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Poisonous Oxygen. 12/06/00
Plants, much like animals, need oxygen to stay alive. However, when plants and animals become stressed, part of the oxygen they use can turn into poison and accelerate the aging process, says a University of Georgia scientist.
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Intern Wanted. 12/06/00
The Georgia Department of Agriculture and the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences are cosponsoring a 10-week internship with the GDA International Trade Division's European Office in Brussels, Belgium.
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Sweet Product. 12/06/00
Many Southerners love muscadine grapes. But the grapes are available only a few weeks out of the year. They were, at least, until a southwest Georgia farm family turned economic defeat into something tasty.
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Tax Relief. 12/06/00
People are always talking about property tax relief. But since 1992, a little-known program has already been offering tax breaks for many Georgians.
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Tax Facts. 12/06/00
Property Tax Facts
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Produce Meeting. 12/05/00
The 2001 Fruit and Vegetable Growers Winter Conference isn't just a conference. It's a gathering of seven different conferences under one roof Jan. 4-7 in Savannah, Ga.
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Cotton Workshop. 12/05/00
The 2000 Georgia Cotton Production Workshop will be in Savannah at the Coastal Georgia Center Dec. 13-14. The workshop is for growers, county agents, dealers and other agribusiness people interested in cotton.
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North Korean Visitors. 11/30/00
A University of Georgia agricultural delegation, after making a historic trip to North Korea in October, hopes to host North Korean scientists this spring.
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Brave New Plants. 11/29/00
A Georgia marriage of old and new technologies has smashed a plant-breeding record of sorts, taking new soybean varieties from zero to commercial reality in less than five years. "That's light speed for a breeding endeavor," said Roger Boerma, the University of Georgia plant breeder whose team accomplished the feat.
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Christmas Wishes. 11/29/00
Remember the young lady who said all she wanted for Christmas was her "two front teeth"? Well, I have all my teeth, and I don't need ties, shirts, socks and other useful but predictable gifts. But there are some things for the garden I'd like.