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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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How hot is it? 08/09/07
The impact of hot weather on human and animal health is cumulative and increases with the number of days without relief. Researchers have found a large increase in people and animals suffering major heat-related health problems beginning on the third day of a heat wave.
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Exceptional drought 08/08/07
Scattered showers and thunderstorms slowed Georgia's slide into deeper drought during June and July. While conditions deteriorated more slowly, northwest and southwest Georgia still slid into exceptional drought.
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Unhappy trails 08/02/07
Georgia's drought has had many effects. One little but truly annoying one is to drive Argentine ants indoors. University of Georgia experts say these ants are the ones that travel in trails into kitchens, offices and bathrooms.
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Lamb time 08/02/07
The seventh annual Heard County Lamb Show will begin at 6 p.m. Aug. 25 at the Heard County Parks and Recreation Center facility in Franklin, about 60 miles southwest of Atlanta.
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Muscadine field day 08/02/07
Anyone interested in muscadine grapes, either to eat or to drink, should enjoy the Muscadine Cultivar Field Day Aug. 16 in Tifton, Ga.
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Weed war 08/02/07
If your landscape has left you no choice but to wage a war against weeds and overgrown bushes, you'll get top-notch advice from 'Gardening in Georgia' Aug. 16, 18.
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Bioenergy conference 08/02/07
Like most Americans, Georgians use a lot of gasoline, about 222 gallons a second. But unlike a lot of places, Georgia has the perfect recipe for bioenergy production.
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Sediment fingerprinting 07/26/07
When it storms, sediment spills into the North Fork Broad River. It has hurt the river for decades. Scientists want to know the source of the sediment so it can be controlled. The remains from nuclear fallout can help them do it.
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State 4-H winners 07/26/07
For 65 years, Georgia's best 4-H'ers have gathered here once a year to champion their program during the annual State 4-H Congress. The competition this week was no exception, as 49 teenagers emerged as state project competition winners.
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Costly calcium 07/26/07
Fewer Georgia dairy farmers, extended drought and rising fuel prices have driven the cost of a gallon of milk higher than a gallon of gasoline, says a University of Georgia economist.