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New 'Gardening in Georgia' TV shows return to GPB Posted on 02/22/07 by J. Faith Peppers

Georgia gardeners longing for a gardening television show on Georgia growing conditions and soils, look no further. "Gardening in Georgia with Walter Reeves" will be back on Georgia Public Broadcasting with a new season of original shows in April.

2007 edition of annual UGA Garden Packet released Posted on 02/22/07 by Dan Rahn

Here is the 32nd annual spring Garden Packet from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, with 26 features written by 14 CAES faculty members and graduate and undergraduate students to provide timely, valuable gardening information.

Monitor reveals how plants feel, what they need Posted on 02/21/07 by Sharon Omahen

With the help of a controlled-atmosphere facility and sensory equipment, scientists at the University of Georgia are learning how agricultural crops will react to future climate change.

Farmers hear good, bad news in Ag Forecast 2007 Posted on 02/21/07 by Dan Rahn

The final speaker of the Georgia Ag Forecast 2007 breakfast meeting Feb. 20 in Statesboro, Ga., Chuck Lee punctuated the morning with a tough assessment: "You want to know what it's like? I've got four boys, and ain't none of them coming back to the farm."

Georgia lawmakers hear case for stem cell research Posted on 02/15/07 by J. Faith Peppers

In testimony Feb. 8 before the Georgia General Assembly's Joint Committee on Health and Human Services, Steve Stice explained the value of stem cells in developing treatments for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's and Lou Gehrig's diseases, muscular atrophy disease and spinal cord injuries.

Funding, other barriers hinder stem cell research Posted on 02/15/07 by J. Faith Peppers

The old adage, "one man's trash is another man's treasure," rings true in today's stem cell research. Steve Stice finds the promise of a cure for debilitating human injuries and diseases in the waste from fertility clinics.

Beekeepers mull colony death mystery as toll rises Posted on 02/15/07 by Stephanie Schupska

"This year, what's different is the number of colonies," Jennifer Berry said. "When you have beekeepers who have lost 90 percent of their colonies, and they're commercial and good beekeepers, we know something's wrong. We've had several people that I know have lost thousands of colonies."

Salmonella outbreak tracked back to Georgia plant Posted on 02/15/07 by Sharon Dowdy

The recent recall of peanut butter from a processing plant in Georgia should be viewed as an isolated food safety incident, not a ban on all peanut butter, says a University of Georgia expert.

Organics could boost Georgia’s blueberry industry Posted on 02/08/07 by Stephanie Schupska

“A lot of areas where blueberries grow are economically depressed,” Gerard Krewer said.

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