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Peach Crop Chilling Well |
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Reducing Teen Deaths In
Car Crashes |
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| Preparing
Poultry Facilities For Winter |
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| Recycle
Those Live Christmas Trees |
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| Learning
To Enjoy Outdoor Activities |
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| 2003
Peach Crop Chilling Well |
1:25 |
Georgia's peach growers received
a nice Christmas present. |
During the late fall and
winter months, peach trees in Georgia need several hundred chill
hours, when the temperature drops below forty-five degrees.
From mid-November through mid-December, Georgia Experienced
some chilly weather. Night time lows ranged from the upper twenties,
to the low forties in most of the state's peach orchards. Kathy
Taylor, a horticulturist with the University of Georgia Extension
Service says peach trees have also accumulated some day time
chill hours. "That's correct, in fact we've had temperatures
in the forties during the day so that means that most days we've
been accumulating almost 24 hours of chilling for the peaches."
Kathy Taylor with the College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences. Despite a positive start, the university scientist
warns peach growers not to let their guard sown, since the trees
still have a lot more chill hours to meet their requirements,
and a mild January and early February could make it tough to
reach the amount needed. John Harrell, University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting
from Tifton. |
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| Reducing
Teen Deaths In Car Crashes |
1:38 |
A county near Atlanta is working
to prevent teens from getting killed in auto accidents. |
Since the year 2000 over
eleven teenagers in metro Atlanta have been fatally injured
in auto accidents. The Georgia General Assembly recently passed
several new driving laws that affect teenagers. In Cherokee
County, speakers were invited to speak to teens on several aspects
of driving, according to Trudy Christopher, a Cherokee County
extension agent. "And we had a state patrolman come, we had
a juvenile court judge, we had an insurance person from Farm
Bureau come and speak to them, and they would come at night
and deliver speaches, photos, videos, anything that they had
to help promote safe driving for teenagers." Trudy Christopher
with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
who adds teens also learned about the consequences of not obeying
all laws that involve driving. They also learned the horrors
that can occur form an accident that involves someone driving
under the influence of alcohol, or drugs. John Harrell, University
of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
reporting from Tifton. |
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| Preparing
Poultry Facilities For Winter |
1:32 |
Poultry producers need to make
sure their facilities are warm and cozy. |
Most of the state has already
had a taste of cold weather, but the bitter, harsh cold normally
does not arrive until January. Bill Dozier, a poultry scientist
with the University of Georgia Extension Service says chickens
including broilers and layers can suffer in cold weather. He
adds it's also important to winterize poultry facilities, in
order to save money on fuel expenses. "On a thirty degree day
that could add up in terms of fuel costs about three dollars
per hour, which is about seventy two dollars a day." Bill Dozier
with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
When getting poultry facilities ready for cold weather, producers
need to think house tightness, to maintain heat being supplied.
This means checking facilities for leaks to find specific areas
warm air is seeping out, and cold air may be seeping in. Once
leaks are found and corrected, producers will spend less money
on fuel, and increase profits. John Harrell, University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting
from Tifton |
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| Recycle
Those Live Christmas Trees |
1:25 |
After the holidays consider
having your live Christmas tree recycled. |
After the lights and ornaments
are removed, a decision must be made on the now bare tree. David
Moorhead, a forester with the University of Georgia's Warnell
School of Forest Resources says it's important to do all we
can to keep live Christmas trees out of landfills. "Well landfill
space is always in short supply and many communities discourage
or even prohibit in some cases putting material like trees into
the landfills." David Moorhead with the Warnell School of Forest
Resources. Most communities in Georgia have some form of recycling
program for Christmas trees. In most cases this involves bring
the tree to a designated site in early to mid January, where
the trees are run through a chipper and turned into mulch. Once
the trees are chipped, the mulch has many benefits, which also
helps the environment. John Harrell, University of Georgia College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Learning
To Enjoy Outdoor Activities |
1:45 |
A North Georgia county is helping
children learn how to enjoy outdoor activities. |
The program was developed
in Douglas County to help middle school children who are left
alone every day after school. Dorothea Holt, a county agent
in Douglas County says the "Outdoor Adventure" program included
several trips including hiking, swimming, and white water rafting.
She adds the program has benefits other than getting to take
part in outdoor activities. "So we thought that if we got these
kids together at times that they're out of school, and work
with them on a one-on-one basis, that we would get them to have
good adult role models, they would get positive physical and
social activities, and they would be exercising as well." Dorothea
Holt with the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences. Throughout the program students
were given pre-and post-tests on wildlife, physical fitness,
and nutrition. The students showed a seventy-five percent increase
in knowledge in all areas. The program caused some students
who were overweight to change their eating habits, and start
exercising. John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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