December 2011 Features

  • Spalding 4-H Mounted Drill Team Wins National Title

    December 15, 2011

    The Spalding County 4-H Mounted Drill Team earned the title of National 4-H Mounted Drill Team Champions at the Kentucky Bluegrass Blast competition held Nov. 19 in Lexington, Ky.

  • Garnishments: Corporations in Georgia Need an Attorney to Answer

    December 13, 2011

    A corporation served with a summons and garnishment in Georgia must file an Answer in the Court issuing the summons. This Answer must now be signed by an attorney licensed in Georgia.

  • Sustainable Environmental Practices are the Core of White Oak Pastures

    December 11, 2011

    Sustainable environmental practices are the core of White Oak Pastures, the largest grass-fed beef operation in Georgia, which also produces lamb, poultry, and is the state’s largest organic farm certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

  • Pig Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells may be Safer Than Previously Thought

    December 08, 2011

    Pig stem cells discovered by two animal science researchers at the University of Georgia reveal a better way to determine the safety of future stem cell therapies than rodent-based models.

  • Juli Fields Talks About the Georgia Ag Hall of Fame

    December 06, 2011

    Since 1972, the Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame has recognized Georgians for their extraordinary commitment and contribution to agriculture and agribusiness. The hall of fame is a component of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Alumni Association.

  • UGA CAES to Launch an Agricultural Leadership Program

    December 04, 2011

    A new program for identifying and cultivating future leaders within the Georgia agriculture and natural resources industries is currently under development at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Scheduled to launch in the fall of 2012, the Advancing Georgia’s Leaders in Agriculture (AGLA) program will fill the role of the Georgia Agri-Leaders Forum and feature new elements such as national and international travel to investigate and learn more about pertinent issues.

  • Celebrating 150 Years of Land-Grant Education

    December 01, 2011

    Higher education in America was once a luxury for the privileged. In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln changed that when he signed the Morrill Act, which established the nation’s land-grant universities and opened doors of higher education to more Americans.