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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

CAES News
Extension announcement 05/31/07
Georgia native Beverly Sparks will become the associate dean for extension of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences on June 1. CAES Dean and Director J. Scott Angle made the announcement today.
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Blossom end rot 05/31/07
In the garden, you see the perfect shape of a red-ripe tomato, and your mouth starts to water. But your feathers fall when you see its blackened, sunken bottom.
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Double Bridges 05/29/07
"The ground is so dry that we couldn't do the groundbreaking, so we brought our own dirt in," Steve Nickerson said, pointing to the pile of red clay at Double Bridges Farm.
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Golf course watering 05/24/07
Mark Esoda has a plan for how he'll get his "lawn" through Georgia's drought: stop watering here, cut mowing and fertilizing there. ... His plan will save water on thousands of acres this year and keep hundreds of thousands of golfers happy.
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Planting in drought 05/24/07
Extreme drought now covers most agricultural areas, delaying peanut and cotton planting and raising concerns for the crops this year.
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Happy growers 05/24/07
When it comes to producing a better chicken for less money, Jan Ray is open to all the help she can get. As part of a University of Georgia study, she’s seeing paybacks through equipment that’s new to poultry houses.
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Georgia Nuttins 05/24/07
A sweet Georgia product took home top honors at the fourth annual 4-H Food Product Development Contest May 19 in Athens, Ga.
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It keeps getting drier 05/21/07
Drought conditions continue to worsen across the entire state. Of Georgia's 159 counties, 74 are classified as being in extreme drought, 79 in severe drought and six in moderate drought.
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Parched pastures 05/17/07
Georgia cattlemen are having a hard time feeding their herds because the state's extended drought has dried up pastures and seriously cut hay production.
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Food class 05/17/07
Keeping foods safe, nutritious and delicious can be challenging for food businesses. To help meet the needs, the University of Georgia Food Science Extension Outreach Program has three short courses in Athens this summer.