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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Wrongly accused
A University of Georgia researcher says brown recluse spiders in Georgia are being wrongly blamed for wounds they don't cause.
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Home irrigation
Spring has started on a hot, dry note, and the music will not likely change any time soon. Go ahead and check your sprinkler systems now. Many lawns are already growing like it’s early summer.
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Home tornado drills
Tornado drills are common in schools and offices, but they aren’t very common at home. To be prepared for one of nature’s most violent storms, families should conduct drills, too, says a University of Georgia meteorologist.
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Safe eggs
Dyeing Easter eggs usually involves neatly arranged cups of bright dyes, wax crayons and the smell of vinegar. Despite the sweet simplicity of this tradition, it is important to keep safety, as well as creativity, in mind.
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"Gardening" is back
Pollen covers cars. Bees buzz around new blooms. And that grass needs mowing. It must be springtime in Georgia. Just in time to cure the gardener’s urge to dig and plant, “Gardening in Georgia with Walter Reeves” will be back on Georgia Public Broadcasting with the 2007 season premiere April 5 at 7 p.m.
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Vine vaccination
At a test plot, Phil Brannen injects a grape vine with a bacterium similar to a deadly grape disease. If he pokes the needle into just the right spot, the vines xylem, or central vein, will suck the bacterium right up, possibly giving the vine protection against the disease.
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Workshop encore
A common challenge for landscape businesses is bidding on a job. Bid too low and you lose money. Bid too high and you don't get the job. Fortunately, the University of Georgia takes the guesswork out of it.
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Beef tips
Anyone with hundreds of cattle or just a few is sure to benefit from the University of Georgia's annual Mountain Beef Cattle Field Day April 18. The field day will start with 9 a.m. registration and end at 3:30 p.m. at the Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center in Blairsville, Ga.
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Savannah River’s health
The tiny creatures that thrive in the Savannah River’s flood plain and the fish that feed on them can tell a lot about the river’s health, says a University of Georgia entomologist, and may help regulators better manage it.
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Georgia's best
Bradley Creek Seafood's Low-county pastry was named the best new Georgia food product during the University of Georgia's first annual Flavor of Georgia food contest.