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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Good vs. bad 03/30/06
University of Georgia scientists have found bacteria that kill listeria in processing plant floor drains, where the pathogen is known to settle and multiply.
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Carpenter bees 03/30/06
In nature, it's mating season. The birds are chirping and starting to mate. All the critters are doing their thing. And in April, out come the carpenter bees.
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Vegetable breeding 03/30/06
Collecting seeds and breeding your own vegetable plants can add greatly to your gardening rewards. It may sound like a challenge but is really quite simple.
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Woodroof Lecture 03/30/06
Mohan Rao, a food-industry leader with Frito-Lay, will deliver the 2006 Woodroof Lecture April 13 at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga. Rao will speak on “Ingredient Formulation for Success in the Food Industry” at 2 p.m. in Masters Hall at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education.
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Land stewards 03/23/06
Jimmy Petty stood tall, his clear, bright eyes surveying the farm. Years of knowing the land and his family's stake in it were drawn deep into the character of his face. Almost a century of the Pettys' history is tilled into this soil.
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Last-minute chores 03/23/06
Spring has "sprung." But if you hurry, you can still work in those last-minute winter gardening chores.
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Corn planting 03/23/06
For Georgia farmers who are planting corn now to start the 2006 growing season, the good news is that corn prices are higher now. Unfortunately, it will cost more to grow it. But University of Georgia specialists say growers can do some things to make the most of their efforts.
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Training 03/23/06
For the past year, the Georgia Committee on Agriculture and Food Defense and University of Georgia Cooperative Extension have worked to make sure Georgia’s agriculture industry is as safe as possible.
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Farm bill hearing 03/22/06
Anyone interested in the future of U.S. agriculture should attend a public farm bill hearing March 28 at 9 a.m. at the Valdosta State University Pound Hall Auditorium in Valdosta, Ga.
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Billies & nannies 03/16/06
If you love goats or you're just curious about goats' milk, meat or other products, the 2006 Goat-A-Rama was planned just for you. More than 1,000 goat enthusiasts are expected to attend the event Saturday, April 8, in Tennille, Ga.