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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Pet shelter
After Hurricane Katrina, Don Hamilton and other University of Georgia employees took care of 3,000 abandoned animals for 10 days at a shelter in Mississippi. The experience sparked them to develop a workshop to help keep Georgia animals and citizens safer during disasters.
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Backyard pecans
Many people fail to realize the potential problems facing the successful production of pecans in home or backyard orchards. They think that all pecan trees are alike.
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Allergen reaction
The usual culprits of an indoor allergy attack are unwanted guests like dust, mold, insects and rodents.
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Invasive center
“With global trade, now more than ever, the possibility of invasive species being introduced from any part of the world is high.”
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Bees, flowers, 'shrooms
“Gardening in Georgia with Walter Reeves” returns to GPB stations April 16 and 19.
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Rodeo
The only rodeo on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association circuit run completely by students will be back on the University of Georgia Athens campus April 17-19.
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Tomatoes and Bluebirds
"Gardening In Georgia" 2009 season premieres April 9 on Georgia Public Broadcasting stations.
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Stimulus checks
The U.S. government is giving money away this summer. But to be eligible for it, people must file a 2007 tax return.
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Goat-A-Rama
If you want to know more about goats or the milk or meat they produce, you should attend the eleventh annual Goat-a-Rama at the Washington County Farm Bureau Ag Center in Tennille, Ga., April 12.
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Planting fever
Gardeners looking to add a dwarf cedar, a passionflower or other plants to their collections should stop by the annual University of Georgia Horticulture Club’s plant sale starting April 4 in Athens, Ga.