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Landscape software 10/27/06
Landscape professionals have to be good at what they do. But to secure clients and get the best profit they can from their work, they really have to be good at job bidding. To make that job much easier and faster, the University of Georgia has released two software packages.
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Turfgrass Institute 10/26/06
Experts from across the Southeast will share their knowledge Dec. 5-6 during the annual Turfgrass Institute and Trade Show at the Gwinnett Civic and Cultural Center in Duluth, Ga.
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High quality apples 10/26/06
In the height of Georgia's apple season, it's easy to find a variety of fresh, high-quality fruit on the produce shelves. But this isn't the case in countries like the Ukraine, where poor-quality fruit is sold in the marketplace just miles away from orchards filled with fresh, high-quality fruit.
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Foodborne illness 10/26/06
In September, three Georgians suffered respiratory failure after drinking carrot juice. A Florida woman was hospitalized in mid-September, and on Oct. 11, Toronto, Ontario, newspapers reported that two people there were hospitalized and have suffered paralysis. These recent cases of botulism have put carrot juice in headlines across North America.
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Biodiesel workshop 10/20/06
From the economics of biodiesel to producing it drip by drip at the University of Georgia’s biorefinery, the Southeastern Biodiesel Workshop will cover all aspects of biodiesel in an upcoming three-day workshop.
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Gardening 'Dawg' 10/19/06
Retired University of Georgia athletic director and avid gardener Vince Dooley will share his gardening tips Nov. 9 during Macon State College’s Waddell Barnes Gardens Fall Lecture.
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Safe fruits, veggies 10/19/06
Due to the recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, spinach and other bagged produce are on the minds of most Americans. But University of Georgia food microbiologist Larry Beuchat says fruits such as blueberries, strawberries and raspberries are safety concerns, too.
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Maize maze 10/19/06
The opening of the Moody Farm Corn Maze was almost exciting enough to make Brantley County farmer David Moody forget how much he had to overcome to get there.
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White pumpkins? 10/19/06
The cool nights of autumn have brought fresh apples to the fruit stand and the smell of new-crop peanuts boiling in the kettle. A trip to the pumpkin patch can't be far behind.
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Costa Rica 10/12/06
Students from the University of Georgia and North Carolina State University were in Costa Rica on an agro-ecology tour when Ana Quirós, the woman whose farm they were visiting, showed how she takes care of her pigs’ waste.