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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Tasty state
Will Harris’s cowboy hat stands out in a room full of bareheaded people. His grass-fed beef stands out, too. The judges took a few juicy bites of his rib eye recipe and awarded him overall winner of the second annual Flavor of Georgia food products contest.
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Federal funds needed
You may not find research in fruit and vegetable diseases to be intriguing, but if you no longer had high-quality fresh food on your plate, you might change your mind. If federal earmark funding is taken off the table for America’s land-grant universities, the safety of our abundant food supply will suffer.
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Insulin and carbs
Jelly beans, marshmallow peeps, Cadbury eggs and chocolate bunnies. The signs that Easter is on its way are all around. Just because the holiday has sweet treats doesn’t mean it spells disaster for people with diabetes.
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Volunteers lauded
Master Gardeners across the state donate their time to help fellow gardeners in their areas. That time is considered priceless by the University of Georgia county agents who rely on them, but you can put a dollar value on it, says the program’s coordinator.
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Gardening's back
"Gardening In Georgia" returns in April to Georgia Public Broadcasting with another season of hands-on gardening guides just for Georgia gardeners.
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High cotton prices
There are no fundamental economic forces of supply and demand driving the current cotton market.
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Plant labels
Reading nutritional labels can help you make the best food selections for your body’s needs. Taking the time to read plant labels can help you do the same for them.
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Water saving
Drought is predicted for Georgia this summer. To help home gardeners, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension and green industry experts put their heads together and developed tips Georgians can use to keep gardens green while saving water.
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The list
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Georgia urban agriculture industry urge citizens to go green. Following are tips they developed to help Georgians do this.
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Landscape bids
Landscape professionals who want to make sure they make the right bid for the job should attend computer software training workshops March 13 -14 at Conner Hall on the University of Georgia campus in Athens.