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Tropical course to brighten state science classes
A steamy jungle in Costa Rica may seem an unlikely place to find Georgia high school teachers and graduate student teaching fellows. But during July, 20 Georgians journeyed there for a unique study of the agriculture and ecology of tropical America.
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Pink hibiscus mealybugs enter state
As bugs go, pink hibiscus mealybugs are cute. They're light pink and look as if they've walked through powdered sugar. But if you're a greenhouse grower or homeowner with new hibiscus plants, they're not so cute.
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Make sure after-school snacks are nutritious, safe
Food service providers pay close attention to nutrition and food safety in school lunchrooms. But they can't control the quality or safety of your child's after-school snacks.
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UGA research funding reaches record high
The University of Georgia's external research funding grew 6.8 percent during the 2004 fiscal year, totaling a record $159.9 million. The figure was $10.1 million higher than the $149.8 million received in 2003.
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First brief hint of fall brings muscadine season
You're a true Southerner if when that first cool breeze hints of an autumn still weeks away, your mouth starts watering for muscadine grapes. And ah, the season you've been waiting for is here.
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Urban Agriculture is state's third largest ag commodity
After growing up on a farm where he was taught to kill grass, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue says he's had to learn to embrace events that encourage people to grow and maintain grasses.
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UGA MicroGin to help solve cotton quality issues
The most modern small-scale reproduction of a commercial cotton gin in the world is ready for researchers to use to help improve the quality of Georgia cotton.
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Georgia ag innovation center to open in Tifton
Gov. Sonny Perdue announced here today the creation of the state's third center for innovation, one that will take advantage of the area's strong agricultural research base.
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Organic Peanut Forum Set for Aug. 21 in Tifton
Growing organic peanuts in Georgia offers opportunities and challenges. Interested? Learn more about it in a free forum Aug. 21 at the National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory in Tifton, Ga.

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