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Ag funds fall short 06/13/02
The average person hears "agriculture" and thinks, "farmer." But farmers would be better served if the average person heard "agriculture" and thought, "food." Agricultural colleges are struggling with those word associations.
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Ornamental Grass. 06/12/02
If low maintenance and drought tolerance are high on your list of preferences, give ornamental grasses a close look. They're tough as nails and adapt to many growing conditions. And many have plume-like flowers and colorful foliage that add seasonal interest to the landscape.
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'Gardening in Georgia.' 06/12/02
Walter Reeves looks at summer vegetables, melons, peaches and other garden and landscape plants on "Gardening in Georgia" Saturday, June 15, on Georgia Public Television.
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Garden Comfort. 06/12/02
If you ever watch "Keeping Up Appearances" on Georgia Public Television, you know that Richard has to garden in a tie. "Poor devil," as his next-door neighbor Emmet would say.
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4-H Winners. 06/07/02
Georgia 4-H'ers celebrated the centennial year of 4-H and 47 of the state's teenagers emerged from project competition as state winners during the 60th annual State 4-H Congress in Atlanta June 3-6.
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A Real Vacation. 06/06/02
If you planned to get home a day early on last year's vacation so you could rest before getting back to work, maybe you need a more active vacation. "The drive-eat-sleep vacation routine we get into doesn't do much to relieve stress," said UGA nutrition specialist Janine Freeman.
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Summer Field Day. 06/06/02
The University of Georgia will have a Twilight Summer Field Day at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center Thursday, June 13, from 6 to 8 p.m.
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Latino Health. 06/05/02
The health needs of Georgia's ever-growing Latino population will be the focus of the second annual Latino conference at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga., July 29-31.
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Seat Belt Safety. 06/04/02
Why should you use seat belts and child safety seats? Children and teens across Georgia know the answer to that question. Those with the best answers are winners of the University of Georgia's Occupant Safety Education Program poster, public service announcement and essay contests.
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It's the Economy. 06/03/02
At a local nursery recently, I learned something: We don't buy plants out of need. OK, I had known that before but just didn't want to acknowledge it.