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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Methyl bromide challenge 04/13/06
Methyl bromide, a chemical used by vegetable farmers to control pests, is being phased out of use in the United States. University of Georgia experts have developed an alternative method farmers could use.
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'Container plants' 04/12/06
Much of Georgia has been dry this spring, and the outlook calls for more of the same. So when you plant new container-grown trees or shrubs in your landscape, you'll have to water them often. You may not know how critical that is.
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Service-learning 04/12/06
Not all learning happens in a classroom. University of Georgia students are finding this out through something called service-learning, which takes students and professors beyond the typical lecture and lab and into the community.
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Thirsty soils, streams 04/10/06
The past six months have been abnormally dry across the entire state of Georgia. As a result, the state has abnormally dry soils and low stream flows for April.
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Lawn irrigation 04/06/06
Spring has started on a dry note for much of Georgia. If your lawn is a little thirsty, you can do some things to get the most out of your sprinkler system without getting in trouble.
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Mountain Field Day 04/06/06
Whether your cattle stock consists of hundreds or just a few, you're sure to benefit from the University of Georgia's annual Mountain Beef Cattle Field Day April 19.
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Eating disorders 04/06/06
As female baby boomers crawl toward menopause and retirement, eating disorders among this age group have started to rise. Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc., reports that some speculate the eating disorder increase in this group, born from 1946 until 1964, is because they’ve consistently considered image to be of major importance.
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Administrative changes 04/03/06
J. Scott Angle, dean and director of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, announced major changes today in the college's administrative structure.
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Cataloguing wheat DNA 03/31/06
A group of public wheat breeders and scientists from the Southeast have been awarded $5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The funds are earmarked to make using DNA technology a routine part of wheat breeding nationwide.
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Farm bill hearing 03/30/06
South Georgia farmers told congressmen in Valdosta, Ga., March 28 that the United States' current domestic farm policy works for farmers and rural Georgia. With a few modifications, they should keep this in mind when making future policy decisions.