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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Foot-and-Mouse.
A new Web site puts foot-and-mouth facts at your fingertips. The "Georgia Livestock" Web site (www.georgialivestock.org) from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences tells about FMD and its potential effects.
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'Gardening in Georgia.'
On "Gardening in Georgia" this week, host Walter Reeves measures soil temperatures, overseeds Bermuda grass and builds suet cages. He also looks at soil amendments, the best peppers for Georgia gardens and the beautiful Mohawk viburnum.
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Beef School.
Anyone interest in showing cattle next fall can get a big head start this July. The University of Georgia Extension Service is sponsoring a four-day, four-night, hands-on cattle care workshop to get exhibitioners ready for next season.
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Shade Gardens.
Shade gardens offer cool places to pass the heat of the day and chances to plant things that would fry in the Georgia sun.
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Independent Together.
Georgia oilseed farmers hope a new-generation cooperative for oilseeds will help them bring money and jobs into rural Georgia. The co-op is now in the early stages of development.
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Lamb Field Days.
The 2001 Lamb Field Days will be June 2 from 9 a.m.to 3:30 p.m. on the University of Georgia campus in Athens and at the Tift County Agricultural Service Center in Tifton.
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To Pass Down.
Under the current tax law, Coffee County farmer Donnie Smith would find it hard to leave his fifth-generation farm to his children.
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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.