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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Program recognized
A collaborative program focused on food safety training will be highlighted at this year’s annual meeting of the National Environmental Health Association, set for May 9-12 in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Small-stream buffers
The Georgia General Assembly is considering a bill that will greatly effect the health of streams across Georgia. A bill dealing with the piping of streams and stream buffer variances has passed the Senate and is being considered in the House.
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Among first in the nation
The University of Georgia is among the first schools in the nation to offer a graduate course on using cutting-edge technology to determine the ways chemicals affect the body.
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Cotton quality
Industry experts want to improve cotton quality before Georgia gets an economic stain it can’t remove.
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Old trick, new use
A University of Georgia scientist has rediscovered a quick, simple method to identify sources of fecal contamination in water, and it has the potential to save state and federal agencies a lot of money.
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Peanut month
Pull out your favorite peanut product in celebration of March as National Peanut Month. The Georgia Peanut Commission is celebrating peanut month by giving samples of peanuts and peanut recipes to tourists who stop at Georgia Welcome Centers.
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Avian flu not new
The variety of avian flu found recently in two U.S. states isn't harmful to humans, say University of Georgia experts. And occasional outbreaks of avian flu aren't unusual.
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Zero boll weevils
Georgia cotton's most notorious enemy, the boll weevil, was nowhere to be found in 2003. It's the first year this has happened since a program began to eradicate the weevil 20 years ago.
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Indoor beetles
Lady beetles have long been viewed as good bugs. Most people aren't scared of them, and very few want to kill them with insect spray. But that's quickly changing.
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Ag awareness week
Gov. Sonny Perdue has proclaimed March 15-20 "Georgia Agriculture Awareness Week" to honor an industry that touches every life in Georgia and is the economic backbone for much of the state.