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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Meat Conference.
Food safety is in the news and on shoppers' minds. To meet the demand, the American Meat Science Association will have a training for meat and poultry processors Sept. 13-14 in Athens, Ga.
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Glowing Germs.
A University of Georgia county extension agent uses "glowing germs" to teach children in her counties the proper way to wash their hands.
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Heating Up.
Another week with little rain and temperatures in the 90s and low 100s has caused severe drought conditions to expand into southwest and central Georgia. Only in south central Georgia did drought conditions improve last week.
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Scorched Plants.
This summer has been rough. Day after day the heat has topped 95 degrees. Little to no rain has fallen for three straight weeks. And the combination has led to serious, and sometimes fatal, plant stress in Georgia landscapes.
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Ag Showcase '99.
Agriculture today is more than mules -- even more than the machinery lumbering over Georgia fields. Ag Showcase '99, scheduled Sept. 9 in Fort Valley, Ga., will display the precision of science and satellites in dozens of exhibits by the state's agriculture schools.
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Farms' Future.
Nearly 200 U.S. agricultural leaders are expected in Athens Aug. 25-27 for the National Symposium on the Future of American Agriculture. The program will be at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education on the Athens, Ga., campus of the University of Georgia.
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Soil Test.
Want the best garden, lawn or landscape you can have? You can't do it without good soil samples. On "The Georgia Gardener" Aug. 19, host Walter Reeves gives some timely pointers on taking and using soil samples in your gardening.
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Open House.
Wherever you landscape, you won't want to miss the Ornamental Horticulture Open House Oct. 1 at the University of Georgia Athens campus. The UGA Department of Horticulture and the State Botanical Garden of Georgia have put together an exciting tour of research plots, variety trials and display gardens.
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Burnt Landscapes.
The scorching summer heat and water restrictions have Georgia landscapes crying for help. University of Georgia experts offer tips on how to save your landscape.
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Foreign Invaders.
No, they're not yellow jackets. The brown bees with yellow stripes are European hornets and North Georgia homeowners are busy fighting them.