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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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More Hydrangeas.
When "Gardening in Georgia" host Walter Reeves showed how to change the color of hydrangea flowers a few weeks ago, you may have thought that was all there was. You were wrong.
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Tick Attacks.
Summer brings the peak of tick season in Georgia. Cousins to scorpions and spiders, ticks are not insects. And they're not good news.
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Grocery Garden.
If you want something interesting to grow, try saving some seeds from the vegetables you buy at the supermarket. Watermelon and cantaloupe are in the stores, and they're great choices for saving seeds.
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L.C.'s Coming-out.
In Athens, Ga., scientists and crowd of reporters had a big coming-out party for L.C. the calf and her seven sisters June 26. But, why would anyone, besides maybe a cattleman, have an interest in eight cute, healthy, playful calves?
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SPC Workshop.
A University of Georgia workshop Aug. 8-10 in Athens, Ga., will help the state's poultry industry use Statistical Process to make chicken products safer and tastier.
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Tastier Tomatoes.
New tomato varieties are typically bred for disease resistance, high yields and how well they ship. But food scientists are searching for tomatoes that taste good, too.
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Prescribed Burn.
Prescribed burning managers who have been in charge of at least five prescribed burns and have two years' experience can attend a PBM certification program July 17 in Tifton, Ga.
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Brave New Herd.
After almost two years of research, University of Georgia scientists have successfully cloned eight healthy calves.
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Quality Care.
Diane Bales, an Extension Service child development specialist with the University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences, thinks the findings of a recent child-care study weren't as cut-and-dried as the media portrayed them.
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Azalea Stretching.
On "Gardening in Georgia" June 27 and 30, Callaway Gardens trails manager Hank Bruno introduces host Walter Reeves to Satsuki and Gumpo, the "fifth-month azaleas" that stretch the spring color show through May.