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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Peanut check 10/03/07
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin loves to eat peanut butter and graham crackers. But his grandson has a peanut allergy. So when all of Irvin’s 14 grandchildren come to visit, he makes sure none comes in contact with peanuts.
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Many mosquitoes 10/03/07
Georgia's rainfall deficit has caused a mosquito population explosion that has led to a rise in the number of West Nile virus cases reported in the state.
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Brooks awards 10/02/07
Four innovative University of Georgia faculty members were honored in the name of an entrepreneur Oct. 2 in Athens, Ga., when the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences had its annual D.W. Brooks Lecture and Faculty Awards for Excellence.
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Fewer beetles 09/27/07
Georgia's drought conditions may have the state's farmers depressed, but it's put a smile on the faces of crape myrtle and rose growers. While the drought withered many crops, it also drastically reduced the number of Japanese beetles munching on these and other landscape plants.
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Pretty peppers 09/27/07
Fall means football to some and figs to others. On "Gardening in Georgia" Oct. 11 and 13, learn all about fancy figs, edible ornamental peppers and how to save hydrangeas.
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Looking for grass 09/27/07
Charlie Brummer wants to develop switch grass that can be used to make ethanol. If you've seen a patch growing in the wild, let him know. You may help the University of Georgia researcher and his colleagues fuel the United States in the future.
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Green Industry Updates 09/27/07
If your work has anything to do with landscapes, turfgrass, nurseries or greenhouses, the 2007 Florida-Georgia Green Industry Updates Oct. 16-18 in Jacksonville and Quincy, Fla., would be helpful to you.
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D.W. Brooks lecture 09/24/07
In fuel production, the new "black gold" grows green. And Princeton Environmental Institute's Eric Larson is working to make that green, or biomass, energy even more effective. Larson brings his energy expertise to the annual D.W. Brooks Lecture as he speaks on "Making More of Biomass Energy" Oct. 2 at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga.
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Hall of fame 09/21/07
Two men born in the 1930s had such a powerful impact on Georgia agriculture that they were named to the Agricultural Hall of Fame at the University of Georgia on Sept. 14.
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Nature's helpers 09/20/07
It's been a tough year for Georgia gardeners. On "Gardening in Georgia" Oct. 4 and 6, find out how to give nature a hand. Watch on Georgia Public Broadcasting television stations across Georgia each Thursday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.