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Georgia Clean Day March 22 in Atlanta Posted on 03/08/00 by Dan Rahn

Do you have unlabeled or unusable pesticides? Pesticides no longer registered for ornamentals and turf? The Georgia Department of Agriculture is providing a chemical amnesty day, Georgia Clean Day 2000, March 22 in Atlanta.

How to Plan a Great Butterfly Garden Posted on 03/05/00 by Paul A. Thomas

One of the most popular gardening specialties is butterfly and hummingbird gardening. The key is to select the widest array of nectar-producing flowers you can.

Parasitologist Joins UGA Food Safety Researchers Posted on 03/02/00 by Sharon Omahen

Ynes Ortega is a key addition to the University of Georgia research team at the Griffin, Ga., Center for Food Safety and Quality Enhancement. Ortega is one of a handful of researchers in the world studying parasites on food.

Learn a Lesson From Little Azaleas Posted on 03/01/00 by Dan Rahn

The little azaleas in spring nursery and garden center displays, which often seem more bloom than plant, can teach you one of life's happier lessons. If you have young azaleas or have pruned back your old azaleas, take a hint from those container dazzlers, says University of Georgia expert Mel Garber.

How to Keep Your Farm Or Family Safer Posted on 03/01/00 by Dan Rahn

Whether your biggest concern is your farm or your family, an Atlanta workshop April 12-13 will address environmental concerns of interest to you.

New Shrubs Add Beauty to Spring Landscape Posted on 02/23/00 by Jim Midcap

Some new spring shrubs will reward your landscape labors. They can be used as beautiful flowering backgrounds behind annual and perennial beds. They can act as single specimens or as stand-alone shrub borders.

Nominations Sought for Ag Hall of Fame Posted on 02/23/00 by Dan Rahn

The Agricultural Alumni Association of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is seeking nominations for the 2000 Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame.

Proposed Food Labels Add New Fat Warnings Posted on 02/23/00 by J. Faith Peppers

Just when you figured out the new food pyramid and nutritional values on food labels, the Food and Drug Administration is proposing another change. The FDA proposes requiring the amount of trans fatty acids in a food to be included in the Nutrition Facts panel.

FDA Devises Trans Fat Limits On Food Labels Posted on 02/23/00 by J. Faith Peppers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed limits on trans fat on several nutrient content claims found on food labels. Here are the proposed restrictions.

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