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Georgia salutes No. 1 industry March 21-25 Posted on 03/14/05 by Brad Haire

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has proclaimed March 21-25 the second annual “Georgia Agricultural Week” to bring awareness to the state’s No. 1 industry.

Researcher identifies new species Posted on 03/10/05 by Sharon Omahen

Joe McHugh stands in a murky creek examining a mossy log. In a bright orange mushroom, he finds what he's been hunting: a tiny beetle. It's not particularly striking, but he's never seen another just like it. He carefully places it into a vial of alcohol. McHugh's not a Boy Scout working on his insect study badge. He's the University of Georgia's coleopterist, a beetle specialist.

Training marks start of state agrosecurity network Posted on 03/10/05 by Brad Haire

University of Georgia Extension Service county agents met in Tifton, Ga., March 7-8 to learn how to teach farmers, emergency workers, veterinarians and others how to respond to an incident that might jeopardize Georgia's food supply or farm economy.

Use nature's design for perfect Easter eggs Posted on 03/10/05 by Dan Rahn

Before food colors, paints or decals, the experts say, the real secrets to perfect Easter eggs are tiny holes, time and air.

Georgia corn farmers to vote March 1-30 Posted on 03/09/05 by Brad Haire

Georgia farmers will be voting by mail March 1-30 in a referendum on whether to continue the Georgia Commodity Commission for Corn and the checkoff that funds corn research, promotion and education in the state.

Cable tie girdle keeps tree's sugar at the top Posted on 03/03/05 by Sharon Omahen

A University of Georgia researcher is using cable ties to help peach trees make sweeter, larger peaches. UGA stone-fruit horticulturist Kathy Taylor uses strips of plastic, like those used to bind computer cables, to control the sugar level in peach trees.

Study group explores Brazilian, Argentine farming Posted on 03/03/05 by Brad Haire

Soils in Argentina and Brazil can grow good crops with little fertilizer. Both countries have fewer pest and disease problems. Farm laborers work cheap, and chemical costs are low. Brazil's growing season, too, is much longer than Georgia's.

Don't wait any longer to fertilize fruit trees Posted on 03/02/05 by Dan Rahn

It's best to fertilize fruit trees just before or while it's blooming in the spring. But if your trees have finished blooming and you haven't already done it, fertilize them now.

Dumb as a stump? Think again -- trees are smart Posted on 03/02/05 by Kim D. Coder

Many people think humans are the most complex creatures on Earth. And we are complex. We carry around a huge amount of genetic matter that tells our bodies what to do and how to do it. But we don't even come close to a tree like the black mulberry.

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