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Gardening In Georgia 03/26/09
Starting April 4, Georgians can tune in to a new season of “Gardening in Georgia with Walter Reeves.” The 10th season’s premiere show will include mail-order plants, azalea pruning and patio pond building.
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Online, free training 03/26/09
Continuing education for employees is important. But in hard economic times, many business owners can’t afford to train their staff. A new series of online videos from the University of Georgia provides training for workers in the landscape industry, and it’s free.
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Leaner chicken 03/26/09 April Reese Sorrow
By studying its body and genetic makeup, a University of Georgia geneticist wants to develop a chicken that converts its food into muscle mass, not fat, or simply one that is more healthful for consumers to eat.
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Veggies 03/26/09
Spring has arrived, and it’s time to start working on the summer vegetable garden.
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Plant sale 03/26/09
Gardeners, grab your checkbooks and clear your trunks. The University of Georgia Horticulture Club will hold their annual spring plant sale starting April 3 in Athens, Ga.
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Beef cattle field day 03/25/09
Current cattle farmers and those who want to become one will find useful knowledge at the annual University of Georgia Mountain Beef Cattle Field Day April 15 in Blairsville, Ga.
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Peanut research 03/24/09
At its March board meeting, the Georgia Peanut Commission awarded $1 million to peanut researchers in Georgia, including $959,000 to the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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UGA 4-H wins 03/19/09
The Collegiate 4-H Club of the University of Georgia was recognized as the National Collegiate 4-H Club of the Year at the organization’s annual conference held last month in Minneapolis, Minn.
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Food contest winner 03/19/09
Caroline Harless had planned to be in Swainsboro, Ga., on March 17 to prepare for hunters arriving at her Flat Creek Lodge. Instead, she stayed in Atlanta, where her Flat Creek Aztec Cheddar cheese won the third annual Flavor of Georgia food products contest.
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Ag steward 03/19/09
Twenty years ago, Terry Chandler and his wife, Deborah, moved their family to a 200-acre farm in Madison County. The land was in terrible shape. The only thing it had was potential. They worked hard to improve it, and for their efforts Gov. Sonny Perdue awarded them the fourth annual Governor’s Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Award.