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Next-owner forestry short course planned Posted on 12/13/06 by J. Faith Peppers

Landowners preparing forest land for the next owner need to know about heir property and clear titles, how real estate passes from one owner to another and what options are available in estate planning.

Gift cards are convenient, but can have glitches Posted on 12/12/06 by Sharon Omahen

Gift cards have become popular options for the holiday season and other gift-giving times. But a University of Georgia financial expert warns gift card givers to read the fine print before buying and giving gift cards.

Dec. 11 deadline approaching for military packages Posted on 12/07/06 by Kristen Plank

Christmas won’t arrive until Dec. 25, but the deadline to ship packages to most overseas military addresses is Dec. 11.

Global trends shifting farm markets, expert says Posted on 12/07/06 by Stephanie Schupska

When Carole Brookins gives her spin on global trends, she reaches into the future to work in the present. As former U.S. executive director to the World Bank and a historian, she doesn’t look at numbers but at what they represent.

UGA CAES Students learn about Washington firsthand Posted on 12/07/06 by Brad Haire

Each summer for the past 10 years, students from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences have traveled to Washington as part of the CAES Congressional Agricultural Internship Program.

Pinpointing pests for agents, homeowners Posted on 12/07/06 by Sharon Omahen

Lisa Ames spends her workdays getting up close and personal with insects, about 500 a year to be exact. Working in the University of Georgia’s Homeowner Insect and Weed Diagnostic Laboratory in Griffin, Ga., Ames helps UGA Cooperative Extension agents identify insect samples for Georgia homeowners.

How will global warming affect people in Georgia? Posted on 12/06/06 by Susan M. Varlamoff

What does global warming mean to you? State climatologist David Stooksbury, an atmospheric sciences professor in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, answers questions on climate change in Georgia.

Give the gardener on your list a useful gift Posted on 11/30/06 by Terry Kelley

It may be cold and dreary outside now, but spring will return and gardeners will need to be ready. Instead of a new tie or a flannel shirt, why not give a little bit of spring to the gardener on your holiday list?

Nation’s animal ID system goes voluntary Posted on 11/30/06 by Stephanie Schupska

What began as a federal move toward a mandatory animal identification program has been knocked down a notch. But making the National Animal Identification System voluntary doesn’t mean that it will fade from existence, says one University of Georgia expert.

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