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Honoring Dr. Bill Branch: Inventor of Georgia's Leading Peanut Variety

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Honoring Dr. Bill Branch: Inventor of Georgia's Leading Peanut Variety

Today we honor Dr. Bill Branch, a leading figure in agricultural innovation at the University of Georgia Tifton campus, for his election as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Honoring Dr. Bill Branch: Inventor of Georgia’s Leading Peanut Variety Dr. Branch has made extraordinary contributions to the peanut industry, having developed 30 novel and licensed peanut varieties, including two of the most disease-resistant cultivars: Georgia…Read Article

Employers, Speak Up for Immigrant Workers

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Employers, Speak Up for Immigrant Workers

This month’s coast-to-coast protests against immigration raids seem to display a country more divided than ever over the place of immigrants in American life. Yet recent history shows one group that, speaking collectively, often bridged the divide between conservatives and pro-immigrant activists: employers. Since Trump’s reelection last fall, I’ve been curious: what will they do now—and could they reframe the immigration debate away from crimin…Read Article

Seed Treatments A Focus During UGA Field Tour - Southeast AgNET

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Seed Treatments A Focus During UGA Field Tour - Southeast AgNET

Peanut plants are growing at a field on the UGA Tifton Campus. The seeds were treated with a Kannar Earth Science product. By Clint Thompson Seed treatments are a vital part of the peanut production season. How peanut seeds are treated before being planted in the ground can set a grower up for success. Kannar and Albaugh hosted a field tour this week with the University of Georgia to showcase new technologies in development that will boost plant…Read Article

ABAC recognizes local students for Spring Term academic excellence

Students who achieved academic excellence in their coursework during the Spring semester were recently recognized at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. ABAC cites its top academic students each semester on the President’s Honor List, the Dean’s Honor List and the Distinguished…Tifton · Tifton Read Article

Tifton Teacher Charged With Assaulting Students

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A Tifton special education teacher surrendered to authorities earlier this month after being accused of assaulting students at Eighth Street Middle School, police said. Dixie Hardy, 55, faces felony and misdemeanor charges following a five-day investigation sparked by a school board complaint What We Know: The Tift County School Board alerted police May 9 about […] The post Tifton Teacher Charged With Assaulting Students appeared first on The Ge…Tifton · Tifton Read Article

Tift Regional ranks in small number of hospitals with CLABSI infection rate of zero

TIFTON - Tift Regional Medical Center is one of 339 U.S. hospitals and one of eight Georgia hospitals with a CLABSI infection rate of zero. The post Tift Regional ranks in small number of hospitals with CLABSI infection rate of zero appeared first on Valdosta Today.Tifton · Tifton Read Article

These states have investigated miscarriages and stillbirths as crimes

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MMPhoto21 // Shutterstock These states have investigated miscarriages and stillbirths as crimes In late March, police in southern Georgia arrested a 24-year-old woman who had a miscarriage after a witness reported seeing her place the fetal remains in a dumpster. The coroner in Tift County determined it was a 19-week fetus from a naturally occurring miscarriage, but some legal experts consider the arrest a bellwether for the criminal suspicion t…Roe V. Wade · Tifton See the Story

Planting Cotton Amid Worsening Drought Conditions in Georgia - Southeast AgNET

By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission and Camp Hand, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension cotton agronomist, advise growers what they should consider during planting season amid worsening drought conditions in the state. “I know that we’re talking about a tough year, but in a lot of cases it would benefit folks to water before you plant,” Hand said. “You plant into good moisture and that just helps you out, in terms of getting a stand…Tifton · Tifton Read Article

Softball Reaches 40-Win Plateau in Sweeping Regular-Season Finale - Georgia Gwinnett College Athletics

The No. 9-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College softball team recorded its 40th win of the season while concluding the regular season with a sweep of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (Georgia) by 3-1 and 5-0 scores in a road doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon in Tifton, Georgia.Tifton · Tifton Read Article

Central-Phenix City basketball coach Burkett takes Georgia job

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Central-Phenix City boys basketball coach Charles Burkett has taken the head coaching position at Tift County in Tifton, Ga.Basketball · Tifton Read Article

Want To Make A Difference In Tifton? Here's How

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Tifton residents now have multiple opportunities to shape their city’s future as officials announce openings on seven community volunteer boards. 🔍 What We Know: The City of Tifton needs applicants to fill vacancies on several important boards including Keep Tift Beautiful, Tifton Tree Board, Planning and Zoning, Public Library Board, Historic Preservation Commission, Housing Authority, and Tifton Urban Redevelopment Agency. Applications remain…Tifton · Tifton Read Article

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