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UGA Mountain Beef Cattle Field Day set April 19
Whether your cattle stock consists of hundreds or just a few, you're sure to benefit from the University of Georgia's annual Mountain Beef Cattle Field Day April 19.
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Eating disorders hit baby boomer generation
As female baby boomers crawl toward menopause and retirement, eating disorders among this age group have started to rise. Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc., reports that some speculate the eating disorder increase in this group, born from 1946 until 1964, is because they’ve consistently considered image to be of major importance.
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UGA agricultural college announces changes at top
J. Scott Angle, dean and director of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, announced major changes today in the college's administrative structure.
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Cataloguing wheat DNA will lead to quicker breeding
A group of public wheat breeders and scientists from the Southeast have been awarded $5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The funds are earmarked to make using DNA technology a routine part of wheat breeding nationwide.
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Georgia farmers told farm bill likely to change
South Georgia farmers told congressmen in Valdosta, Ga., March 28 that the United States' current domestic farm policy works for farmers and rural Georgia. With a few modifications, they should keep this in mind when making future policy decisions.
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Fighting fire with fire
University of Georgia scientists have found bacteria that kill listeria in processing plant floor drains, where the pathogen is known to settle and multiply.
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April brings carpenter bees to chew holes in homes
In nature, it's mating season. The birds are chirping and starting to mate. All the critters are doing their thing. And in April, out come the carpenter bees.
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Breeding vegetable varieties adds to garden reward
Collecting seeds and breeding your own vegetable plants can add greatly to your gardening rewards. It may sound like a challenge but is really quite simple.
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3D snack developer to deliver UGA Woodroof Lecture
Mohan Rao, a food-industry leader with Frito-Lay, will deliver the 2006 Woodroof Lecture April 13 at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga. Rao will speak on “Ingredient Formulation for Success in the Food Industry” at 2 p.m. in Masters Hall at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education.

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