozens of 4-H students playing under a center pivot irrigation system may look like a fun way to cool off in the south Georgia heat. But it's also a careful lesson in water conservation. 4-H agents used the irrigation system to teach children in grades 5 to 8 about the importance of water and water conservation. On June 6, 4-H students from Mitchell, Baker, Colquitt, Decatur and Randoph counties descended upon the University of Georgia's Stripling Irrigation Research Park to take part in the fifth annual 4-H20 camp.
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Insects at the Farmers Market Shouldn't Bug You
News, June 05, 2012
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Unwelcome Guest: The European Pepper Moth Arrives in Georgia
Features, May 25, 2012
A new insect thought to threaten Georgia's pepper production at the moment poses a greater danger to lantana - a popular landscape plant.
