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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Buy Pesticides Carefully, Too 11/17/97
Telemarketers have been pushing pesticides to Georgia farmers and homeowners. But Greg MacDonald, a University of Georgia scientist, warns people to be cautious when buying restricted chemicals.
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Veggie Farm Shareholders 11/10/97
On a damp fall morning, Margaret Putnam and Cynthia Hizer hurry to gather greens from the garden before the rain comes. They own Hazelbrand Farms, an organic farm in Newton County. They, like organic farmers across the country, are moving to a new system of doing business called Community Supported Agriculture.
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Harvesttime Rains Costly 11/10/97
Georgia cotton farmers have lost another $40 million to $50 million to excess late-season rains, says a University of Georgia agricultural scientist.
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Check Your Chimney 11/10/97
Chimney fires cause hundreds of deaths and millions of dollars in lost property every year in the United States. But they can be easily prevented, said University of Georgia scientists.
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Death of Fat Cells 11/03/97
A team of University of Georgia researchers is the first to find that the hormone leptin causes the programmed death of fat cells rather than simply reducing their size. The discovery helps explain why rats injected with leptin stay thin long after treatment has stopped. It could play a significant role in using leptin to treat obesity, said Clifton Baile.
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Mayo Makes Food Safer 11/03/97
For decades, mayonnaise has been blamed for Salmonella poisoning in meat salads and other recipes. To the contrary, University of Georgia food scientists have found that commercially prepared mayonnaise actually reduces the amount of Salmonella in foods.
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Buy Seasoned Firewood 11/03/97
Nothing can make firewood sales go up quite like temperatures going down. But University of Georgia scientists say buying firewood to burn right away can lead to problems if you don't get seasoned wood. It isn't always easy to tell if firewood is dry enough to burn well, said Julian Beckwith.
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Wasps as House Guests 11/03/97
The first cold snap of fall can bring some pretty spooky guests into your home, says a University of Georgia scientist.
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UGA Solutions to Odor Problems 10/27/97
In backyards all over Georgia, people can tell which way the wind is blowing just by identifying "that smell."
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El Nino Could Wreck Winter Landscapes 10/27/97
El Nino's warm Pacific Ocean currents could bring January flooding to Georgia. It could spell excess snowfall. Or it could mean nothing at all.