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Wetter Weather. 07/05/02
Over the past two weeks, scattered thunderstorms have improved the state's peanut and cotton crops significantly, say University of Georgia experts.
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Georgia Greenspace 07/02/02
Too often we don't feel we can make a difference in such a large, important issue as water quality. However, the state of Georgia has recently enacted legislation that empowers individual citizens willing to become involved to help preserve greenspace and, in turn, water quality.
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Georgia horse boom 07/02/02
The number of horses in Georgia is steadily climbing, nearing an estimated 250,000 in 2001. Gary Heusner attributes the horse boom to the increase in Georgia's human population and the economic boom of late 1990s.
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Rock gardening 07/02/02
If you want a challenge for your green thumb but are strapped for space and quality soil, you may want to try a rock garden. Rock gardening uses boulders to create a landscape that resembles a natural rock outcrop. The crevices between the rocks are then planted with dwarf, alpine and trailing plants.
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'Chilihead' vacation 07/02/02
We all have "must see" lists for our summer vacations: Yankee Stadium, where the Babe played; the Grand Canyon, in its magnificence; Europe, with its galleries, cathedrals and castles. Where does a garden-loving "chilihead" go?
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Georgia GAPs 07/02/02
Third-party food safety audits aren't just a good thing for Georgia's fresh produce growers and packers. They're necessary now. Georgia grocers are requiring them to assure shoppers their produce is fresh and safe in an age of global terrorism.
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Playing at 4-H camp 06/27/02
I don't know if the kids were flipping quarters to us because they liked what Derrill and I were playing or because they didn't like it and hoped we'd quit. Derrill Scott and I were at Rock Eagle 4-H Camp last week and were in charge of two cabins of boys from Heard County.
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Three little pigs 06/26/02
Athens, Ga. -- Scientists with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and ProLinia, Inc., an agriculture biotechnology company based here, have done it once again. This time with pigs.
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Beef Checkoff Challenged 06/25/02
U.S. District Court Judge Charles Kornmann dealt a blow to the U.S. beef industry on June 21 when he ruled that the Beef Checkoff Program is unconstitutional. At the same time, the South Dakota judge granted plaintiff requests for an injunction to halt checkoff collections on July 15, 2002.
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Pecans & vitamin E 06/25/02
Fresh pecans are a good source of vitamin E. Always. Period. The vitamin E remains constant across varieties and U.S. growing regions, according to a University of Georgia study.