News Stories - Page 666

News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Profit ears
Corn farmers who want to improve their bottom line this year should attend the 2003 Georgia Corn Short Course Jan. 23 at the Rural Development Center in Tifton, Ga.
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Time to file tax returns
Not everyone needs professional help to file their tax returns. Many people, though, still pay for help. But who should file your returns? And how much will it cost?
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Fiber fix.
Georgia's cotton industry has a problem, and it's costing farmers and the state money. But scientists and industry leaders say a new University of Georgia facility will help them solve this problem before it gets worse.
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FOCUS on fun
Say "science" to fourth-graders at Barnett Shoals Elementary School in Athens, Ga., and you might get excited accounts of making "ocean" waves or using Hula Hoops to section off schoolyard areas to count living bugs and plants. They've learned that science can be hands-on and fun.
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Sodas for charity
Typically, parents and teachers don't encourage children to drink more soft drinks. But when it involves a lesson in community service, it's OK to bend the rules.
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Rats and blueberries
A rat circus. That's what Mike Isbell first thought of when he heard the university researcher tell about rats walking rods, hanging on to wires with their little paws and walking on a rod that rotates underneath them.
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Out of context
The "Plant Society for the Uninformed" could become the largest plant society in the world. It encompasses all of us. Well intentioned, we're always growing plants without thinking about their environmental context.
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Organic produce
A roundtable conference will organize teams of farmers and researchers to address key questions on growing and marketing organic fruits and vegetables Feb. 21-22 in Statesboro, Ga.
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County Guide
Looking through the nearly 200 pages of tables, charts and maps in the 2002 edition of the annual Georgia County Guide is revealing.
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Wet at last
The long-term drought that has plagued Georgia since May 1998 is all but over. Climatologists and hydrologists use five indicators of drought: rainfall, soil moisture, stream flows, lake levels and groundwater level. As Georgians end the year, four of the five indicators of drought are near normal to above normal. Only groundwater levels are slow to recover.