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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Wheat Survives Scare 03/31/97
When the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it's not quarantining the Southeastern wheat crop, growers and millers let out a sigh of relief.
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Pollen Season Arrives 03/31/97
It's the wheezing, sneezing, pollen season. "The pollen is here," said Kim Coder, a University of Georgia Extension Service forester. "We're running 10 to 14 days ahead of normal."
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Vidalia Onions Early 03/31/97
If your mouth is already watering for that first Vidalia onion of the season, you're in luck. The early spring weather has this year's harvest weeks ahead of the normal schedule.
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Flea-eating Nematodes 03/31/97
Big bugs eat little bugs. And sometimes it works the other way around. That's how the food chain works. So why not set the table for natural enemies to feed on your problem yard and garden insects?
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Swarms of Mosquitoes 03/24/97
Spring has come early to Georgia this year, bringing gentle showers, warm days and swarms of mosquitoes. "Without question, we've got some big mosquito populations much earlier than normal," said Maxcy Nolan.
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Soybean Outlook Bright 03/24/97
Georgia soybean growers have never -- well, hardly ever -- had it so good.
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Spring Planting Fever 03/24/97
Spring fever is going around. Don't catch it yet. Temperatures in the 70s in early March are enough to lure any red-blooded gardener into the yard, but your plants could pay the price. Remember the March blizzard of 1993?
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Small-space Gardening 03/24/97
Spring is early this year, with growers busy in their fields planting spring crops. Homeowners, too, are busy planning gardens and buying plants.
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Early Spring Mistake 03/17/97
Sunny, breezy days. Trees budding into a thousand shades of green and flowers flaunting all the colors they can create. It feels like spring, when a man's thoughts turn naturally to planting.
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Try Some 'Peapups' 03/17/97
Black-eyed peas are a big part of New Year's dinners in the United States. And home-cooked meals in the Deep South often include black-eyed peas, turnip greens and cornbread.