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Fall great time for planting in Georgia landscapes Posted on 08/18/05 by J. Faith Peppers

Cool fall days are still a few weeks away, but there's much to do in the garden to get ready for the change of seasons.

New UGA degree program starts on Griffin campus Posted on 08/18/05 by J. Faith Peppers

Today, 15 University of Georgia students made history. They were the first undergraduate students to attend classes toward a UGA degree in Griffin, Ga.

Satellite technology? Gardening by moon phases Posted on 08/18/05 by Terry Kelley

While global positioning satellite systems are a relatively new technology, humans have been using information for years from one ancient satellite: the moon.

Shade trees' fall colors add pop to landscapes Posted on 08/18/05 by Stephanie Schupska

When Jim Midcap moved to Georgia 18 years ago, he decided to go native -- in his yard, anyway. Now, every fall, he's reaping the benefit in gold, orange, red and yellow.

U.S. peanut farmers likely to produce record crop Posted on 08/12/05 by Brad Haire

U.S. citizens this year will eat more peanuts than last year. But they won't come close to consuming the massive amount farmers will produce this year.

Potential flood risk abnormally high in Georgia Posted on 08/11/05 by David E. Stooksbury

The very wet summer of 2005 has caused the risk of flooding to be usually high across Georgia. Soil moisture and stream flows are already very high for the middle of August. Most reservoirs and ponds are at or near the summer full pool.

U.S. chicken prices steady 60 years Posted on 08/11/05 by J. Faith Peppers

Daniel Fletcher is a scholar of all things cluckish. The University of Georgia poultry and food scientist and a recent inductee as a fellow of the Poultry Science Association, recites the history of poultry production like some scholars spew Shakespearean prose.

Start dropout prevention before kindergarten Posted on 08/11/05 by Stephanie Schupska

Ten points. That's how much Georgia's dropout rate increased from 1992 to 2002, according to the Southern Regional Education Board. And it's not just a Southern or a high school problem.

Broder named associate dean of UGA ag college Posted on 08/10/05 by Sharron Hannon

Josef M. Broder, a faculty member and administrator in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences for 28 years, has been named associate dean of the college effective Aug. 15.

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