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| Horses
Provide Therapy For Children |
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Climate Tool Developed
To Help Farmers |
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| Using
Television As A Learning Tool |
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| Learning
Financial Management In Fulton County |
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| College
Scientists Conducting Stem Cell Research |
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| Horses
Provide Therapy For Children |
1:23 |
Children with special needs
get special help and therapy from horses in a North Georgia
county. |
Hippotherapy is now a widely
accepted treatment, which uses horses as natural therapy assistants.
It involves teaching handicapped and special needs children
horse care and horseback riding. In Oconee County, special needs
children take part in hippotherapy at Butterfly Dreams Farm.
Joey Bristol, a county extension agent in Oconee County says
4-H'ers and others that volunteer to work with the children
at the farm, also benefit. "Given our 4-H members a more insight
into some of the needs of the community and ways that they can
take part in community service and lets them take a little bit
of ownership in the community, too." Joey Bristol with the University
of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
who adds horses can give a child who needs help with ordinary
tasks a sense of freedom and independence for daily living.
The Butterfly Dreams Farm starting providing hippotherapy for
special needs children this year, and hopes to continue providing
this positive therapy in the coming years. John Harrell, University
of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
reporting from Tifton. |
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| Climate
Tool Developed To Help Farmers |
1:31 |
College scientists are developing
a system that will help farmers make important decisions concerning
irrigation. |
When Georgia comes under
the influence of El Nino and La Nina climate events, the weather
could take abnormal turns. To help provide peanut farmers with
the latest climate information, scientists with the University
of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
developed a support tool for farmers. This tool will provide
the latest information to growers about profit potential as
it relates to irrigation. "Integrating climate based information,
economics, and the crop models to develop the irrigation decision
support tool for peanut production." That was Joel Paz with
the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. An example
case for the study was Miller County in Southwest Georgia, a
major peanut producing county. The study indicated net returns
increased when peanuts were planted between mid-April and early
June, during an El Nino year. When the state was under the influence
of La Nina, dryland peanut production was profitable only when
peanuts were planted between mid-April, and early May. More
testing will be done on the irrigation decision support tool,
and scientists hope to put the tool to work in cotton, corn,
and other crops. John Harrell, University of Georgia College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Using
Television As A Learning Tool |
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In a Southeast Georgia county,
a television experience means work and learning. |
Many people refer to a television
set as a one-eyed monster inside a home. Watching too much television
can lead to many habits that are unhealthy. But in Toombs County,
a summer program called TV4-H put television into action. Day
long sessions were planned with many activities to keep kids
active. Cheryl Poppell, a county extension agent in Toombs County
says the activites were named after the History Channel, and
other television networks. "The History Channel is a show that
a lot of times students don't tune into that channel, but we
used that as kind of our kick off for our summer program and
that was our first session and we visited local sights here
in Toombs and Montgomery County, to maybe let student see things
that they pass every day, such as the Vidalia onion museum."
Cheryl Poppell with the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences. Other TV 4-H sessions included the
FOOD Network session, where Toombs County students explored
food and nutrition. During the FOX Network day, students went
to a local radio station and talked live on the air. The summer
program wrapped up with ESPN day, with students taking a trip
to an area water park. John Harrell, University of Georgia College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Learning
Financial Management In Fulton County |
1:23 |
A county in metro Atlanta is
helping people with a troubled past learn how to manage their
finances. |
Courts in Fulton County
noticed most people with drug related offenses had little knowledge
about managing their finances. To help these people with a troubled
past, a six-week course titled "Making the Most of my Money"
was developed. Kisha Faulk, a county extension agent in Fulton
County says the course taught the simple basics in money management.
"We started out with what's financial management, what does
this mean to you, what does it actually entail, then we moved
into how can I develop a plan for my family, we discussed sound
plans that could that could help individuals move forward, and
I gave the clients the option of choosing which plan was best
for them." Kisha Faulk with the University of Georgia's Cooperative
Extension, who adds the course had to be extended to eight weeks,
to allow more time to address questions about financial management.
Around ninety percent of those completing the course in Fulton
County stated they planned to get out of debt, get their financial
records more organized, and develop a written plan for spending.
John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| College
Scientists Conducting Stem Cell Research |
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University scientists are working
to develop stem cells to help discover drugs that could provide
the key to unlock the mysteries of deadly diseases. |
Medical experts estimate
millions of Americans that suffer from certain incurable diseases
could benefit from stem cell therapy. Embryonic stem cell research
may lead to new drugs that could cure Parkinson's disease, spinal
cord injuries, and Alzheimer's disease. Scientists with the
University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences are conducting neural cell research, which involves
work with neural stem cells. This could lead to the development
of drugs for treating neurological diseases. "And things have
progressed quite nicely, we are now able to produce nerve cells
that could help people with spinal cord injuries, and various
diseases like Lou Gehrig's disease, so the field, despite the
controversy has progressed and I think we've done it in a very
ethical way." That was Steve Stice with the College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences. University scientists are also working
with the U.S. Department of Defense, to develop neuronal network
biosensors, for chemical detection, in case of a chemical attack.
John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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