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UGA offers breakthrough graduate toxicology course Posted on 03/22/04 by Morgan L Roan

The University of Georgia is among the first schools in the nation to offer a graduate course on using cutting-edge technology to determine the ways chemicals affect the body.

Georgia cotton needs to avoid quality stigma Posted on 03/18/04 by Brad Haire

Industry experts want to improve cotton quality before Georgia gets an economic stain it can’t remove.

Targeted sampling saves time and money Posted on 03/18/04 by Cat Holmes

A University of Georgia scientist has rediscovered a quick, simple method to identify sources of fecal contamination in water, and it has the potential to save state and federal agencies a lot of money.

March is National Peanut Month Posted on 03/17/04 by Morgan L Roan

Pull out your favorite peanut product in celebration of March as National Peanut Month. The Georgia Peanut Commission is celebrating peanut month by giving samples of peanuts and peanut recipes to tourists who stop at Georgia Welcome Centers.

Experts: avian flu not new, safeguards in place Posted on 03/11/04 by Cat Holmes

The variety of avian flu found recently in two U.S. states isn't harmful to humans, say University of Georgia experts. And occasional outbreaks of avian flu aren't unusual.

Zero boll weevils found in Georgia cotton fields Posted on 03/11/04 by Brad Haire

Georgia cotton's most notorious enemy, the boll weevil, was nowhere to be found in 2003. It's the first year this has happened since a program began to eradicate the weevil 20 years ago.

Annoying masses of lady beetles bugging Georgians Posted on 03/10/04 by Sharon Dowdy

Lady beetles have long been viewed as good bugs. Most people aren't scared of them, and very few want to kill them with insect spray. But that's quickly changing.

Celebrate Georgia ag awareness week March 15-20 Posted on 03/10/04 by Brad Haire

Gov. Sonny Perdue has proclaimed March 15-20 "Georgia Agriculture Awareness Week" to honor an industry that touches every life in Georgia and is the economic backbone for much of the state.

Five easy steps to water-efficient flower beds Posted on 03/10/04 by Paul A. Thomas

Four straight years of drought dashed hopes for many a Georgia flower bed. And last year's rainy start turned dry in the end, fading late-summer colors as if to add insult to injury. What's a gardener to do?

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