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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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RFID irrigation
Radio Frequency Identification helps many retail super centers track their supplies. It can allow a prescription bottle to speak to a disabled patient and help pet owners find lost pets. George Vellidis says it can help a farmer water his crops better.
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Plant sale
Hands flew through the dirt as Amy Conway and Katie Sandlin poked holes in the soil. Faith Conway handed them plugs, and they popped the tiny plants in the holes and patted them in place. And then they were done, one more tray of six-pack flats ready for the upcoming plant sale on March 31-April 2 and April 7-9.
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Mad cow
From Washington to Texas and now in Alabama — it may seem as if mad cow disease is making a migration to Georgia. But that’s not how it works, says a University of Georgia expert.
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Transplanting rules
Many vegetable plants start life indoors, then move outside to the garden. For those plants, a University of Georgia scientist says some transplanting rules of thumb can make your garden much more successful.
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Bird ticks
If you're into birding or just enjoy watching the action at your bird feeders, some scientists have a request: look for ticks.
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Georgia oranges?
David Dowdy harvested enough tangerines from his backyard tree to give a small basketful to each of his family members. That may not impress you, except that Dowdy lives in Georgia, not Florida.
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Get jiggy
If you just can't turn your back on Irish-American St. Patrick's Day traditions like corned beef and green beer, counteract it with some Irish exercise.
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An American tradition
Green beer isn’t Irish. Neither is corned beef and cabbage. But along with green rivers and green clothes, they define an American Saint Patrick’s Day. Across the ocean on March 17, many Irish will probably fill their pots with the customary lamb and potatoes.
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Pecan planting
Before you even plant a new pecan tree, you may have already decided its success, says a University of Georgia scientist.
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Onion field day
Growers will get a look at organic Vidalia onions and other research results at the annual Vidalia Onion Field Day April 6 near Lyons, Ga.