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| Be
Ye Therefore Ready For Cotton Harvest |
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Colorful Fall Predicted
For North Georgia Mountains |
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| Genetic
Research On Honeybees |
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| Killer
Bees Still Marching Toward Georgia |
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| Stresses
Felt By Military Children |
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| Be Ye
Therefore Ready For Cotton Harvest |
1:21 |
Farmers need to be ready to
move into action, when their cotton is ready for harvest. |
Reports indicate around
thirty percent of Georgia's 2006 cotton crop has been harvested,
as of early October. Overall, yields are expected to be down,
mainly because of the effects of hot, dry weather. Steve Brown,
an agronomist with the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences says an increase in scattered thunderstorms
in late summer helped some of the crop. He adds the dry weather
in late September and early October has been good, and bad.
"Dry weather to maintain quality, all that's been good, it helps
the farmer that's ready to pick, it probably hurts that one
that's hoping for a late crop, so it's a mixed blessing there
but, you want dry weather during cotton harvest." Steve Brown
with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
When cotton is ready to be harvested, farmers need to get busy
and get it out of the fields as soon as possible. This means
growers will need to keep a close check on their cotton fields,
so they can be ready to move out and begin harvesting, and avoid
costly delays. John Harrell, University of Georgia College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Colorful
Fall Predicted For North Georgia Mountains |
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The North Georgia mountains
should display a lot of colors this fall. |
During the fall many Georgian's
plan a fall vacation to the mountains in North Georgia to watch
the leaves show off their colors. Scott Merkle, a forester with
the University of Georgia's Warnel School of Forestry and Natural
Resources says late summer rains, and not having to deal with
strong, gusty winds will help bring out the colors this fall.
"I think they can expect some pretty good colors. We've had
kind of a good end of the season here as far as the summer.
We've had I think enough rain to keep the leaves on the trees,
but not too much rain. And we haven't had any hurricanes come
through to blow things down." Scott Merkle with the University
of Georgia, who adds people planning fall trips to the North
Georgia mountains should be able to see plenty of colors through
early November. If cold fronts continue to drop nighttime temperatures
down to around forty degrees, followed by sunny, mild days without
gusty winds, the fall of 2006 should be quite colorful in the
mountain counties of North Georgia. John Harrell, University
of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
reporting from Tifton. |
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| Genetic
Research On Honeybees |
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College scientists are conducting
genetic research to breed honeybees resistant to certain pests. |
Beekeeping is still a significant
industry in Georgia. But several years ago several parasites
were introduced, which causes problems in bee hives. The only
way to control these parasites is with chemicals, which can
also harm some of the bees. About four years ago, scientists
with the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences began conducing research, to breed a
stock of honeybees resistant to parasites. Another challenge
is breeding bees that will produce honey. "There has been some
successes around the country at breeding resistant bees, but
it's not a given that you're also going to get a productive
bee. So you might have a bee that's resistant to a parasite
but not be very good at honey production. And what we're trying
to do at the University of Georgia is have all of these characteristics,
a resistant bee that is also productive." That was Keith Delaplane
with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Another characteristic being studied is gentleness, which makes
the bees less likely to sting. University scientists hope to
soon complete the data for the research, and hope to have some
of the genetically developed honeybees ready for release to
Georgia beekeepers in the coming months. John Harrell, University
of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
reporting from Tifton. |
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| Killer
Bees Still Marching Toward Georgia |
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Killer bees are still buzzing
close to Georgia's southern borders. |
Africanized honeybees, also
known as killer bees, have been on a steady march northward,
and have reached several counties in North Florida. Keith Delaplane,
a scientist with the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences says killer bees are expected to
move into Georgia soon. He adds the big concern is killer bees
build their nests in a lot of places, and it doesn't take much
to make them fighting mad. "They nest in places that gentle
European honeybees that we're already familiar with, places
that they would never nest in. For example an Africanized bee
will nest in trash along side the road. They will nest in subterranean
cavities kind of like a yellow jacket, they will nest in stacks
of old tires in the backyard. They'll nest in all of these types
of places which means there is an increased risk of human contact
especially in urban settings." Keith Delaplane with the College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, who adds people
should have a lot of respect for killer bees, but not fear.
But it's important to know the dangers, and how to react. If
you are attacked by killer bees, run and get indoors, and stay
there. If you jump in a vehicle and several get inside with
you, don't leave the car to escape, because thousands are waiting
outside to sink their painful stingers in you. John Harrell,
University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Stresses
Felt By Military Children |
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Children of military families
must also fight battles when their military parents are deployed
overseas. |
As the war in Iraq and Afghanistan
continues, soldiers in the U.S. armed forces continue to ship
out to serve tours of duty. It's a high stress time for the
soldiers, and their families. Sharon Gibson, a state coordinator
with the University of Georgia's College of Family and Consumer
Sciences says stress levels also increase in children of military
families. She adds children are different, so they will react
different to the stressful situation. "Children react in different
ways. Some children may react by withdrawing, becoming very
quiet and not sharing what's going on with them, some children
may act out, some children may say I have to be in charge and
I have to work harder so they can become almost obsessed with
doing well but other children can go the other direction." Sharon
Gibson with the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, who
adds this also involves children with parents in the National
Guard and reserves, who can suddenly get the word they are being
called up for active duty. Family members, teachers, neighbors,
and the clergy must all do their part to help children deal
with these difficult situations. Be a good listener, so military
children will be willing to come and talk about their feelings
and stresses while their parents are overseas serving their
country. John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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