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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Georgia Youths Speak. 09/07/01
When almost 4,000 Georgia youths were asked to complete a survey about Georgia communities, they expressed concern about the environment, economics and health care, but enthusiasm about education.
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Environmental Health. 09/06/01
Parents, teachers and community leaders can find information to help protect children from environmental health risks at home, school and play during the Children's Environmental Health Partnership Conference Oct. 9-11 in Atlanta.
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Fall for Carrots. 09/06/01
Georgia farmers now grow more than 4,000 acres of carrots, a great fall-garden crop. Gardeners can grow them, too. South Georgia gardeners can direct-seed carrots until the end of November.
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Editorial. 09/05/01
This guest editorial by Georgia farmer Murray Campbell offers a compelling argument for less government regulation on U.S. farmers to help them compete in the new global marketplace.
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'Gardening' Pointers. 09/05/01
On this week's "Gardening in Georgia," host Walter Reeves has some pointers to enhance the beauty of your landscape and garden. And co-host Tara Dillard shows how to use rocks to create raised beds for plants.
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Stubborn Weeds. 08/29/01
Of about 20 plants in the sedge family in eastern North America, the genus Cyperus contains the worst weeds. The two most notable of those are yellow (Cyperus esculentus) and purple (Cyperus rotundus) nutsedge.
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Muscadine Meeting. 08/29/01
If you like muscadine grapes from your backyard or from the grocery counter, you'll find something of interest in the 2001 Georgia/South Carolina Muscadine Meeting and Field Day Sept. 28 in Griffin, Ga.
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Cotton Aid. 08/29/01
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee recently released its proposed version for a new farm bill. Though far from final, this version could benefit some Georgia cotton farmers, says a University of Georgia expert.
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Visible Drought. 08/29/01
A dry August has allowed Georgia's long-running drought to become visible again as pastures, row crops, lawns and gardens suffer from lack of water.
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Classroom Critters. 08/28/01
Back-to-school signs are everywhere: the return of school buses, the smell of freshly sharpened pencils and the misery of head lice. University of Georgia entomologists have written new publications to help parents and schools fight the tiny critters.