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Vegetable disease 08/28/08
In the Southeast, thrips are tomato and pepper farmers’ No. 1 enemy. The tiny, plant-feeding bugs carry a disease that can devastate their crops. A $1.75 million grant will help experts with the University of Georgia and other universities in the region develop ways to stop the damage.
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Chemical controls 08/28/08 Sharon Dowdy
Fall is the perfect time to rid your lawn of fire ants, but the kind of pesticide you chose will determine how quickly and how long you’ll keep the biting pests at bay, says a University of Georgia expert.
Cairo, Ga., received 16.8 inches of rainfall from Tropical Storm Fay, the most recorded across the state. Many cities received up to 10 inches of rainfall as the storm swept across the state Aug. 22-26. CAES News
Rain from Fay 08/28/08 Gerrit Hoogenboom, Joel O. Paz
Rain from Tropical Storm Fay brought much needed moisture to Georgia August 22-26. According to the University of Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network, many places got more than 10 inches of rain from the storm’s slow trek across the Southeast.
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Field to fork 08/28/08
Each Friday, fruits and vegetables grown at UGA’s organic teaching farm in Athens, Ga., are plated up and spotlighted at the Savannah Room, a restaurant at the UGA Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel.
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Spend to save 08/22/08
Georgia is experiencing a budget shortfall that will force cuts of between 5 percent and 10 percent of the state budget. The governor and the General Assembly must consider any opportunity to reduce spending. Cuts of that magnitude won't be easy to make. Hopefully, the Georgia Land Conservation Program won't be among the cuts.
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Learning leadership 08/21/08
The class assignment was to find an organization to help and make a memorable impression on its people. University of Georgia student Liberty Newberry felt her group’s 200-foot slip-n-slide, though fun, just wasn’t enough.
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Missing checks 08/21/08
Almost 168,000 Georgians haven’t seen the money, yet, says a financial expert with the University of Georgia. To get their economic stimulus checks, they need to file a 2007 tax return by Oct. 17.
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Midville opens 08/21/08
A grand re-opening ceremony complete with a field day was held Wednesday, Aug. 20, at the Southeast Research and Education Center in Midville, Ga.
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Beneficial drought? 08/21/08 Sharon Dowdy
Gardeners and landscapers are pleased with the drought for at least one reason. It has diminished the Japanese beetle population.
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TV goes digital 08/18/08
Television is going digital on Feb.17, 2009. People who receive analog broadcasts will need to make some changes by then to continue to receive the free programming.