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Cooking class teaches about cancer
Each year, 410 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed in Georgia, and 120 women die from it. Almost 5,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in Georgia, and 1,014 die from it every year. Specialists with University of Georgia Cooperative Extension want women to know the benefits of cancer screenings. Early detection can make all the difference.
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Healthy, marketable chicken feet
Dermatitis in humans can make skin itch and burn. When it hits chickens, it drastically reduces farmers’ profits and cuts the supply of an Asian delicacy – chicken feet. It also leads to an estimated loss of about $100 million for the Georgia poultry industry each year.
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4-H’ers treat elderly to fall festival
Instead of heading home after school to get ready to trick-or-treat, Bacon County 4-H’ers will go to the Twin Oaks Nursing Home in Alma, Ga., to hand out treats and good times.
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UGA research helps farmers ‘hire’ the best cotton
It is a sort of mobile laboratory equipped with various sensors used to measure different readings in and around the cotton.
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Training program reduces pesticide risks at school
Only a small percentage of Georgia pesticide applicators are actually trained to do so. Some of these untrained applicators spray pesticides in schools, parks, athletic fields and roadways.
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Ga. Gov: Agriculture can brace economic recovery
Agriculture remains an economic “bright spot” that could help rally the country out of what is now a dismal financial situation, said Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue at the 31st Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Ga., Oct. 14.
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UGA workshop to help landscapers make better bids
To help landscapers better bid on and estimate the costs of their jobs, the University of Georgia is holding a workshop Nov. 24-25 in Athens, Ga. UGA specialists will discuss landscape installation, maintenance and a software program they’ve developed to make business easier.
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Today's pumpkins not just basketballs
Whether you’re planning to carve a Halloween pumpkin or create a fall decoration, chances are pumpkin shopping is on your to-do list.
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UGA distance diagnostics system saves time, money
The disease had swept across the homeowner’s yard and was spreading to the nursery next door. Panicked, the nursery owner called the local University of Georgia Cooperative Extension office for help.

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