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| New
Associate Dean Named For UGA Extension |
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Farmers Face Early Season
Irrigation Decisions |
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| Deadly
Disease Concerns Poultry Producers |
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| Growers
Face Early Season Tobacco Problems |
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| Discovery
Could Help Genetic Research |
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| New
Associate Dean Named For UGA Extension |
1:42 |
The University of Georgia Extension
Service has a new leader. |
Dr. Bobby L. Tyson was
recently named Associate Dean for Extension with the University
of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Tyson, who has been serving as Interim Dean For Extension since
2001, will officially take over the position July 1. Dr. Gale
Buchanan, Dean and Director of the University of Georgia's College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences says Dr. Tyson is
well qualified to serve the state's agricultural and urban needs.
"Agriculture is important in every single county in the state
of Georgia and he does have an appreciation for all of agriculture,
and I might add not only agriculture but 4-H and Family and
Consumer Sciences as well because all of those are parts of
the mission of the Georgia Cooperative Extension Service." Dr.
Gale Buchanan with the College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences. Dr. Tyson is a native of Tift County, Georgia, and
has worked with the University of Georgia Extension Service
since 1980. He has also worked for the Coastal Plain Experiment
Station, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Richard Russell
Agricultural Research Center, and Southern Piedmont Conservation
Research Center. John Harrell, University of Georgia College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Farmers
Face Early Season Irrigation Decisions |
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Many farmers are already concerned
about having enough water for irrigation this year. |
A dry April and early May,
especially in South Georgia, forced farmers to put their irrigation
systems to work earlier than normal. Kerry Harrison, an engineer
with the University of Georgia Extension Service says dry conditions
forced some farmers to irrigate in order to plant several crops.
"Agriculture in general is not used to dealing with, we've got
a lot of farmers that are actually having to do something called
pre-plant irrigate, and that's to actually irrigate the fields
before they can even get enough moisture to plant." Kerry Harrison
with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Having to use precious water so early in the season will force
growers to make some tough choices, especially if they use ponds
and other surface water sources. Winter rains failed to re-charge
many farm ponds, so water levels in these sources was already
below normal. So farmers may have to back off with their irrigation
in the coming weeks, so water will be available for critical
periods of growth during July and August. John Harrell, University
of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
reporting from Tifton. |
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| Deadly
Disease Concerns Poultry Producers |
1:26 |
Poultry scientists and producers
are on the lookout for a deadly disease. |
The virus causing the disease
called avian influenza has been detected in some poultry flocks
in Virginia and North Carolina. Dan Cunningham, a poultry scientist
with the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences says there is no cure once birds are
infected with the virus. "Ah, no there is no cure at this point
and time other than eradicating the birds that are carrying
the disease." Dan Cunningham with the College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, who adds no cases of avian influenza
have been found or reported in Georgia. Since birds can't be
protected from the disease by vaccinations, an emergency rule
restricting the importation of poultry and poultry products
from Virginia and North Carolina is now in effect. Poultry producers
can do their part by limiting traffic coming in and out of their
farm only to necessary vehicles and people that need to be present.
John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Growers
Face Early Season Tobacco Problems |
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Tobacco growers are facing
some tough challenges early in the 2002 growing season. |
Farmers transplanted around
25,000 acres of tobacco during late March and early April. Most
of the crop went into the ground with few problems, thanks to
timely rains that fell in mid to late March. But an agronomist
with the University of Georgia Extension Service says high amounts
of moisture in the soil also created ideal conditions for a
disease, which caused a lot of problems. "Right after transplanting
was virtually completed we began to hear of growers experiencing
major problems with plant losses, and upon investigation we
determined that many of these losses were do to a soil borne
pathogen rhizoctonia which is virtually everywhere." J. Michael
Moore with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Another disease taking out plants this year is the tomato spotted
wilt virus, with heavy losses being reported in several fields.
The university scientist adds going back in fields to set out
fresh tobacco plants will be difficult, since time will soon
run out for transplanting. Plus, the supply of transplants has
almost run out in the state. John Harrell, University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting
from Tifton. |
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| Discovery
Could Help Genetic Research |
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A discovery by college scientists
could lead to a major breakthrough in genetic research. |
The discovery made by scientists
would bring back a once-important but rarely used molecular
technique called cot analysis, and combine it with newer cloning
and DNA sequencing methods. Andrew Patterson, a scientist with
the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences says learning more about junk DNA has led to more efficient
research. "Our technique had devised a way that we can separate
the junk DNA from the genes efficiently and at relatively low
cost." That was Dr. Andrew Patterson with the College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, who adds this discovery represents
a dramatic leap in efficiency. It has the potential to reduce
the cost of sequencing entire genomes by fifty to ninety five
percent when future genetic research is conducted. John Harrell,
University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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