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Web site is quick source for state and county statistical data Posted on 08/13/03 by Sharon Omahen

Students across the state are collecting their supplies and heading back to school. Adding a University of Georgia web site to their supply list will make report writing on their county or the State of Georgia, a lot easier.

Georgia tobacco suffers under soggy summer skies Posted on 08/07/03 by Brad Haire

Georgia tobacco farmers continue to harvest a wet crop that had a promising start this year.

UGA researcher helps industry help chickens Posted on 08/07/03 by Cat Holmes

When singer Paul McCartney wrote a letter to fast food chain KFC in late July urging the company to ensure better treatment for the chickens it serves, it was just the latest media event in an animal welfare trend that University of Georgia animal behaviorist Bruce Webster has been watching unfold for years.

Agroforestry and Wildlife Field Day, Sept. 18 Posted on 08/06/03 by

Set for Sept. 18, 2003 in Griffin, Ga., the Agroforestry and Wildlife Field Day has something for everyone, whether you’re a forest landowner, a wildlife enthusiast or a hunter.

Stay in water conservation mode, despite recent rains Posted on 08/05/03 by Sharon Omahen

The drought may have broken in the state, but a University of Georgia expert urges Georgians not to switch out of water conservation mode.

Seek help promptly for venemous snakebites Posted on 08/05/03 by Mike Isbell

There was no mistaking the wound on Ashley’s ankle. It was the bite of a venomous snake.

Too much rain makes popular landscape tree sick Posted on 07/31/03 by Sharon Omahen

When homeowners call University of Georgia plant pathologists for help with diseased Leyland cypress trees, they usually aren't happy with the advice.

Bug gang strikes Georgia cotton crop Posted on 07/31/03 by Brad Haire

There’s a destructive gang running loose in Georgia. It wants to do only two things and has taken an opportunity to drastically increase its numbers in recent years. In its wake, it threatens to suck some profit out of a major Georgia commodity.

State winners highlight 61st State 4-H Congress Posted on 07/30/03 by J. Faith Peppers

The cream of Georgia's 4-H crop met to celebrate and champion their program during the 61st annual State 4-H Congress in Atlanta July 22-24. But 48 individuals emerged as state project competition winners.

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