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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Fighting Hunger Together 10/21/96
When you didn't clean your plate as a child, what did your mother say? "Think of the starving children in Africa or India." Today, hunger is closer to home.
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'All' About Georgia 10/21/96
In 1930, Fulton County was the most densely populated county in Georgia, with 529 people per square mile. Over the years, the number has grown to 1,325. But now DeKalb has by far the highest density (2,170) in the state.
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Help Frogs Hybernate 10/21/96
With the arrival of chilly fall nights, I've been getting calls from ornamental pond owners wondering what to do for their frogs and turtles during winter.
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Pick the Perfect Pumpkin 10/14/96
It's time to head to the patch to pick the perfect pumpkin. This year you may have a better selection. "Georgia farmers planted almost half again as many pumpkins this year as in 1994," said Terry Kelley.
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Waves of Autumn Colors 10/14/96
As Earth continues its journey around the Sun, the chill of northern climes creeps southward. The air sweeps over us in waves, no longer from the summer Gulf, but from the center of the continent. Cool winds drive the rains. Your senses can see, smell, hear, taste and feel the coming of winter.
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Trees Bearing Gifts 10/14/96
If you think of all it can do, you'll thank those pines for the pine straw they're raining into your yard. Yes, somebody has to rake it all up. But pine straw can be more of a blessing than a chore, said Mel Garber.
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Apple Harvest Gets Help 10/07/96
It's apple harvest time in north Georgia. In Gilmer County, the heart of Georgia's apple area, growers got help from local students to make this a good, profitable harvest.
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Testing for Nematodes 10/07/96
Root-knot nematodes may have finally met their match. These hungry little microscopic worms love to munch on Georgia soybeans. So University of Georgia agricultural experts designed new nematode-resistant varieties.
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An Intelligent Frog 10/07/96
Not long ago I wrote about how to make a pond for tree frogs so they could breed without the predation and competition of larger frogs. Since then I've learned a few things about how to make such a pond. I learned much of it from a particularly intelligent green frog.
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On Hold in South Georgia 10/07/96
Pork producers, industry leaders and bankers have put on hold their efforts to bring 300 jobs back into south Georgia.