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Student group awarded big consulting 'contract'
Yarbrough Consulting beat four other precision agriculture consulting firms to win a $100,000 contract from a major turfgrass farm. Too bad they'll never get to spend the money.
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Program teaches basics of new landscape business
Nine out of every 10 new businesses fail within three years, most in the first year. Given such dismal odds, you may be leery of starting a landscape or lawn mainenance business. But the odds are better than you think.
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Agroterrorism training prepares responders
Georgia isn’t immune to agroterrorism or natural disasters. People across the state are readying for emergencies from hurricanes to the Asian bird flu to intentional threats. Preparations are starting at agrosecurity trainings.
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Honeybee workshops slated in three Atlanta sites
You'll have to learn about the birds elsewhere, but three upcoming workshops will teach you all about the bees. Atlanta-area beekeeper associations are offering a series of one-day courses, "An Introduction to Honeybees and Beekeeping."
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2005 in review: Georgia FACES news highlights
Between the Christmas gifts and the New Year's resolutions, you may want to look back on the news of 2005 before you get started on 2006. Here's a look at the year's top 10 stories in the Georgia FACES news service, in 10 categories.
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Georgia corn short course Jan. 26 in Tifton
Managing corn for profit in 2006 will be the focus of the annual Corn Short Course and Georgia Corn Growers Association meeting Jan. 26 in Tifton, Ga.
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Proper care extends life, beauty of holiday plants
Whether they're thoughtful gifts or you bought them yourself, many potted plants brighten your holiday home as little else can do. And after their blooms fade and fall, you can bring their special beauty back year after year.
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Generator hazards
If winter storms leave your family in the dark, you may be tempted to buy a portable generator. University of Georgia experts say a generator handled improperly can prove to be far more dangerous than any storm.
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Suwannee River Watershed Summit set for Jan. 25
Forestry will be the focus of the sixth annual Upper Suwannee River Watershed Initiative Water Summit Jan. 25 in Tifton, Ga.

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