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Troup extension agent: Winter chores

As fall ends, we need to start thinking about winter chores. Getting some of this stuff out of the way now will improve life this ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, October 28, 2016 12:00 am

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Troup extension agent: Hole Digging 101

As the temperatures start to fall, we all get into the mood of improving our landscape or moving plants from one spot to another. Autumn ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, October 7, 2016 12:00 am

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Troup extension agent: Fall heralds return of goldenrod

September heralds one of nature’s last big flower shows. Pastures and roadsides are adorned with the brilliant displays of the goldenrod. Goldenrod belongs to the ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, September 30, 2016 12:00 am

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Troup extension agent: The rise of cloudless sulphur butterflies

We had caller this week ask about the identity of the yellow butterflies fluttering everywhere. I hadn’t noticed much until driving from Athens to LaGrange ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, September 16, 2016 12:00 am

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Troup extension agent: When lightning strikes

Many of us enjoy outdoor leisure activities. When we hear a distant rumble we think of an approaching rainstorm. Many of us are unaware that ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, September 9, 2016 12:00 am

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Troup extension agent: Caterpillar invasion — Fall webworms

Fall seems to be the time of the year when moths invade our landscape. Their progeny will munch and crunch on many of our landscape ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, September 2, 2016 12:00 am

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Troup extension agent: Fall armyworms attacking

Armyworms have invaded Troup County in force. We have had numerous calls and emails concerning fall armyworms. This chronic moth flies up from south Florida ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, August 26, 2016 12:00 am

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Troup extension agent: Wildlife management — Food plots for deer

This is the time of the year that most deer hunters start thinking about food plots. Evidence from all the soil tests that UGA Extension ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, August 19, 2016 12:00 am

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Troup extension agent: Calling all shepherds and goatherds

We are currently seeing a renewed interest in raising sheep and goats in Georgia. Sheep production is as old as our nation. Goats and sheep ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, August 12, 2016 12:00 am

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Troup extension agent: Lawn care — Managing turf stress

If your grass has a dull bluish-gray cast and leaves footprints after you walk across it, it undoubtedly is under stress. Weeks of temperatures in ... Read more

by Brian Maddy, Friday, August 5, 2016 12:00 am

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