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Fall chores 08/13/08
For some gardeners, fall seems like a time of rest. A University of Georgia expert says fall is actually time to prepare your landscape for the winter.
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UGA Turfgrass Field Day 08/07/08
If caring for turfgrass is your job, there is an event planned just for you Aug. 20 at the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, Ga. Rain or shine, registration starts at 8 a.m. for the UGA Turfgrass Field Day, a day filled with everything you ever wanted to know about turfgrass and much more.
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Economic engine 08/07/08 Stephanie Schupska
When the numbers are totaled, food and fiber production are the dominate drivers of Georgia’s economic engine, according to a report by the University of Georgia.
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'Dish' garden 08/07/08 Sharon Dowdy
On their own, container gardens or recycling are not new concepts. But Tony Johnson combined the two and made a unique, eye-catching, floral conversation piece.
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Crop update 08/07/08
Georgia row crop farmers aren’t expecting a record-setting harvest this fall. But yields should be good despite drought. Tropical rain, though, could help, say University of Georgia crop experts.
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Biofuels funds 08/07/08
University of Georgia researchers were recently awarded two grants totaling $2.5 million to help find better ways to produce biofuels from switchgrass and sunflowers.
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Fall workshop series 07/31/08
In September, a series of one-day gardening workshops on how to grow, use and display annuals, perennials, herbs and medicinal plants and much more will be offered at the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, Ga.
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Midville reopens 07/31/08
To celebrate its official reopening, the University of Georgia Southeast Research and Education Center in Midville, Ga., will have a field day Aug. 20. Registration is free and starts at 9 a.m.
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Fire ant origin 07/31/08
Invasive fire ants plague most of the Southeast, rooting out native species and delivering blistering bites to whatever gets in their way. Amazingly they all likely came from fewer than a dozen stowaways that landed in Mobile, Ala., in the mid-1930s, says a University of Georgia researcher.
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Mexico Immersion 07/30/08
To learn firsthand about Hispanic culture, Kate Whiting traveled to rural Mexico to live with the people there. The experience, she said, made her better able to serve the growing Hispanic population in Georgia.