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Garden to bed
As fall begins to settle in, host Walter Reeves gets busy putting the flower garden to bed on "Gardening in Georgia" Oct. 22 on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
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Pansy trick
Host Walter Reeves offers a trick to provide a color contrast in a pansy bed by underplanting the pansies with spring-flowering bulbs on "Gardening in Georgia" Oct. 15 on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
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Sunbelt Expo Oct. 18-20
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns will conduct an open listening session on future U.S. farm policy on the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition grounds in Moultrie, Ga., Oct. 18.
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Fighting obesity
Obesity isn't only related to food consumption and portion control. Exercise is important, too, said Judith Stern, a University of California-Davis professor of nutrition and internal medicine.
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Fighting obesity
Every four days, 3,200 people die due to obesity. And behind the deaths are the individuals dealing with the disease, said Judith Stern, a University of California-Davis professor of nutrition and internal medicine.
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Planning for emergencies
Along the Gulf Coast, the nation has seen firsthand how a natural disaster can quickly destroy food supplies. In Georgia, farm and university experts are teaching emergency workers and people in agriculture how to identify and handle threats to the food production.
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UnWired conference
The "UnWired: Rural Wireless Conference" will be Nov. 1-2 at the University of Georgia's Tifton, Ga., campus. It will bring wireless experts, researchers and users to rural south Georgia.
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2005 D.W. Brooks
One man’s legacy of service, dedication and innovation continued in Athens, Ga., Oct. 3 as four University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences faculty members received the D.W. Brooks Awards for Excellence.
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Disaster response
When Paul Williams called Don Hamilton on Thursday, Sept. 8, it wasn’t to chat about Hurricane Katrina. Mississippi needed Georgia’s help. In just two business days, they had 13 people ready to go.
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Backyard pecans
Georgia is blessed with a great climate for growing pecans, and pecan trees are a common sight in yards statewide. But while they can offer shade, tasty treats or extra income, many come up short because of diseases and insects that thrive here, too.