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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Claxton crusher
The fledgling Farmers Oilseed Cooperative took another major step last weekend when the board of directors selected Claxton as the site for their proposed oilseed processing plant. Sales of stock in the co-op are expected to begin within the next few weeks.
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'Market makers'
Opportunities like the Farmers Oilseed Cooperative can enable farmers who are "market takers" to become "market makers," says a University of Georgia expert.
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It was 'fasciation'
You may have seen the "flattened" willow stems used to make attractive flower arrangements. Host Walter Reeves looks closer at these "fasciated" stems on "Gardening in Georgia" Sept. 21 on Georgia Public Television.
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Safer Honey.
For safety's sake, generations of babies have missed out on the sweet taste and healthy benefits of honey. But a new sterilization process may erase the risk and allow future toddlers to enjoy the sweet treat.
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After-School Snacks
After a long day at school, most kids head straight for the refrigerator or the cupboard when they get home. But are the after-school snacks they're grabbing the best choices?
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Armyworms marching
These green or brown worms can eat up pastures, hay fields and yards faster than Mike Isbell's cousins could grab up all the deviled eggs at the family reunion. They (the worms, not the cousins) can turn acres of fields, pastures or lawns into nothing more than stubs sticking out of the ground.
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Landscape Workshop
There's more to making landscape businesses work than having a pickup and trailer, a mower and some tools. For anyone just starting out, or just thinking about getting into the business, "Starting a Landscape Business" is a gold mine of information.
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To develop or not
The National Wilderness Preservation System holds and protects millions of acres in the United States from human development. But of what value is this, really? University of Georgia scientists are helping spearhead a national study to help elected officials, regulatory agencies and land policymakers answer this question.
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Fern Madness at GPC
Georgia Perimeter College’s Fern Madness returns to the Botanical Garden located at the Decatur Campus, 3251 Panthersville Road, Decatur. Numerous varieties of ferns will be available for sale Sept. 3-6 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and Sept. 7, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

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Spitless muscadines
Charles Cowart grows sweet, healthful, muscadine grapes. But he knows he can't just go on selling grapes. "There's a whole other group of consumers out there who aren't concerned with how great this product is," says Cowart, owner of the 150-acre Still Pond Vineyard near Arlington, Ga. "They're more interested in how easy and fast it is."