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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Don't Try This at Home.
When it comes to controlling termites, over-the-counter products may be less expensive, but in the long run, they could really cost you.
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Swimming Lessons.
Charles and I were the best of friends. If you saw one of us, you saw the other. I thought I knew everything about Charles, but one almost tragic day I found out something new.
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Genetic Breakthrough.
Sometimes the genius of a discovery lies in how its parts are put together. University of Georgia scientists have combined technologies in a unique way that could revolutionize genetic research, saving countless time and hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Out with the Old.
A new farm bill is complete and nears approval for the 2002 crop season. Georgia farmers hope this new deal can correct past mistakes and hand them a better way to deal with a sluggish U.S. farm economy trying to ease its way into a global market.
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Tyson Tabbed.
ATHENS, Ga. - Bobby L. Tyson has been named Associate Dean for Extension in the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, effective July 1. Tyson has been serving as interim associate dean since July 2001.
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Sweet 16 Annuals.
You can have a colorful, water-efficient garden even in the midst of a miserable drought. The key is to select annuals that don't require much water once they're established.
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Breakthrough Clone.
ATHENS, Ga. -- Scientists at the University of Georgia and ProLinia, Inc., have produced the first calf ever cloned from cells of a slaughtered cow.
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Poultry Program.
With an annual production approaching $2.8 billion, Georgia poultry farmers need the wealth of information offered in the Deep South Poultry Conference May 23 in Tifton, Ga.
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What if ...?
Peanut farmers have no efficient, scientific way to know beforehand how certain issues will affect them and the industry they supply. But a University of Georgia project may soon change that.
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Drier Still.
As Georgia starts its fifth year of drought, dry conditions are expected to worsen. The long-lead climate outlooks for May are for an increased probability of below-normal rain and above-normal temperatures.