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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Ag research chief
After a yearlong national search, Dean J. Scott Angle announced yesterday that Robert Shulstad will be the new associate dean for research for the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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Drought likely to linger
Drought conditions are expected to continue across much of Georgia through spring 2008 and may expand into southeast Georgia by spring. A La Niña climate pattern has developed, which increases the probability of a dry, warm winter and spring across most of the state.
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Rotten-egg water
Back when Jim Crawford was in junior high school, nothing tasted as good as cold water after track practice. But the rotten-egg smell of that "sulfur water" was enough to make him go thirsty.
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Water wise plants
Georgia's drought can be instructive when you're picking plants for your landscape. If a plant is looking good now, it's a winner.
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Surviving drought
Just because you can't water shouldn't keep Georgians from gardening this fall. You don't need a lot of water to have a lovely landscape. The secret is in the soil.
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Farm safety
University of Georgia researchers will soon begin studying Georgia farm families to find out the best ways to keep children safer when they grow up on farms. They're looking for families to participate.
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Agritourism
From working dairies where kids meet cows to a bed-and-breakfast on a Mennonite farm, Georgians are finding that agriculture and tourism can go together like biscuits and gravy.
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Sunbelt Expo
Scientists with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences flexed their biofuel-research might at the 30th annual Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie, Ga.
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National honor
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin is the newest member of the National 4-H Hall of Fame. Irvin and 19 other inductees received the honor during the National 4-H Conference in Chevy Chase, Md., Oct. 5.
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Hay shortage
Because of Georgia's extreme summer drought, cattlemen will have a tough time feeding their herds this winter, say University of Georgia livestock specialists.