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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Peaches Clobbered, Again
So far, this year's peach crop is -- "excuse the expression - the pits," said Mark Collier, a University of Georgia county extension agent in Peach County. "What we're picking now is about a half a crop." Farther south in Brooks County, Johnny Whiddon.
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Alien Cicadas
"We've had people say they sound like an alien ship landing, a house alarm sounding and chain-saws cutting timber," said Kris Braman, an entomologist with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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Pine Straw Plentiful
Picking out a perfect mulch is mostly a matter of preference, said a University of Georgia scientist. "As long as it acts like a mulch, what it is doesn't matter," said Mel Garber, an Extension Service horticulturist with the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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Veggie Garden Patience
It seems like forever since the last homegrown vegetables graced the table. And a University of Georgia scientist said rushing this year's crop by overfertilizing can make the wait for fresh veggies even longer.
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Topless Trees
There is a blight on the landscape that forever damages great trees. It's a blight arborists and foresters have fought for two decades. It's called topping.
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Food Law Shifts Focus
Shoppers' demand for fresh produce year-round has already increased the supply of imported foods. A University of Georgia scientist said tougher enforcement of a new food safety law may bring even more foods across the border.
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Fresh Produce Safety
Recent reports of unsafe levels of contaminants on fruits and vegetables have Americans looking more closely at fresh produce, especially imports. "We used to not have to worry about bacteria on fruits and vegetables," said Judy Harrison.
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4-H Host Families
Students from other countries are coming to Georgia this summer. And the University of Georgia Extension Service is looking for families who would like to help them feel at home while they're here.
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UGA Rural Leadership
Of the 159 Georgia counties, 104 don't have ongoing leadership programs, says a University of Georgia expert. So? "More than 60 percent of these counties are ranked as severely depressed counties," said Norma Reed.
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Twice Landscape, Half Water
Abundant rainfall throughout most of Georgia this spring has landscapes growing like gangbusters. Unfortunately, too much rain in some areas has raised havoc with newly transplanted ornamentals.