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Begin 'Gardening' season with tomato transplants
The seventh season premiere of "Gardening in Georgia," with host Walter Reeves, will be April 9 on Georgia Public Television.
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Georgia tobacco farmers enter transition year
About 1,000 farmers grew tobacco in Georgia last year. Half that many will plant the crop this year.
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Geogia corn farmers kick off new growing season
Georgia corn farmers have started planting the first rows of this year's growing season. But it's costing them more to do it.
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Cancer, heart disease fighting peanuts created at UGA
University of Georgia food scientists have found a way to increase a key cancer and heart disease preventative in peanuts to levels far higher than those in red wine.
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Worlds of wonder: international exchange programs
The land of her dreams is everything Irina Melnic hoped it would be, but with some big surprises. "The people here are so different," said Melnic, a 17-year-old student from the smallish town of Calarasi, in the heart of Moldova.
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Search for perfect onion a historical quest
Onions are grown from the coldest northern climates to the tropics. They were important long before modern refrigeration and shipping made the keeping quality of food less important. They've historically provided a critical quality: flavor.
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Irvin to deliver 2005 Rod Ziemer Lecture
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin will outline the state agricultural industry's position in the international marketplace in the 2005 Rod Ziemer Lecture April 12 in Athens.
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Don’t plant those summer veggie crops yet
You’ve got garden fever. But don’t start poking those tender summer crops in the ground yet.
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Grasses used to help stabilize erroding land
When University of Georgia researchers bred their latest turfgrass varieties, they had home lawns, athletic fields and pastures in mind. Now grasses they bred are also being used to prevent erosion and rebuild land after wildfires and hurricanes.

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