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Ear Tags For Fly Control On Beef Cattle |
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Internet Dangers For Teens |
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Year The Georgia Coast Will Get Hit By A Major Hurricane |
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| West
Nile Virus Peak Season Nears |
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| Consumers
Pay More For Dairy Products |
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| New
Ear Tags For Fly Control On Beef Cattle |
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Research by college scientists
is helping get insect pests off the back of beef cattle. |
Horn flies suck a lot of
money away from the beef cattle industry during the spring and
summer. The latest reports indicate these losses are near $700
million annually. Cattlemen use ear tags that contain insecticides
to reduce the number of insects on beef cattle. However insects
could be developing some resistance to several of these insecticides.
Scientists with the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences have been working with a new fly
tag that contains the active ingredient Endosulfan. "What we
did was took a hundred cows that we felt did not have any resistance
to any of the fly control products and we divided them into
two groups and put in an ear tag that was impregnated with pyrethroid
in one group and the other group we used an ear tag that was
impregnated with the Endosulfan. We compared them and it appeared
both groups seemed to work extremely well." That was Tim Wilson
with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
who adds the new ear tags that contain the active ingredient
Endosulfan was released earlier this year, and is now available
to cattlemen. Information from this research will also allow
university scientists to better inform cattlemen about this
new product and it's possible use in the future. John Harrell,
University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Internet
Dangers For Teens |
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The internet can be a dangerous
place for teenagers to hang around. |
Communicating through social
networking web sites like MySpace is the newest teenage rage.
But this new technology has a lot of dangers that could harm
teens, according to a youth development specialist with the
University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences. She adds many teens think it's perfectly safe to communicate
with complete strangers on the internet. "They seem to think
that when you communicate on line that it's a safe environment.
And many times that is certainly not the case because there
are predators out there looking for kids who will give out too
much information either over instant messaging or on their personal
social networking pages." That was Cheryl Varnadoe with the
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. If a parent
allows their child to have a personal page or web sites like
MySpace, they should stay aware of what they're posting, and
who they are talking to. Teens should delete embarrassing or
mean comments, and never respond to them. If possible, block
offensive people from making any other comments. The university
specialist recommends reporting inappropriate comments to the
networking site's administrator. John Harrell, University of
Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
reporting from Tifton. |
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Year The Georgia Coast Will Get Hit By A Major Hurricane |
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The question is not if, but
when a major hurricane will strike the Georgia coast. |
During August the tropics
normally become active, as more tropical cyclones begin to boil
up. Many people believe several factors protect the Georgia
coast, and Southeast Georgia will not feel the wrath of a major
hurricane. But the state climatologist and professor of engineering
at the University of Georgia says these are myths, with no scientific
backing. He adds history reminds us the Georgia coast has taken
a beating from several major hurricanes in years past. "During
the eighteen-hundreds at least six major hurricanes struck the
Georgia coast, causing massive flooding and killing thousands.
So the Georgia coast is not immune to hurricanes, in reality
we have just been extremely lucky over the past one-hundred
years. The Georgia coast will be struck by a Katrina like hurricane.
The question is only when." That was David Stooksbury with the
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, who adds
the size and slope of the continental shelf makes coastal Georgia
one of the worst places for storm surge in the United States.
A hurricane like Katrina would result in a twenty to thirty
foot storm surge. Almost all of Southeast Georgia East of Interstate
95 would be under water, but areas west of I-95 would also see
flooding. So one year our hurricane luck will run out, and the
Georgia coast will feel the wrath of a major hurricane. John
Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, reporting |
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| West
Nile Virus Peak Season Nears |
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When mosquitoes bite during
late summer, they may give as well as receive. |
Most people have felt the
bite of mosquitoes, as they fill up on your blood. But an entomologist
with the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences says mid-August through mid-September
is the season for the West Nile Virus. Humans get the disease
when they are bitten by certain mosquitoes. He adds West Nile
Virus has the potential to make people very sick. "Yes, West
Nile Viruses can be a very serious illness. It causes encephalitis
or inflamation of the brain. And those people who have a full
blown case of encephalitis are very ill and it's very serious
at that point." That was Elmer Gray with the College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, who adds mosquitoes with the West
Nile Virus have been identified in the Atlanta metropolitan
area, and the metro-Savanna area. To reduce the risks of getting
sick with West Nile Virus, dump standing water out of buckets,
old tires, bird baths, and other containers. Wear long sleeved
shirts, or use an insect repellant that contains deet. John
Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Consumers
Pay More For Dairy Products |
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Milk and other dairy products
are taking a bigger bite out of consumer's food budgets. |
Back in January, the price
of milk was around $3.30 per gallon in most stores. The latest
reports indicate a gallon of milk now costs around $4.00, a
twenty percent increase. Tommie Shepherd, an agricultural economist
with the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences says the price increase is a result of
a seasonal reduction in the milk supply. But other factors also
contributed to the price increase. "Actually several things,
one is that we've seen production in milk grow slower than it
has for the last several years. Growth has been about one percent
this year, usually it averages about two or three. We've also
seen much higher feed prices due to drought , due to competition
from the ethanol industry, and that has sort of led to some
higher prices for us." Tommie Shepherd with the College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, who adds cheese is averaging two-dollars
per pound, and butter is $1.50 per pound. The university economist
expects dairy prices to continue to rise during August and into
September, with consumers possibly paying near five-dollars
a gallon for some brands of milk. Sheppard also predicts prices
will begin a slow drop during the fall, but not down to what
shoppers paid for milk in late 2006. John Harrell, University
of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
reporting from Tifton. |
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