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Scientists Fine Tuning Termite Control |
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2002 Wheat Crop Good And
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| Low
Bone Mass Health Problems |
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| Food
Safety Important On Summer Cookouts |
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| 2002
Cotton Crop Doing Well |
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| College
Scientists Fine Tuning Termite Control |
1:29 |
College scientists are fine
tuning termite control methods. |
The research involves the
study of control populations. This means one group of termites
remains untouched throughout the research project. It also involves
the use of baits to control other termites. Brian Forschler,
an entomologist with the University of Georgia's College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences says the research shows
how easy it is to be fooled by what is assumed to be effective
termite control. "We know that the baits will kill termites.
But the correlation between killing termites in the yard and
protecting structures is still being sorted out by the industry
and by research scientists around the country." That was Brian
Forschler with the College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences. The research shows that not all termites in home lawns
are eliminated when baits are used. The baits will kill termites
if they are placed where termites are found in a home or structure.
But termites move around a lot, and those in the lawn that are
not killed will eventually return to a building. John Harrell,
University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| 2002
Wheat Crop Good And Bad |
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Yield's for Georgia's 2002
wheat crop will be good, but crop quality will be down. |
Farmers planted around
350,000 acres of wheat, an increase in wheat acreage from 2001.
Dewey Lee, an Agronomist with the University of Georgia Extension
Service says once again dry weather caused some problems, at
planting and during crop maturity. He adds the mild winter created
ideal conditions for insects and a disease, which reduced yields.
"But because of that warmer weather we saw more aphids and Hessian
fly problems this year, which has reduced our yields because
aphids vector the disease barley yellow dwarf virus, and then
Hessian fly feed on the stems which will cause losses in yield
and test weight." Dewey Lee with the College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, who adds the lower quality wheat
may cause farmers to be docked when they sell their crop. Farmers
should not put off harvesting their wheat, but do all they can
to get the crop out of the field as soon as they can while conditions
are dry, to reduce the chances of additional loss in yield and
quality. John Harrell, University of Georgia College of agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Low
Bone Mass Health Problems |
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Both men and women continue
to experience health problems caused from low bone mass. |
A recent report shows that
30 million women in the U.S. over the age of 55 suffer from
low bone mass, or osteoporosis. In addition, 14 million men
over the age of 55 also suffer from this crippling bone disease.
Marilyn Wright, a Nutrition Specialist with the University of
Georgia Extension Service says even more men and women suffer
from osteopenia. "Osteopenia is sometimes just called low bone
mass, which means there has been some bone loss but not to the
degree that leads to a clinical diagnosis of osteoporosis."
Marilyn Wright with the College of Family and Consumer Sciences,
who adds those with osteopenia also have an increased risk of
bone fractures. The university scientist goes on to say people
can build and keep healthy bones by eating a balanced diet rich
in fruits and vegetables, and make sure your diet has products
that contain calcium and vitamin D. Living a healthy lifestyle
with no smoking or excessive alcohol use can also reduce the
chances of bone loss. John Harrell, University of Georgia College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton, |
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| Food
Safety Important On Summer Cookouts |
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A summer cookout could become
a sick experience, if you forget about food safety. |
As schools dismiss for
the summer, more people fire up their grills for outdoor cookouts
and barbecues. But a Food Safety Specialist with the University
of Georgia Extension Service says many people will get sick
this summer, because food was not properly prepared. She adds
it's very important to keep cold foods such as potato salad
below 40 degrees fahrenheit. "We don't want those foods to sit
out on hot, summer days at outside temperatures for more than
one hour. So, you want to make sure that you're going to keep
your cold foods 40 degrees fahrenheit or below, so it's best
to keep to keep those in a cooler, and for serving it's a good
idea to take along a bag of ice and a large bowl and you can
nest those cold foods in ice if they're going to be sitting
out for more than an hour." Judy Harrison with the College of
Family and Consumer Sciences. The university scientist also
recommends taking two coolers if possible, one for cold foods,
and the other one for water and other drinks. Keep raw meats
away from other foods. To keep hot foods safe, take along a
crock pot or chaffing dish that will keep these foods at safe
temperatures, which is 140 degrees fahrenheit, or higher. John
Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| 2002
Cotton Crop Doing Well |
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Despite the continued drought,
Georgia's cotton crop is doing surprisingly well. |
As of mid-May, farmers
had planted around sixty percent of the 2002 cotton crop. Steve
Brown, an Agronomist with the University of Georgia Extension
Service says cotton in Central Georgia looks good now, because
they received much needed rain in late April and early May.
In South Georgia, dry weather has caused some problems, and
in many cases brought planting to a dusty halt. "Dry weather
is slowing us down in terms of planting. Most areas have to
wait until they get some additional moisture before they can
plant except for the irrigated producer, but it's awfully difficult
in our environment just to grow a crop, just to get a stand
solely on irrigation." Steve Brown with the College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences. The university scientist recommends
farmers that haven't planted their cotton to be ready to move
out to the field and plant once rains bring relief to parched
fields. Growers with cotton already up should watch closely
for insect pests, especially thrips and be ready to treat with
insecticides, so you can keep these pests under control. John
Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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