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| Food
Coming Similar To Hush Puppies |
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Chitterlings Could Make
Children Sick |
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| Disease
Problems In Strawberry Fields |
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| The
Importance Of Checking Heating Systems |
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| Problems
With Wet Soil Samples |
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| Food
Coming SImilar To Hush Puppies |
1:32 |
A popular West African food
kin to hush puppies may soon fill the plates of Americans. |
The food, called akara,
is similar to hush puppies because it has a crisp crust and
a bread interior. But akara's are made from a paste that has
more nutrition, according to a scientist with the University
of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
"They're very similar in shape and size. The only difference
is that they're made from cowpea or black-eyed pea instead of
corn." That was Kay McWatters with the College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences. The university scientist recently
conducted studies to reduce the high fat content of akaras.
By adding corn starch, the fat content was reduced, and is now
in line with hush puppies and french fries. University of Georgia
food scientists are working with a food company in California
to introduce akara through frozen-food and convenience-food
markets, with hopes this tasty new food will soon hit American
markets. John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Chitterlings
Could Make Children Sick |
1:45 |
Children could get sick from
a food they never eat. |
Every winter children in
Georgia get sick from chitterlings without eating them. Judy
Harrison, a food specialist with the University of Georgia Extension
Service says when raw chitterlings are cleaned, germs can easily
spread through the kitchen. Everything that touches the raw
chitterlings or the liquid they are in, along with your hands,
may have germs from the chitterlings on them. She adds one important
way to prevent a food borne illness is boil raw chitterlings
before you clean them. "When you bring those raw chits into
your kitchen, boil them for five minutes before you clean them.
And this will destroy the harmful microorganisms or bacteria
that might be there, and that way this contamination doesn't
get spread through your kitchen." Judy Harrison with the College
of Family and Consumer Sciences. The university food expert
also recommends cleaning your hands with soap and warm running
tap water after touching or preparing raw chitterlings before
you touch anything or anyone. Wash and clean all kitchen surfaces
with hot, soapy water, to knock out germs from raw chitterlings
before they have a chance to make your children sick. John Harrell,
University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Disease
Problems In Strawberry Fields |
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Strawberry growers need to
stay alert for several diseases. |
Several fields of strawberries
in Georgia have already suffered crop losses because the plants
became infected with one of several diseases. Phil Brannon,
a plant pathologist with the University of Georgia Extension
Service says some of the crop losses have been quite serious,
between fifty and ninety percent. He adds there are chemicals
that can be applied at transplanting, or soon after that will
keep diseases under control in strawberries. "Ridiomil Gold
is my first choice and I like seeing it applied through the
irrigation system actually through the drip tape. That's probably
the best way to apply it and make sure that you get your material
directly to the root system of the plant, where it's needed."
Phil Brannon with the College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences who adds fungicides can also be applied over the top
of strawberry plants, but the chemicals will not work as efficiently.
John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| The
Importance Of Checking Heating Systems |
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Tis the season for heating
systems to be checked. |
Several cool snaps, with
temperatures down well into the thirties have already given
the state a chilly reminder old man winter will soon arrive.
Jorge Atiles, a housing specialist with the University of Georgia
Extension Service says heating systems need to have a complete
checkup before cold weather arrives. He adds a certified heating-cooling
contractor should check the system. "Getting a certified contractor
to come and check the water heaters, the heating system, those
that have anything that deals with gas needs to be checked and
calibrated to make sure that it is working properly." Jorge
Atiles with the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, who
adds systems that are turned on without being checked could
leak the odorless gas carbon monoxide into a home, with deadly
results. The university scientist also recommends changing the
air filters, and calling in a contractor as soon as possible,
if someone smells gas when the system is turned on. John Harrell,
University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Problems
With Set Soil Samples |
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Collecting soil samples may
be different this year. |
Farmers need to collect
soil samples from their fields as soon as they complete harvest
operations. Readings from these samples will reveal fertilizer
and nutrient needs in fields for the next farm year. But an
agronomist with the University of Georgia Extension Service
says for the first time in five years, some farmers are trying
to collect samples from wet fields. He adds samples collected
that are too wet could provide results that are not accurate.
"The biggest problem with taking a very wet soil sample is that
it can give you a false, what we call a high reading on PH.
In other words the PH might come back and say you've got a 6.5
or 7.0, where in reality if you had waited for that soil to
dry out it would come back, you know possibly 6 or even under."
That was Glen Harris with the College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, who adds farmers still have plenty of time to collect
soil samples, since harvest operations are running late in many
fields. So farmers should wait for several days of dry, sunny
conditions to dry out fields before collecting soil samples.
John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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