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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Perfect partners
Metro-Atlanta’s Clayton County has undergone a host of changes since the early ‘90s, according to county leaders who participated in a listening session led by the University of Georgia’s Archway Partnership Project on January 29. The county may be the first urban county in the new partnership program.
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Drought distress
Georgia’s urban agriculture industry will continue to lose profits and employees if drought conditions remain over the state this year, according to a University of Georgia survey.
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Financial aid help
Preparing for that first year of college can be overwhelming for students and parents. A free program can help make filling out the financial aid paperwork a lot less confusing.
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Running on chicken
That pack of skinless, boneless chicken breasts at the grocery store came from fully feathered birds. The fat that used to be on those birds isn’t appetizing to sell, but it’s a valuable commodity, too, say University of Georgia researchers.
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High prices, costs
The perfect storm may hit Georgia agriculture this year. But it doesn’t promise to bring rain. Drought, high energy costs and a shaky U.S. economy could make for a trifecta of trouble.
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Georgia drought
There is still a very good probability that drought conditions will intensify in Georgia.
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Virtual peanut farms
When agricultural lobbyist Bob Redding wants to know how a pending Washington policy decision will impact farmers in Georgia or other places, he often turns to a tool developed by University of Georgia economists.
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Kroger Cabin
Kroger customers can help build a new cabin at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center by buying a $1 paper icon at any of the grocery retailer’s 173 stores across Georgia between now and Feb. 2.
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Invasive weeds
Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council annual conference set for Feb. 22 at the University of Georgia Tifton, Ga., Campus Conference Center.
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Extinction
When Hazel Wetzstein holds a tiny Georgia plume plant, she’s not just tending a future shrub. She’s keeping a native species from becoming extinct.