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Fall still prime mosquito, West Nile virus season Posted on 09/23/03 by Elmer Gray

In football season, you don't think much about mosquitoes. But you should. They're still active, and it's important to remain vigilant against them and the West Nile virus they carry.

How does air pollution affect unborn babies? Posted on 09/19/03 by Brad Haire

A pregnant woman walks down the street of a large city. She doesn't know it, but the air she's breathing could be hurting her unborn baby.

Seashore paspalum turf update Oct. 15 in Savannah Posted on 09/18/03 by Sharon Omahen

Thanks to some new grasses, watering your home lawn with salt water isn't a dream for those who live along the coast. Seashore paspalum can tolerate a wide quality range of water, including seawater, brackish water and recycled water.

Plant your own gourmet salad greens this fall Posted on 09/18/03 by Wayne J. McLaurin

You can easily grow your own gourmet greens for a fraction of the cost of those expensive salad mixes in the stores. Start sowing salad green seeds in September and continue through late October, according to where you garden in Georgia.

Landscape, turf clinic Oct. 3 in Gainesville Posted on 09/18/03 by Dan Rahn

Georgia landscape workers can get valuable information and pesticide license credits at the North Georgia Landscape and Turf Clinic Oct. 3 at Gainesville College.

Disease threatens next spring's strawberry harvest Posted on 09/17/03 by Cat Holmes

The adage that one rotten apple spoils the barrel may hit close to home for strawberry growers in the coming year. Only in this case, it's a few infected strawberry plants that could threaten a whole crop.

Show your school spirit at home with a team garden Posted on 09/17/03 by Sharon Omahen

Chris Brannon and three of his friends spent four hours spray-painting a huge University of Georgia "G" on the front lawn of the UGA campus in Griffin, Ga. No, they aren't vandals. They're members of the campus's landscape crew. They put the landscape art there to make a point, and it's working.

Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame inducts three Posted on 09/11/03 by Sharon Omahen

Robert Lowrey, the late Brooks Pennington Jr. and Garland Thompson were named to the Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame Sept. 5 in Athens, Ga. Since 1972, the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has recognized Georgians who have extraordinarily contributed to agriculture by inducting them into the Hall.

Farmers start harvest of near-perfect peanut crop Posted on 09/11/03 by Brad Haire

Georgia peanut farmers hope rains ease off.

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