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Plan Orchard. 05/23/02
Several types of tree fruit can be grown in Georgia. Some of the more popular for the home orchard are apples, pears, peaches, plums and nectarines. For a successful orchard, though, you need to plan way ahead.
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Judging Right. 05/23/02
"These are ewes," John Callaway said with a laugh. "A heifer is a young female cow. A ewe is a female sheep. You've got to know the difference, and you've got to call it what it is."
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Garden in Pots. 05/21/02
Plants need soil, water and sunlight. If they have that, they don't care if they're grown on a mountainside or in an asphalt jungle.
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Green ketchup? 05/17/02
Moms have always known that kids are looking for something different to eat. Now the food industry is catching on, moving at a fast pace toward the kid market.
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Love-Hate Veggie. 05/16/02
Why do some people hate okra so much? It may have been having to eat it when they didn't want to as kids. Or eating it when it was poorly prepared. Or eating it so much they got tired of it. Or, as my mother would have said, "they have not taste."
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Fire Ants Times Two. 05/15/02
Red imported fire ants aren't the only fire ants causing havoc across Georgia. Now they've got company. A new hybrid fire ant, a cross between the red and the black imported fire ant, can now be found across northern Georgia.
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Farm Survey. 05/15/02
Georgia agricultural officials are urging Georgia farmers to respond to the surveys many will receive in early June. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service will be surveying farmers to gather crop information.
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Water Laboratory. 05/14/02
Camilla, Ga. -- The C.M. Stripling Irrigation Research Park will become Georgia's laboratory to study, learn and teach Georgia farmers and citizens how to better use water, said Gov. Roy Barnes.
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Devastating Virus. 05/10/02
An avian influenza virus outbreak can cause millions of dollars in economic damage. But officials hope to keep this virus out of Georgia and away from its multibillion dollar poultry industry before it does.
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Yard Termites. 05/08/02
A UGA entomologist is studying the use of control populations in termite research. One group of termites remains untouched throughout the research project. "If you look at one of our control groups and use the criteria the industry uses to claim success, we can successfully control termites by doing nothing," said Brian Forschler.