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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Too extreme 01/30/03
In late January, Old Man Winter took a bite out of the state as the coldest weather of the year hurt some farm crops but helped another, University of Georgia experts say.
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Nutritional baby food 01/30/03
University of Georgia food scientists and their colleagues at the University of Ghana, Legon have developed infant foods that are being used to improve the nutritional status of malnourished children in some communities in Ghana.
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Landscapers' profits 01/29/03
Landscape managers have to be good at their work. But to secure clients and get the best profit they can get from their work, they really have to be good at job bidding. And estimating cost is a critical part of the process.
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Biosymposia 01/29/03
Fossil fuels are old stuff. The thinking now is on converting renewable resources into usable fuels and energy. And back-to-back symposiums at the University of Georgia Feb. 18-20 show how serious the biofuel thinking has become.
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Sludge study kills fears 01/29/03
Toxic levels of heavy metals don't accumulate in soil or hay when properly treated municipal sewage sludge is used as fertilizer over long periods, according to a new University of Georgia study.
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A perennial "Hardy" 01/24/03
When Hardy Edwards began his University of Georgia research and teaching career on Nov. 1, 1957, Sputnik I had been orbiting Earth less than a month. Television was black-and-white, and the campus wasn't -- it was still four years before integration.
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'Science of Food' 01/24/03
With Georgia public schools struggling to meet the global demand for science education, the University of Georgia has secured a $1.4 million National Science Foundation grant to create "The Science Behind Our Food" for classroom teachers.
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Beneficial insects 01/23/03
You may consider lady beetles a nuisance as these orange invaders move into your home, borrowing tiny spaces of your shelter from winter weather. But come spring and summer, you'll be glad they survived to move into your yard and garden.
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Useful junk 01/23/03
For years, gypsum wallboards have been carted from construction sites to the landfill. But now scientists say they can be used to improve lawns.
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Mice aren't nice 01/23/03
What can you do to get rid of a mouse? Well, when you first see signs of mice, act immediately to kill the first immigrants. Don't give them time to reproduce.