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Georgia County Mowing Less |
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Drinking Water Of Cattle
Being Studied |
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| Lower
Market Prices For Peanuts Expected |
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| Parents
Of College Freshmen Must Also Adjust |
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Georgia County Cleans Up Rivers |
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| North
Georgia County Mowing Less |
1:37 |
A county in North Georgia is
helping the environment by giving lawn mowers additional time
off. |
Mowing grass on a home
lawn, or in a North Georgia fruit orchard is time consuming
for people and the mower. Reports indicate lawn mowing is one
of the biggest air pollution generators, due to the lack of
pollution controls. In Pickens County, several ground covers
were tested by master gardeners, to find one that would reduce
mowing, and be a beneficial ground cover to home orchards. Rick
Jasperse, a county extension agent in Pickens County says after
the study, a centipede variety called Tiftblair got the highest
grades. "We've had great luck with Tiftblair, it's done well,
and it's spreading, it takes about a year for it really to get
going but it's done real well here. It's been very cold tolerant,
you know up in North Georgia we're on the edge of the centipede
line." Rick Jasperse with the University of Georgia's College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. In 2004, a test
plot, with a mature planting of centipede Tiftblair was studied
in Pickens County. The test plot was mowed only two times. Orchards
with other grass varieties were mowed nine times last year.
The reduction in mowing could mean a four-hundred percent savings
in time, fuel, and reduce air pollution. John Harrell, University
of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
reporting from Tifton. |
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| Drinking
Water Of Cattle Being Studied |
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College scientists are studying
the drinking water of cattle, to keep people from getting sick. |
Around 73,000 cases of
E. coli are reported in humans each year in the United States.
Studies have shown that the pathogen can be transferred from
one cow to another through the animals' drinking water. Results
from these studies also found cattle drinking water can be contaminated
with manure and other contents which lead to E. coli contamination.
For the past two years, scientists with the University of Georgia's
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences have been
testing several chemicals in search of an effective control.
"So we've come up with a different group of chemicals when combined
together, they actually will kill E. Coli0157. It's a combination
of lactic acid, and something called caprylic acid, as well
as acidified calcium sulfate, which is a very special kind of
acid that when in combination with these other acids is very
effective in killing the E. coli." That was Mike Doyle with
the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Results
from the research found cows drank nineteen liters of the lactic
acid water, compared to thirty liters per day of nontreated
water. Despite progress in the two-year study, university scientists
still need to do more research on the chemicals, before cattle
farmers will be able to treat water on their farms that will
knock out E. coli pathogens. John Harrell, University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting
from Tifton. |
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| Lower
Market Prices For Peanuts Expected |
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Peanut farmers could receive
lower paychecks when they sell their peanuts this fall. |
Peanut acreage across the
nation increased fifteen percent this year. With more peanuts
on the market, prices could drop ten percent. Nathan Smith,
an agricultural economist with the University of Georgia Extension
Service says these lower prices are forecast, despite an increase
in the consumption of shelled, edible peanuts. "We still have
bullish numbers as far as edible consumption of peanuts goes.
The latest report showed a seven percent increase over last
year as far as shelled edible use of peanuts so that's a positive
but we were just outpacing it on production right now." Nathan
Smith with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
With lower market prices for peanuts expected in 2005, growers
will need to take a closer look at their marketing options,
and review them closely, so farmers can get the highest paycheck
possible for their peanuts. Passage of the latest farm bill
means marketing and selling peanuts will be different, so producers
will need to get familiar with market loan procedures, when
they take their 2005 peanut crop to the market. John Harrell,
University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Parents
Of College Freshmen Must Also Adjust |
1:37 |
As college freshmen make the
transition of living away from home, parents will also need
to make some adjustments. |
When the fall semester
begins in colleges and Universities in August, freshmen pack
up and make the move to college dormitories or apartments. Most
new students look forward to the independence, and making decisions
on their own. Don Bower, a human development specialist with
the University of Georgia Extension Service says at first parents
look forward to the peace and quiet around the home. But after
several weeks, the sounds of silence are not so nice, and parents
develop a sense of loss called the "Empty Nest Syndrom." "It's
been called that over time as young people fly out of the nest
and go off to a job or get married or go off to college. There
are some pangs of regret maybe and loneliness among parents
who are at home." Don Bower with the College of Family and Consumer
Sciences. To help with the adjustment, parents should redirect
their time and energy. Use the time to develop and pursue old
or new hobbies, leisure activities, and careers. The university
specialist adds children will always need their parents. But
as the child makes the adjustment to college and matures, parents
may soon be able to develop an adult-to-adult relationship with
the child. John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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Georgia County Cleans Up Rivers |
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A North Georgia county rolled
up it's sleeves, and cleaned up a big mess left by river litter
bugs. |
Three rivers flow through
Gordon County. The river banks and boat ramp areas have been
viewed as some of the worst littered areas in the entire state.
Household garbage, along with refrigerators and other heavy
appliances created a big mess near the rivers. Rebecca Thomas,
a county extension agent in Gordon County says some of the products
dumped along the rivers was a threat to the environment, and
wildlife. "Even paint buckets, five gallon buckets of paint
and paint thinner which also is a huge hazzard to our wildlife
that use those waters." That was Rebecca Thomas with the University
of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
With the river litter problem getting worse, 186 young people
and 22 adults in Gordon County started working with a project
called "Rivers Alive." Training sessions on water quality, water
run-off, and pollutants were held. Then they got busy and went
to work cleaning up the banks of the three rivers. When the
cleanup was complete, around 3,040 pounds of garbage and junk
were collected and removed, helping restore the beauty of the
three rivers in Gordon County. John Harrell, University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting
from Tifton. |
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