April 19: ‘Talking’ Chickens
Make Life Easier for Poultry. Summertime living has never
been easy for Georgia
chickens. But a few “talking” chickens may soon reduce
the heat’s heavy toll.

July 11: New Turf Grass Needs
Much Less Water. For the hot, dry days that arrive nearly
every summer, UGA
agricultural scientists have developed a new grass that needs
much less water.

July 26: Spectral Imaging
Puts Plant Health in New Light. The best time to treat a
stressed plant may be just
before you can see it’s stressed. The trick is to know when that
is.

July 31: Birds, Bees, Cows:
Cattle Breeding Revisited. It takes two. Cattle breeders
know
that, but for decades
they’ve focused all their herd-improvement efforts on the
bulls.

Aug. 15: Technology Helps
Modern Chickens Cool It. The hot, dry weather this summer
worries people exposed to
the extreme heat. But many chickens don’t know it’s so hot
outside.

Sept. 23: Researcher Uses
Worm to Replace Mice. Chemicals are routinely tested on lab
mice before they’re placed
on the market. A new technique may reduce the number of mice
needed for testing.

Nov. 29: New Soybeans Mark
Exciting New Era. A Georgia marriage of old and new
technologies has taken new soybean
varieties from zero to commercial reality in less than five
years.

Dec. 6: Plants Have
Alternative Way to Stay Fresh. When plants and animals
become
stressed, part of the
oxygen they use can turn into poison and accelerate the aging
process.