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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Future scientists
Students interested in plant science careers got a low-cost look at the possibilities in the Georgia Plant Science Scholars program at the University of Georgia June 25-27.
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New foods hit market
Green and purple ketchup, mayonnaise from a squeezable bottle, soup you can eat while driving your car. New food products like these aren't just flights of fancy.
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Teaching the teachers
When it comes to science education, U.S. students don't reflect the superpower status of their homeland. But a new program at the University of Georgia addresses some of science education's biggest challenges.
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Insect murder
It was a cute caterpillar to his daughter, but to Mike Isbell it was a nasty insect intent on stealing the family's muscadine crop.
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Watery watermelons
As the Fourth of July nears, abundant rains are trickling danger into Georgia watermelon fields.
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Put safety first on Fourth
The choice of chicken, ribs, burgers or steaks isn't the most important preparation for your backyard cookout. Not the way Judy Harrison sees it.
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Troubleshooting
The muggy heat makes working in the landscape less appealing than it was in the spring. But insect, disease and other plant problems need attending to. To keep your plants looking their best, be a Sherlock Holmes in your yard.
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Safer burgers?
Food irradiation is safe, say University of Georgia experts. But it's not necessarily popular as the U.S. Department of Agriculture makes irradiated ground beef available to the nation's school lunch program.
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Peach of a crop
Georgia farmers have one of their best peach crops in years. Shoppers can expect plenty of large, beautiful peaches. The weather for growing peaches has been almost too good.
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New dean of extension
Mel Garber was named associate dean for extension in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in an announcement released today. The appointment is effective July 1.