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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Fruit Fest.
If you like a little challenge in growing backyard fruits, the "Exotic and Common Fruits for Home and Garden" may be what you're looking for. The unusual program, which includes the Southern Fruit Fellowship annual meeting, will be in Tallahassee, Fla., June 21-23.
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Berry Academy.
Bucking a trend that has hundreds of acres of Georgia farmland moving from cultivation to subdivisions each day, Abe Banks turned part of his 21 acres that was zoned for housing and turned it into a pick-your-own strawberry farm.
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'Georgia Gardener.'
On "Gardening in Georgia" this week, host Walter Reeves has a little something for almost every gardener: controlling weeds, preparing soils for planting, feeding and attracting birds to your yard and more.
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New Assistant Dean.
University of Georgia Professor David Bridges has been appointed assistant dean of the Tifton, Ga., campus of the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, said CAES dean and director Gale Buchanan.
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Day Lily Rust.
A new plant disease threatens to blemish the reputation of Georgia day lilies. Timely identification and strict regulatory efforts, though, have stopped the disease for now.
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Cold Frames.
On "Gardening in Georgia" this week, host Walter Reeves shows how to build three types of cold frames using materials you may have in your yard or storage shed.
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Not Too Late.
Did you forget to plant at the proper time? Were you too busy to plant? All excuses are accepted. Best of all, it's still not too late to get in a garden.
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Blueberry Tour.
It's not time for blueberries yet. On May 3, however, it will be time for the Blueberry Research Farm Twilight Tour and Cookout near Alapaha, Ga.
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Tifton Turf Time.
Whatever your interest in turf grasses, the 55th annual Southeastern Turfgrass Conference will have it covered at the Rural Development Center in Tifton, Ga., May 7-8.
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Vanishing Vidalias.
Cold, unstable weather through December and January has taken a toll on the state's valuable Vidalia onion crop. Experts say the crop will be late, possibly smaller than normal and in short supply.