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Georgia Cattlemen Face Winter Hay Shortage
Some Georgia cattlemen face a critical shortage this winter. Scarce hay supplies cause problems now and far into the future. "There is definitely a hay shortage in Georgia this winter," said Robert Stewart.
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Is Perception Reality in Pesticide Risks?
Are you afraid of pesticide residues in your food? If you are, you're not alone. But you're not necessarily right. In 1991, the Food and Drug Administration tested 19,000 samples of grains, fruits, dairy and egg foods, vegetables, fish and other meats for pesticide residues.
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Winter Storm Puts Onion Crop in Jeopardy
When ice and freezing rain blanketed the South in early February, sweet Vidalia onions didn't take so kindly to it.
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Birds Survive the Snow in the Wild Garden
What do little ground-feeding birds do when snow blankets the ground? They have a hard time finding food. Some die, but the majority can make do in the right kind of wild garden.
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Growers Work Hard to Keep Transplants Healthy
In the late-winter chill in south Georgia, many of this spring's tender young plants were nestled in the warm embrace of greenhouses.
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Japan Welcomes Georgia 4-H'ers
While the world is coming to Atlanta for the Olympic Games this summer, a group of Georgia 4-H'ers will be going the other direction.
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Grab a Tree for Spring Planting
There is no better time than the present to grab a new tree for your yard, school, park or street. Many deserving open spaces could use the shade and beauty trees provide.
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Proper Care Preserves Beauty of Wood Siding
The appeal of natural wood siding is hard to deny. Its beauty has highlighted many a new home.
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Farmers Face Decisions as CRP Contracts Expire
For the past 10 years, farmers raised trees instead of annual row crops on almost 2 percent of Georgia's 37 million acres as a part of the Conservation Reserve Program.

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