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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Muscadines Worth Wait 08/18/97
Some things are worth waiting for. Gerard Krewer, a University of Georgia scientist, figures that's true of muscadines.
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Storing Household Records 08/18/97
It's not tax time yet. Or is it? "You need to keep track of financial records every day to be ready for tax time," says Esther Maddux.
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Research Stretches Grass 08/11/97
Georgia cattle farmers took a big hit during near-record low cattle prices in 1996. Those low prices had farmers looking for any way to stay in business.
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Homeowner IPM Clinic 08/11/97
The creepy-crawlies are all over your garden. The withering crud is taking over your bushes. Who you gonna call? Start with your county Extension Service agent.
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Georgia Beef Project 08/11/97
Where's the beef? In Georgia, it walks around on 2.8 million hooves in every corner of the state's 159 counties. With the cattle that widely scattered, it's hard to know how well farmers manage their herds.
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Silence of the Trees 08/11/97
As day turns into night, trees change. They don't sleep, but are occupied by other tasks awaiting the dawn.
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Mill Waste Helps Farmers 08/04/97
Thomaston Mills officials are thankful their trash is a treasure to area farmers. The Thomaston, Ga., textile mill's slashing, scouring, bleaching, mercerizing and dyeing processes produce a lot of solid waste. For years, the mill got rid of that waste by spreading it on its own property.
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High-oil Corn For Feed 08/04/97
It's all over the health news: Cut down on fat. But that's for people. In farm animals' diets, fat is good.
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Growing Garden Seeds 08/04/97
A south Georgia gardener not noted for grocery shopping made a special trip to the supermarket last spring. He brought home a package of dried beans.
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Obsessing over Herbs 08/04/97
Gardening used to be so simple: plant, water, eat. But Wayne McLaurin says herbs demand more of you. Much more. "Beware of herbs," says McLaurin, a horticulturist with the University of Georgia Extension Service. "Herbs are not only attractive, aromatic and often tasty. They are obsessive."