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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Tifton assistant dean
J. Scott Angle, dean and director of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, announced today that Steve L. Brown will be interim assistant dean of the UGA Tifton campus.
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Veggie support
Those tiny vegetable transplants and seeds you planted early this spring are growing fast. Soon they'll be burdened with a bounty of fresh produce. Trellis those vegetables before it's too late.
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Tobacco tour
Anyone interested in current tobacco production issues and research for Georgia and Florida should attend the "2006 Georgia-Florida Tobacco Tour" June 12-14.
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Virtual crops
It will never be as popular as Grand Theft Auto or The Sims. But among the world's agricultural scientists, increasing numbers are requesting the latest version of DSSAT software.
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Ice cream
With its constant whining grind, the electric ice cream churn does its job, turning a sweet liquid into a scoop-ready solid. As Memorial Day rolls past and summer hits the South full force, many people are pulling out or buying an ice cream maker. University of Georgia expert Elizabeth Andress has tips to keep the treat sweet instead of turning it into a bacterial disaster.
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Orange Tide ride
The Sea Monkeys could never have imagined how far those oranges would take them. "I had no idea we would do more than just gather facts for local scientists," said Nathan Potts, one of the Glynn County, Ga., high school 4-H'ers who call themselves the Sea Monkeys. "We became the scientists."
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Youth poverty conference
Poverty plagues Georgia, and it hits no place more than in its southwest corner. A University of Georgia conference there will teach that region's youths financial tools to combat this plague
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Fuel source
The biodiesel topic is hitting the lips of those working in places ranging from labs to government regulations offices. As fuel prices continue to mount, many Americans have started hunting ways to make transportation more economical. And that includes the production of biodiesel.
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Buchanan confirmed
The United States Senate confirmed the nomination of Gale A. Buchanan, former dean and director of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, as Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Disease guide
To help farmers and home gardeners quickly head off diseases at the pass, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension has developed a guide to Georgia vegetable diseases and conditions.