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Fall fire ant control: get 'em while they're young Posted on 09/20/07 by Dan Rahn

When you think of fire ants in the fall, "vulnerable" isn't the first word that pops into your mind. But it should be.

Landscape cost estimating workshops set Oct. 25-26 Posted on 09/20/07 by Dan Rahn

For landscape professionals, job bidding is tough. To make the job easier and more accurate, University of Georgia horticulturists and economists have developed two software programs for estimating costs. Get hands-on training on either or both at workshops in Athens Oct. 25-26.

New use for stem cells found in war on terrorism Posted on 09/20/07 by J. Faith Peppers

For more than a decade, Steve Stice has dedicated his research using embryonic stem cells to improving the lives of people with degenerative diseases and debilitating injuries. His most recent discovery, which produces billions of neural cells from a few stem cells, could now aid in national security.

Project to use sun, wind to pump water to cattle Posted on 09/13/07 by Brad Haire

Cattle sometimes go to streams and rivers to drink because there is no other place they can get water. But they can pollute that water downstream. A University of Georgia expert is setting up sites near Georgia’s coast to show cattlemen how to use wind and sun to take the water to the cattle.

Fall prime time to prep for spring Posted on 09/13/07 by Stephanie Schupska

While the summer heat may have cooled to an occasional sizzle, chances are it’s left its mark on your yard. With wilted flowers and burned annuals filling flowerbeds, sprinting past your garden and hiding in your house may be tempting.

Be a doctor to your plants Posted on 09/12/07 by Sharon Omahen

Willie Chance isn’t a doctor, but he thinks like one. Chance, the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agent in Houston County, helps homeowners bandage and prevent injuries and illnesses on their landscape plants.

Onions and their cousins Posted on 09/12/07 by George E. Boyhan

Georgia is known all over for its sweet, mild, Vidalia onions. But onions have several cousins, too, that you may want to try in your fall garden.

Revenge of the plant nerds Posted on 09/12/07 by J. Faith Peppers

“Gardening in Georgia,” Sept. 27 and 29, shows how to bring patio plants inside and design beautiful containers for shade and teaches viewers all about Georgia palm trees. Watch on Georgia Public Broadcasting stations across Georgia each Thursday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Image of earth in La Nina climate stage

Image of earth in La Nina climate stage

La Niña likely to bring warmer, drier cool season Posted on 09/11/07 by David E. Stooksbury

A La Niña watch has been issued by the Southeast Climate Consortium and the state climatologists of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. A watch means that conditions are likely for the development of a full-fledged La Niña event.

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