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Conservation tillage conference Feb. 7-8 in Tifton
Anyone can learn about the benefits of conservation tillage at the "Conservation Production Systems Training Conference" Feb. 7-8 at the University of Georgia Conference Center in Tifton, Ga.
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'Blankies' aren't as comforting to plants
Covering outdoor plants with blankets and plastic to protect them from the cold may make you feel better, but chances are it won’t keep them cozy.
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Floriculture experts ready for gardening classes
Color often goes missing in January. Trees are bare, the grass is brown and most annuals are housed somewhere warmer. But that doesn’t stop floriculture experts from talking about the beauty of tropical plants, container gardens and annuals. On Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006, the Georgia Green Industry Association will present “A Gardener’s Palette: Saturday with the Pros” in Athens.
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Georgia farmers confront new soybean threat
Georgia farmers knew that a new deadly soybean disease was poised to attack their crop this year. But they were ready.
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Late tree shoppers, test for too dry to buy
Whether you are just late catching the Christmas spirit or all the new lead danger warnings have you concerned about putting up your old faithful artificial tree, University of Georgia experts say take time to inspect cut trees before you buy.
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Don’t pitch hard honey; nuke it
Not much compares to the taste of a warm, homemade biscuit topped with local honey -- until you discover a hard layer of sugar has formed inside your honey jar.
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Service learning connects students, community
Over the next year, UGA professors Jeff Jordan, Lew Allen and Kathy Thompson will work with eighth-grade social science teachers and students at Cowan Road Middle School in Griffin, Ga.
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System prevents pests from leaving port
For eight years, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension county agents have used digital images, computers and e-mails to quickly diagnose insect and disease problems. Now a UGA team has installed their system in Honduras to protect U.S. farmers and consumers.
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UGA faculty take mission trip to Latin America
Based on their work with Distance Diagnostics through Digital Imaging, two University of Georgia faculty members were part of an official visit to Central America with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez this fall.

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