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Trophy meal 12/08/04
For a deer hunter, a mounted trophy buck is the prize of a lifetime, the result of years of relentless tracking, studying signs, honing skills and finally bagging the perfect specimen for the den wall. For carpet beetles, it's just lunch.
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Hand-powered cooler 12/08/04
University of Georgia engineering students have developed a cooling system that could help farmers in developing countries get more milk to the market.
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Land grant lectures 12/06/04
Georgia Farm Bureau President Wayne Dollar Monday presented a $100,000 donation to the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences to endow the Georgia Farm Bureau Land Grant University Lecture Series.
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Student research 12/02/04
Paul Ruddle II spent more than 600 hours to find out something nobody else knew for sure. The Georgia high school student says it was worth every minute.
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Pricey pecans 12/01/04
Consumers are paying more for pecans this year. But Georgia farmers aren’t profiting from the higher retail prices.
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Hurricane-driven disease 12/01/04
In addition to the extensive crop damage from this fall’s hurricanes, a handful of Georgia pecan growers in central Georgia are now coping with a disease that could further reduce their already meager yields.
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Winterize pipes 11/24/04
Homeowners should winterize outdoor pipes and lawn sprinklers soon. A few precautions now can save a lot of time and headaches later.
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Cotton workshop 11/23/04
The 2004 Georgia Cotton Workshop will take place Dec. 14 at the Rural Development Center in Tifton, Ga. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Workshops start at 8:10 a.m. and run through noon.
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Holiday poinsettias 11/22/04
Poinsettias embody the holiday spirit and help create the most festive displays. The challenge is deciding how many poinsettias to buy -- what color, leaf shape, plant size and form. There are so many.
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Asiatic soybean rust 11/19/04
A soybean disease that has caused major problems for farmers worldwide is now in Georgia. And it's probably here to stay. Georgia farmers will have to learn to deal with it, says a University of Georgia expert.