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Farm, Business Tax Schools Set
The University of Georgia, Internal Revenue Service and Georgia Department of Revenue will have four Farm and Small Business Income Tax Schools this year to help the people who prepare these returns stay abreast of tax changes.
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Short Crop May Mean High-Priced Pumpkins
It's the season for pumpkins, but short crops could mean higher prices at the market. You can thank Mother Nature.
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'Georgia Gardener' Fashions Stepping Stones
On this week's GPTV show, "The Georgia Gardener" tells all about making stepping stones for your landscape. The show, designed specifically for Georgia gardeners, will air at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14 and 10 a.m. Oct. 16.
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Dry Fall Looms Over Grain, Livestock Farmers
With the current drought expected to last through spring 2000, Georgia small grains and livestock farmers are facing tough decisions.
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Fall Fruits Make Great Food for Wildlife.
Not everyone sees wild fruit as a good thing. But the alert backyard wildlife manager knows fruit attracts wildlife, and some trees put out a lot of it. It's all a matter of attitude adjustment.
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Green Industry Updates Planned
Nursery and landscape professionals can learn the latest about their growing businesses in two in late October. The first, for landscapers, will be Oct. 28 in Tallahassee, Fla. The second, for nursery professionals, will be Oct. 29 in Cairo, Ga.
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1999 D.W. Brooks Award Winners Announced
Four University of Georgia faculty received the D.W. Brooks Awards for Excellence Oct. 4 in Athens. The $5,000 annual awards went to Roger Wyatt, teaching; Scott NeSmith, research; Elizabeth Andress, extension; and Steven Brady, county extension programming.
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Wildflowers Add Beauty, Reduce Insect Pests
Wildflowers aren't only beautiful and easy to maintain. They could soon be used in your home landscape as natural pesticides.
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Oct. 7 'Georgia Gardener' Cites 'Monkey Grass'
Why is it called "monkey grass"? Even "The Georgia Gardener" doesn't know for sure. But on his GPTV show Oct. 7 and 9, host Walter Reeves visits with Wally Pressey at Classic Groundcovers in Athens to learn some interesting facts.

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