Guest Author: Brenda Jackson

  • dark bay horse caring for a foal with white face markings

    By Brenda Jackson, County Extension Coordinator and Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent, Murray County Raising a healthy foal starts with the foaling process.  During and immediately after foaling are the two most critical points in that foals’ life.  Start by considering the actual foaling process in stages.  As the expected birth date closes in, start bringing the mare…

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  • Microscopic image of Epicloe coenophialum by Nick Hill, UGA

    By: Brenda Jackson, County Extension Coordinator and Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent, Murray County Tall fescue is one of the most widely grown pasture grasses in the U.S., with over a million acres grown in North Georgia alone. A bunch grass, it is the most heat tolerant of all the cool season grasses. However, that…

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