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| Fire
Ant Control During The Fall |
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Storing Figs After Picking |
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| Helping
Military Bases Meet Environmental Regulations |
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| Learning
About Emotional Eating |
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| Helping
People Become Better Leaders |
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| Fire
Ant Control During The Fall |
1:37 |
Fall is a good time to attack
those fire ant mounds in a yard. |
People from the coast to
the mountains have felt the painful sting of fire ants. Dan
Suiter, an entomologist with the University of Georgia's College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences says fire ants first
moved into Georgia about sixty five years ago. Now, much of
the East Coast is infested as far north as Virginia. He adds
fire ant numbers are at their highest in late summer and early
fall, before cool weather arrives. "The numbers in the colony
are just the highest that they're going to be for the entire
year is about right now. Going into the winter we'll see some
winter mortality and just attrition through age and the colony
numbers are a bit lower in the springtime and then of course
those colonies begin to grow." Dan Suiter with the College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, who adds there have
been some advances in control techniques and materials to fight
these painful insects. Baits have the potential to kill a lot
of fire ants, since workers take it back to the mound and feed
it to the colony, where the bait products turn into a fatal
meal. John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Storing
Figs After Picking |
1:49 |
Figs can be a tasty treat months
after picking, if they are stored right. |
For many people, late summer
means it's fig picking time. To get the best tasting figs, they
must be picked ripe from the trees. Once figs are picked, a
lot of people start thinking about storing some to enjoy in
the coming months. Judy Harrison, a foods specialist with the
University of Georgia's College of Family and Consumer Sciences
says figs don't contain as much acid as other fruit like apples
and pears. But their acid level is on the borderline, so those
planning to can in a boiling water canner need to take precautions.
"But figs are one of those fruits that are sort of on the borderline
of acid, between what we would consider an acid food and a non-acid
food. So we want to remind people that if they do plan to can
their figs they can do that in the boiling water bath but they
need to add citric acid or bottled lemon juice to make sure
that they get that acid level down so that the figs will remain
safe." Judy Harrison with the College of Family and Consumer
Sciences Those that want to store figs in a freezer should clean
them, then place the figs on a tray, before putting the fruit
in the freezer. Once the figs are frozen, store them together
in bags in the freezer. This prevents the figs from sticking
together, then later the frozen figs can easily be defrosted
two or three at a time. John Harrell, University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting
from Tifton. |
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| Helping
Military Bases Meet Environmental Regulations |
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College scientists recently
helped military bases across the Southeast meet new environmental
regulations. |
Military bases across the
nation are now required to meet new surface water regulations.
Some of the military installations have had a tough time dealing
with these regulations. About four years ago, scientists with
the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences helped identify critical environmental needs facing
military bases in Georgia and the Southeast. "Because they definitely
needed to first of all understand the stormwater regulations
so that was one of the biggest things to understand the stormwater
phase II regulations, to understand about erosion and sediment
control regulations." That was Susan Varlamoff with the College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Over two-hundred
people attended these training sessions and workshops, which
also covered spill prevention and sediment management. University
of Georgia scientists, along with scientists from other southeastern
universities discussed their experience on dealing with these
important issues, so military bases in the Southeast would be
able to meet these new federal surface water regulations. John
Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Learning
About Emotional Eating |
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Children in a Central Georgia
county recently learned about emotional eating. |
Over one-thousand students
in the fourth and fifth grades in Baldwin County took part in
the program titled "The Emotional Aspects of Eating." Janet
Palmer, a county extension agent in Baldwin County says one
important lesson learned was in most cases, children don't eat
healthy when they are happy. "When they think about being happy
and special foods and special holidays they think about birthday
parties, and Christmas and Thanksgiving and we got them to thinking
about the foods that we eat during those times. Sometimes it's
not always the best food for us. We're sort of conditioned that
eating is a happy thing, it's sort of a reward." Janet Palmer
with the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences, who adds another bad emotional eating
habit discussed was eating unhealthy foods while watching television.
More than seventy-five percent of the students who completed
the activity in Baldwin County stated they can control their
emotional eating by turning their attention to more positive
outlets such as exercise and other forms of entertainment. They
also indicated they would spend less time nibbling unhealthy
foods while watching television. John Harrell, University of
Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
reporting from Tifton. |
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| Helping
People Become Better Leaders |
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A county near Atlanta is leading
the way to help citizens become better leaders. |
Clayton County continues
to grow at a rapid rate. With this growth comes the need for
qualified citizens in leadership positions. In 2005 the Clayton
County Grassroots Leadership Institute began, to teach citizens
basic leadership skills. Kim Siebert, a county extension agent
in Clayton County says the Institute targets leaders in non-elected
positions. "Is meant to target those more informal leaders.
Those folks that step up when something's happening in the community,
but may not be connected to more formal roles of leadership
within the community." Kim Seibert with the University of Georgia's
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The Institute
features training sessions on identifying leadership styles,
developing meeting management skills, and communication skills.
Another Clayton County Grassroots Leadership Institute is currently
taking place to train more informal leaders. This year's Institute
is targeting the growing Hispanic population in Clayton County.
Funding for the Institute was provided by the Community Foundation
of metro Atlanta, and the Fanning Institute of the University
of Georgia. John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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