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Tax deadline is April 15. UGA Extension offers help to citizens filing returns. CAES News
UGA Extension helping citizens with taxes 03/04/10 April Reese Sorrow
The April 15 tax deadline is nearing, and many people have already filed their returns for free with help from the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. And they received some financial education during the process.
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Too much water for plants as bad as not enough 03/04/10 Andrea Gonzalez
With all of the rain Georgia has gotten this winter, it’s easy to forget the state was ever in extreme drought. But just because the drought is over doesn’t mean water conservation practices should stop. Too much water can be just as bad as not enough for plants.
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Eat bugs, pet tarantulas at UGA Insect Zoo 03/04/10
Chocolate-covered bugs, mealworm cookies and cricket-spitting contests are taking the spotlight again for the 25th annual Insect Zoo at the University of Georgia. The zoo will take place 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 2 in room 426 of UGA’s Biological Sciences Building in Athens, Ga.
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UGA workshop to help landscapers make better bids 03/04/10
To help landscapers better estimate the costs of their jobs and make better bids, the University of Georgia is holding a workshop March 11-12 in Athens, Ga.
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So. Appalachian landscape seminar set 02/25/10
Gardening with Heat and Soil, a Southern Appalachian landscape seminar, has been set for Saturday, April 24, at the First United Methodist Church of Union County in Blairsville, Ga.
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Native plant and wildflower symposium set 02/25/10
The annual South Georgia Native Plant and Wildflower Symposium will be held March 24 at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Ga.
Dish of Polenta from Red Mule Farm prepared at The National in Athens, February 2010. CAES News
Mediterranean diets limit disease risk 02/25/10 April Reese Sorrow
Mediterranean people eat healthy. Following their culinary tastes may reduce anyone’s risk for diseases, says a University of Georgia expert.
Vendors at the Riverside Farmers Market in Roswell sell a variety of produce, including basil and tomatoes. Aug. 1, 2009. CAES News
Homegrown herbs add easy flavor to recipes 02/25/10 Stephanie Schupska
Spaghetti sauce would be lost without oregano. Salsa just wouldn’t be the same without cilantro. Rosemary chicken would just be, well, chicken without rosemary.
Don Day searching for corn seed in the storage area of the UGA Variety Testing Program laboratory in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
Taking the guesswork out of crop variety decisions 02/25/10 Sharon Dowdy
Selecting the best crop variety to plant can determine whether farmers make a profit. One wrong selection can result in acres of nothing to harvest. In farming, no harvest means money lost.