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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Soil Test Now 10/06/97
If you're a homeowner or farmer, you may be wasting your money. You may be among the many Georgians who squander thousands of dollars annually by using fertilizers improperly.
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Dig, Plant Perennials 10/06/97
The next few weeks will be the ideal time to plant new perennials or divide and relocate established perennials in Georgia.
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Dry Weather Costly 09/29/97
Georgia farmers have suffered through a dry spell just when they need water the most -- when their plants are trying to set a crop.
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Great Fall Foliage 09/29/97
Dry late-summer weather has hurt south Georgia farm crops. But in north Georgia, the lack of rain has helped set the stage for what could be a glorious fall foliage season.
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New Sorghum Disease 09/29/97
Ergot, a fast-spreading disease that recently caused million-dollar losses in Australia, is now in Georgia, says a U.S. Department of Agriculture scientist.
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Bad Bug Summer 09/22/97
This has been a great year for insects in Georgia. Lots of them out there attacking and eating everything they find. Farm crops provide a virtual buffet for dozens of insect species that eat their fill, reproduce and keep eating.
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Georgia County Guide 09/22/97
In the 1990s, Forsyth County is the fastest growing county in Georgia. So which is the fastest shrinking county? Providing the answers to questions like that makes "The Georgia County Guide" a mighty unpopular book at times, says the book's creator.
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Oaks Fine Investments 09/22/97
Oaks are a great landscape investment and a heritage planting. They represent things we revere in people: quiet strength, tenacious survival, patience, perseverance, long life and prodigious production.
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Start Trees Right 09/15/97
As trees develop and grow, the memories of the people who opened the soil and covered the roots grow, too. Tree planting is a life-affirming process
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Healthy Spring Lawn 09/15/97
If you want a great lawn next summer, it's not too early to start working on it. Careful fall maintenance can be the key to a flourishing green lawn in the year ahead.