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Propagation 01/12/06
Bodie Pennisi and Paul Thomas promise purple hands, and it won’t be due to the cold. Those attending the “Plant Propagation from A to Z” seminar on Jan. 25 in Athens can expect hands-on fun, and that includes smashing berries for their seeds. The class may get messy, but attendees will go home with useable skills, seeds and trays of plant cuttings.
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Hurricanes hit onions 01/12/06
Last year's devastating hurricanes are hitting Vidalia onions now. The effect is troublesome at the moment, but the potential for Georgia growers is scary.
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High cost in '06 01/12/06
Georgia farmers will likely have to spend more per acre to farm major row crops in 2006, say University of Georgia economists. They'll need to produce high yields to keep them out of the red.
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Holiday bills 01/05/06
The holiday decorations are all packed away, the extra pounds are packed on and the bills will soon stuff your mailbox. If you overspent on credit cards this season, now's the time to buckle down and pay off those high balances.
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Precision teaching 01/05/06
Yarbrough Consulting beat four other precision agriculture consulting firms to win a $100,000 contract from a major turfgrass farm. Too bad they'll never get to spend the money.
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Business basics 01/05/06
Nine out of every 10 new businesses fail within three years, most in the first year. Given such dismal odds, you may be leery of starting a landscape or lawn mainenance business. But the odds are better than you think.
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Agrosecurity 01/05/06
Georgia isn’t immune to agroterrorism or natural disasters. People across the state are readying for emergencies from hurricanes to the Asian bird flu to intentional threats. Preparations are starting at agrosecurity trainings.
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Honeybee workshops 01/05/06
You'll have to learn about the birds elsewhere, but three upcoming workshops will teach you all about the bees. Atlanta-area beekeeper associations are offering a series of one-day courses, "An Introduction to Honeybees and Beekeeping."
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2005 in review 12/23/05
Between the Christmas gifts and the New Year's resolutions, you may want to look back on the news of 2005 before you get started on 2006. Here's a look at the year's top 10 stories in the Georgia FACES news service, in 10 categories.
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Corn course 12/22/05
Managing corn for profit in 2006 will be the focus of the annual Corn Short Course and Georgia Corn Growers Association meeting Jan. 26 in Tifton, Ga.