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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Ag at the Zoo.
March is National Agriculture Month. Zoo Atlanta, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the American Dairy Association are holding a special celebration for Georgia families.
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Irrigation Bid.
By March 1, the Department of Natural Resources will predict whether or not Georgia faces another year of severe drought. If a severe drought is predicted, the Flint River Drought Protection Act will be initiated for the 2001 growing season.
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Survey Says.
To battle dry conditions, many farmers rely on irrigation systems to provide water to grow their crops. Surprisingly, Georgia farmers only slightly increased their irrigation use during the recent drought, according to University of Georgia Extension Service experts.
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White Sweet Potatoes.
University of Georgia horticulturists have developed a sweet potato that could overcome its sweet taste and find its niche as a major world food source.
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E. Coli Eliminator.
University of Georgia researchers are confident they've found a way to dramatically reduce E. coli, one of the nation's deadliest food-borne pathogens, where it starts.
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Drought News.
The drought that has gripped Georgia since May 1998 is expected to continue and will likely worsen during the spring and summer.
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Historic Prices.
A historic event that could happen in farm commodity prices this year would be good tidings for some Georgia farmers and devastating news for many others.
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Market Moans.
The world has changed and the price U.S. farmers will get for their cotton has drastically fallen, all in just two short months.
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Flower Power.
Native plant enthusiasts can spend a day with the experts in Tifton, Ga., March 28 at the South Georgia Wildflower Symposium.
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Clamshell Grills.
Add "cooking safer foods" to the lists of reasons to buy a clam-style indoor electric grill. University of Georgia food scientists say their research shows they kill harmful pathogens.