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One more year 04/01/04
The United States has been officially granted a one-year reprieve from a United Nations program set to phase out the use of methyl bromide. This is good news to the Georgia vegetable growers who depend on the fumigant to grow many of their crops.
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Blairsville field day 04/01/04
With timely information and some of the state's best scenery, a day at the Mountain Beef Cattle Field Day April 21 near Blairsville, Ga., is bound to please anyone who raises cattle for a living or a hobby.
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Tracking diseases 04/01/04
In the wake of the nation’s scare over its first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as "mad cow disease," state and federal officials are stepping up measures to track foreign animal diseases.
Cicada adult CAES News
Cicadas' song 03/31/04 Morgan L Roan
The cicadas soon filling the north Georgia woods with "song" won't quite be old enough to vote in this year's elections. But after spending 17 years maturing underground, they'll be among the oldest living insects in the world.
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Celebrating 75 03/30/04
John Baffes, a senior economist in the Development Prospects Group of the World Bank, will present the University of Georgia Rod Ziemer lecture, "Experience with decoupling agricultural support," April 14 in Athens, Ga.
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Federal funding requests 03/29/04
Two University of Georgia deans and others told of critical funding needs for the state's research and extension programs in a congressional subcommittee hearing Monday in Athens, Ga.
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Onion comeback 03/25/04
Despite the early threat of crop-damaging viruses, Georgia's sweet Vidalia onions look good now. There should be plenty to harvest in a few weeks.
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Centennial gala 03/25/04
4-H alumni, donors and friends will celebrate 100 years of Georgia 4-H Aug. 14 in Atlanta with an evening of entertainment, a silent auction, fine dining and the 4-H Lifetime Achievement Award. If you bleed 4-H green, you won't want to miss the 4-H Centennial Gala.
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Designer corn 03/25/04
Gourds, hay bales, pumpkins and corn shocks all are common fare in fall displays. But more and more, ornamental corn is showing up at local roadside markets and pumpkin farms.
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Goat-a-Rama 03/25/04
For the growing number of people who raise goats in the Southeast, the eighth annual Goat-a-Rama will be an exciting event near Tennille, Ga., April 3.