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Food allergies 10/30/08 April Reese Sorrow
Teresa Haire reads the labels on all the food she feeds her two-year-old son, Brandon. If she doesn’t, it could be serious. He’s allergic to eggs and peanuts.
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Tossed tomatoes 10/23/08
When it comes to food, perceived danger can be as harmful as a real one, especially to a farmer’s wallet. Georgia tomato growers learned that lesson firsthand when consumers stopped buying fresh tomatoes during this summer’s Salmonella scare linked to fresh tomatoes.
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Cancer school 10/23/08
Each year, 410 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed in Georgia, and 120 women die from it. Almost 5,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in Georgia, and 1,014 die from it every year. Specialists with University of Georgia Cooperative Extension want women to know the benefits of cancer screenings. Early detection can make all the difference.
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Healthy chicken feet 10/23/08
Dermatitis in humans can make skin itch and burn. When it hits chickens, it drastically reduces farmers’ profits and cuts the supply of an Asian delicacy – chicken feet. It also leads to an estimated loss of about $100 million for the Georgia poultry industry each year.
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Helping hand 10/23/08
Instead of heading home after school to get ready to trick-or-treat, Bacon County 4-H’ers will go to the Twin Oaks Nursing Home in Alma, Ga., to hand out treats and good times.
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Cotton cart 10/16/08
It is a sort of mobile laboratory equipped with various sensors used to measure different readings in and around the cotton.
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Pesticide safety 10/16/08
Only a small percentage of Georgia pesticide applicators are actually trained to do so. Some of these untrained applicators spray pesticides in schools, parks, athletic fields and roadways.
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Sunbelt Expo 2008 10/16/08
Agriculture remains an economic “bright spot” that could help rally the country out of what is now a dismal financial situation, said Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue at the 31st Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Ga., Oct. 14.
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Bidding workshop 10/16/08
To help landscapers better bid on and estimate the costs of their jobs, the University of Georgia is holding a workshop Nov. 24-25 in Athens, Ga. UGA specialists will discuss landscape installation, maintenance and a software program they’ve developed to make business easier.
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Pumpkin choices plentiful 10/16/08
Whether you’re planning to carve a Halloween pumpkin or create a fall decoration, chances are pumpkin shopping is on your to-do list.