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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Water-wise Cotton. 12/18/01
A six-year study by University of Georgia and Israeli scientists has paved the way to cotton varieties that can brave the weather's whims by using water more efficiently.
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Adding Value. 12/17/01
The future of American agriculture is in jeopardy unless farmers have a way to add value to the crops they grow and bring consumers closer to the farm gate.
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4-H Centennial. 12/13/01
As the 4-H Club turns 100 this year, it's still going strong. It's stayed that way by keeping up with the times, adjusting its program areas to fit the changing interests of America's young people.
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Centennial Highlights. 12/13/01
Over the next few months, the centennial of 4-H will be marked by many national events, including a proclamation signed by President George W. Bush and members of his Cabinet.
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Cotton Markets. 12/13/01
The worldwide demand for cotton shirts and breeches has never been better. The U.S. industry that turns cotton into products like these, however, is in major economic trouble. And their stress means U.S. growers are having to depend more than ever on foreign buyers.
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Giving Gardeners. 12/11/01
You may not be intending to give that gardening friend anything for Christmas. But you can be sure that, in true gardener fashion, they will always give to you.
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Christmas Tree Pest. 12/11/01
Christmas tree growers go unnoticed 11 months of the year. But like other farmers, they work hard fighting diseases and insect pests year-round. Thanks to some on-farm research, they may not have to work so hard fighting one major pest.
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Garden Gift. 12/06/01
Many gardening activities are still a few months away. But some things need to be done before spring's sunny days arrive. Compost, an excellent amendment for garden soils, needs to be applied several weeks before seeding or transplanting.
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Good Grapes. 12/05/01
UGA study helps Georgia muscadine growers sell their grapes to the supplement market.
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Grape Prices. 12/05/01
It used to be a no-brainer. Commercial muscadine vineyards could get as much as 65 cents to 90 cents a pound for wholesale fresh-market grapes but only $180 to $200 a ton (9 cents to 10 cents a pound) for processing grapes.