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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

CAES News
Icy Flowers. 01/26/00
What can you do if your landscape flowers are freeze-damaged or dead from the cold? "Very little," said Paul Thomas, before offering these helpful hints.
CAES News
Training Slated. 01/26/00
The Spray Technicians Seminar Feb. 8 in Stockbridge, Ga., is designed to keep people who maintain golf courses updated on the latest in pesticide application, safety and technology.
CAES News
Farm-fresh Food. 01/23/00
Have you had one too many tasteless tomatoes? Had it with heads of lettuce that are limp the day after you buy them? There is a way to bring fresh produce to your door. It's called Community Supported Agriculture.
CAES News
Proper Pruning. 01/20/00
It's time to prune summer-blooming plants like crape myrtles, nandinas, shrub roses and glossy abelias. University of Georgia experts say the keys to proper pruning are timing, technique and the right equipment
CAES News
Prolific Potatoes. 01/19/00
Potatoes are an important commodity in America today. U.S. farmers grew more than 47 million pounds in 1998. Although potatoes are widely available, you can grow them yourself.
CAES News
Food School. 01/19/00
Processing-plant supervisors must meet rigid federal Good Manufacturing Practice requirements to assure the safety of low-acid or acidified canned foods. They can learn how in the University of Georgia Better Process Control School in Athens, Ga.
CAES News
Sustainable Ag Conference. 01/17/00
What are the social implications of sustaining agriculture? Experts will try to answer that question at the Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, Jan. 20 22.
CAES News
Pricey Steak & Cheap Eggs. 01/13/00
If you love steaks and eggs, you can expect to pay more for steak and less for eggs this year, according to University of Georgia experts. Food prices increased only 2.1 percent in 1999 and are forecast to increase 2 to 2.5 percent in 2000.
CAES News
Increases Hit Hard. 01/12/00
While many Georgians celebrate the news of low increases in food prices, some Georgians will still struggle.
CAES News
Low food prices 01/10/00
Consumers are benefitting from a low general inflation rate, with food prices having increased only 2.1 percent in 1999.
(This information was presented in Jan. 10 CAES press conferences on consumer food prices.)