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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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EPA Pulls Dursban. 08/23/00
If you normally buy the pesticide Dursban to fight pests like fleas, ticks and spiders, you'd better start shopping for a replacement. The Environmental Protection Agency has eliminated the household uses of the chemical chlorpyrifos, known by most consumers as Dursban or Lorsban.
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Cook a Stump? 08/18/00
Ever cook a stump? You can get a great recipe on the next "Gardening in Georgia" Aug. 23 and 26 on Georgia Public Television. Host Walter Reeves will show you how to speed up the decomposition process by cooking a stump in the ground.
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Heirloom Veggies. 08/16/00
On this week's "Gardening in Georgia" Aug. 17, host Walter Reeves travel to Clemson, S.C., to visit with David Bradshaw. He has collected dozens of heirloom vegetables that have been passed through families for generations.
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Coverdell Honored. 08/16/00
Georgia agricultural leaders are starting a University of Georgia scholarship honoring the late Sen. Paul Coverdell. It will be awarded annually to a student in the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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Agriculture's Future. 08/16/00
U.S. agriculture is facing perhaps its biggest revolution since industrialization, said experts at the National Symposium on the Future of Agriculture in Athens Aug. 10-11.
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Ag Gets Hearing. 08/16/00
The National Symposium on the Future of Agriculture Aug. 10-11 in Athens, Ga., concluded with a U.S. House of Representatives field hearing. Rep. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), a member of the House agriculture committee, presided over the hearing.
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Cool Chickens. 08/15/00
The hot, dry weather this summer worries a lot of people exposed to the extreme conditions. But many chickens don't know it's so hot outside.
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Pecan Field Day. 08/10/00
With an average annual harvest worth $65 million, Georgia pecan growers are always looking for ways to improve their tasty crop. They can find them at the annual Georgia Pecan Growers Fall Field Day Sept. 14 in Byron, Ga.
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The Lice Battle. 08/09/00
If you're a parent who has ever fought the head-lice battle, you can sympathize with other parents fighting it. But what if you find yourself treating your child time after time because the little bloodsuckers keep coming back?
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Head Lice. 08/09/00
Chances are, you've either had head lice or know someone who has. But what are they, and how do people get them?