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  • This Season’s Scarecrows!

    Happy Fall, Georgia MGEVs! Here’s a wonderful fall event to add to your calendars, AND a great opportunity to creatively share about your local MGEV program!! The UGA Research and Education Garden will be hosting its annual Scarecrows in the Garden event in October.  It all kicks off with a FREE workshop THIS Saturday (10…

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  • What’s New in MGLOG?!

    Good afternoon, Georgia MGEVs! We have some rather exciting news to share with you!!  If you have logged into MGLOG this week, you probably noticed that your MGEV Home Page looked a little different. This is because the Thoughtful Thursday webinar series recordings archive is updated and conveniently linked for you to access anytime you…

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  • It’s Ordering Time!

    Hello Georgia MGEVs! As we approach cooler weather (hopefully) and the season of Autumn, I know your calendars are full of plant sales, festivals and fairs, and fall gardening. But, there are couple more items you will want to remember! Each year, Extension agents place orders for MGEV name badges in September. If you have…

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  • On Tuesday, October 23, the Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council Annual will have their 2018 annual conference at the State Botanical Gardens in Athens, GA.   For more information, check out the flyer and registration form here.

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  • Exemplary New-Comer Recognition

    On August 6, 2018, Muscogee County Extension Agent, Anne Randle was presented the Exemplary New-Comer Award at the opening session of the Extension Master Gardener National Coordinators’ Conference in Madison, WI. This is the first year the award has been offered. Please join us in congratulating Anne on this wonderful achievement!

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  • Here’s some great information for you and your school and youth connections, Georgia MGEVs!  __________________________________________________________________________________ The UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is excited to premiere the second season of our Live from the Lab Facebook Live series. Beginning August 17, every other Friday through fall semester at 10 a.m., we will talk to…

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  • 2018 Turfgrass Research Field Day | Thursday, August 9, 2018 | UGA Griffin Campus  “one day, acres of information”  The “Early Bird” deadline has been extended to July 27, 2018! The easiest way to register is to visit the Georgia Turf webpage and access the online registration here: https://caes2.caes.uga.edu/commodities/turfgrass/georgiaturf/FieldDay/index.html  This field day is designed for both…

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  • Pesticides, People, & Pollinators

    Here is a free webinar! This is a great continuing education opportunity!   Pesticides, People, and Pollinators: Answers to Tricky Pesticide Questions for Master Gardeners Discussing pesticides with the public can be tricky, even for trained professionals. Master Gardeners are on the front line, providing information directly to the public on a wide range of topics.…

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  •   On March 8, 2018, Dr. John Ruter joined us for our second Thoughtful Thursday webinar session to discuss conifers in Georgia. Dr. Ruter is with the UGA Department of Horticulture and is a Professor and UGA Trial Gardens Director. He currently has a 60% research, 30% teaching, and 10% Extension appointment. Prior to 2011,…

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  • Last week was the first installment in our Thoughtful Thursdays webinar series! Becky Griffin, Community and School Garden Coordinator for the state of Georgia, joined us online. Becky describes her work as a tool for Extension agents and Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteers. She provides school garden training and assists Extension agents in training school…

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