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Tropical storm season 07/18/02
In coastal Georgia counties, early June signals the start of tropical weather season and a time of preparation and storm tracking that lasts until the end of the season in late November. But it's not just the coast that should be preparing.
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'Genes for Georgia' 07/16/02
A new University of Georgia research project will focus on the practical benefits of biotechnology, uniting genetic research with economic growth. Aptly named "Genes for Georgia," this effort will allow UGA scientists to map out genes of plants and animals important to Georgia agriculture.
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Rendered rosy 07/16/02
Poultry rendering plants recycle the chicken parts you don't usually see into useful oils and other products. But they also produce an odor. And they give off compounds that are regulated in some Georgia counties. K.C. Das, J.R. Kastner and a team of other researchers with the University of Georgia Bioconversion Center have taken on the plants' air-related problems.
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Real Science. 07/15/02
Caroline Akins and Al Browning place small cotton plants into individual tubes filled with dirt. They're preparing to infect these plants with a disease as part of a plant pathology experiment.
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Nickols Heads AAFCS 07/12/02
ATHENS, Ga. -- Dr. Sharon Y. Nickols, dean of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Georgia, was installed as president of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences during the association's annual meeting June 22-25 in Dallas, Texas.
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Grape field day 07/11/02
Like grapes? If you'd like to grow them yourself, either commercially or as a hobby, plan to attend the Florida-Georgia Grape Field Day at the Florida A&M Center for Viticulture and Small Fruits near Tallahassee, Fla., Aug. 9.
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Larger than Georgia. 07/11/02
Few states produce more vegetables than Georgia does. One that certainly does, though, is California. And a team of University of Georgia Extension Service vegetable scientists is planning a tour of the nation's vegetable production leader.
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Itching buddies 07/10/02
I've got one thing in common with my dog Sid: we're both itching and scratching. The only difference is that he can scratch behind his ears with his hind legs and I can't. I don't have hind legs, and besides, behind my ears is not what's itching.
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'Gardening' bargains 07/10/02
Show host Walter Reeves looks at summer plant bargains and a bad plant's good deed on the next "Gardening in Georgia" July 13 on Georgia Public Television. Azaleas and rhododendrons often go on sale after they bloom at a nursery. The plants may be thin and scraggly, but they can be rescued.
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Weather radio 07/09/02
Like a smoke detector in a fire, a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) weather radio can give you the advance warning you need when a tornado, flood or tropical weather system strikes.