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Keep Fresh Garden Vegetables Safe Posted on 05/25/01 by Darbie M. Granberry

By applying chemicals properly, using composted manures and keeping animals out of your garden, you can help make sure your picture-perfect vegetables are not only fresh and nutritious, but also safe to eat.

Fruit, Vegetable Field Day Set June 14 Posted on 05/24/01 by Dan Rahn

Georgia vegetable growers, or farmers who may like to grow vegetables, should plan to attend the Fruit and Vegetable Field Day June 14 near Lyons, Ga.

UGA Program Reducing Pesticides in Schools Posted on 05/23/01 by Sharon Omahen

For years, Paul Guillebeau has taught pest-control companies and farmers how to reduce pesticide risks. Now he's turning his attention to Georgia schools.

Schools Have Good, Bad Pest Control Records Posted on 05/23/01 by Sharon Omahen

After two years of working with the University of Georgia's "IPM for Schools" program, Paul Guillebeau has seen some schools with excellent pest control programs. Unfortunately, he's seen a lot of schools with bad records, too.

Drought Has Many Farmers Mulling Future Posted on 05/22/01 by

If any farmer could make a profit farming, it would have to be Jimmie Lee Moss. But in the fourth straight year of a drought, the Irwin County farmer now questions whether his children and grandchildren should follow in his dusty footsteps.

North Koreans Study UGA Agricultural Research Posted on 05/21/01 by Brad Haire

Five representatives of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Academy of Agricultural Sciences have spent the past two weeks learning about farm research from University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences specialists in Athens, Griffin and Tifton.

Korean Ag Delegation Visits UGA CAES Posted on 05/17/01 by Brad Haire

Five representatives of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Academy of Agricultural Sciences have spent the past two weeks learning about farm research from University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences specialists in Athens, Griffin and Tifton.

Drought Expected to Worsen Posted on 05/17/01 by David E. Stooksbury, Pam Knox

Athens, Ga. - As Georgia starts its fourth year of drought and summer nears, dry conditions are expected to worsen. After a very wet March that brought temporary relief to topsoil moisture and stream flows, dry conditions have returned to the state.

A Fifth-grade CEO Competes in 4-H DPA Posted on 05/15/01 by Mike Isbell

In his slowest, most mysterious voice, the Fayette County fifth-grader intoned, "Let me tell you about the time I was bitten by a black widow spider!" He sure got my attention. I put down my pencil to listen closer.

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