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Organic peanuts 08/24/04
A new line of peanut developed here could help Southeastern farmers break into the expanding organic food marketplace.
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Crop diseases 08/19/04
Georgia's usually wet, warm summers are good for row crops like peanuts, cotton, corn and soybeans. But they're also good for diseases that can attack plants below and above ground. And the recent surge of tropical weather can help the diseases.
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Plastic catchalls 08/19/04
Wayne McLaurin still prefers paper bags over plastic. But he keeps finding so many handy uses for plastic bags.
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Onion choices 08/19/04
Even though Vidalia onions are still available in the stores, it's time to start thinking about planting them for next year.
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Landscape business 08/19/04
For anyone new to the landscape or lawn care business or thinking of starting such a business, the two-day Business Skills Workshop Oct. 6-7 in Griffin, Ga., can be a blessing.
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Tropical science 08/19/04
A steamy jungle in Costa Rica may seem an unlikely place to find Georgia high school teachers and graduate student teaching fellows. But during July, 20 Georgians journeyed there for a unique study of the agriculture and ecology of tropical America.
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New bug enters state 08/19/04
As bugs go, pink hibiscus mealybugs are cute. They're light pink and look as if they've walked through powdered sugar. But if you're a greenhouse grower or homeowner with new hibiscus plants, they're not so cute.
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After-school snacks 08/12/04
Food service providers pay close attention to nutrition and food safety in school lunchrooms. But they can't control the quality or safety of your child's after-school snacks.
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Research funding up 08/12/04
The University of Georgia's external research funding grew 6.8 percent during the 2004 fiscal year, totaling a record $159.9 million. The figure was $10.1 million higher than the $149.8 million received in 2003.
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Hint of muscadine 08/12/04
You're a true Southerner if when that first cool breeze hints of an autumn still weeks away, your mouth starts watering for muscadine grapes. And ah, the season you've been waiting for is here.