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| Students
Learn The 1, 2, 3's Of Horse Management |
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Don't Let A Stroke Kill
Or Cripple You |
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| College
Scientists Translate Certification Program Into Spanish |
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| New
Assistant Dean Named For Tifton Campus |
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| Don't
Get Sick From Holiday Leftovers |
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| Students
Learn The 1, 2, 3's Of Horse Management |
1:44 |
Some children in an East Central
Georgia county are learning having a horse is more than climbing
up and going for a ride. |
More and more children are
living in subdivisions in Columbia County. This means they don't
have a chance to ride, or own a horse. To help children learn
about horse management, students take part in a horsemanship
class titled "Saddle up 1, 2, 3. Shirley Williamson, a county
extension agent in Columbia County says children learn having
a horse requires a lot of time and hard work. "Learn basic riding
skills, and also responsibility and ownership if you had a horse
they have to learn how to groom them, how to get them ready
to ride, how to take care of them, the food, vet bills, those
types of things that are involved. Then they are able to go
to a basic riding class." Shirley Williamson with the University
of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Students that complete the horsemanship classes can then take
part in monthly trail rides, visit stables and farms in Columbia
County, and take part in horse judging. Around three-hundred
students in the fifth and sixth grades in Columbia County have
graduated from the Saddle Up 1, 2, 3 class, since it began in
2000. The club recently completed a trailride to benefit St.
Jude's Children hospital, and earned around $4,000 for children
in need. John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Don't
Let A Stroke Kill Or Cripple You |
1:44 |
Many people will take a hard
hit when their brain is attacked by a potential killer. |
About 150,000 people are
killed by a stroke each year, It's the number three cause of
death behind heart disease and cancer. A stroke occurs when
a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain
is either blocked by a clot, or bursts. When that happens, the
effected portion of the brain starts to die. Debbie Wilburn,
a county extension agent in Hall County says people need to
pay attention, and know the symptoms of a stroke. "Sudden numbness
or weakness of the face, arm, or leg especially on one side
of the body, sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.
Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes. Sudden trouble walking,
dizziness, loss of balance or coordination, and sudden severe
headache with no known cause. Again, you're going to hear over
and over it's sudden symptoms." Debbie Wilburn with the University
of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
If you received an e-mail about a simple test for stroke called
"The Smile Test," ignore it. This technique has not been endorsed
by the American Heart Association, or the American Stroke Association.
If you have questions about stroke, contact your local physician,
or your local chapter of the American Heart Association. John
Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| College
Scientists Translate Certification Program Into Spanish |
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Hispanics that work in Georgia's
green industry can now receive training in a language they understand. |
During the nineties, the
Hispanic population increased around three-hundred percent in
Georgia. Forty percent of the green industry labor force is
now Hispanic. With such a large Hispanic labor force, the language
barrier can be quite big. In 2006, scientists with the University
of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
translated the Principles of Turfgrass Management Certification
Program into Spanish. "It's a looseleaf notebook. It's divided
into chapters, covers every aspect of turfgrass management.
We start with understanding how grass plants grow and the different
kinds of grasses, how you identify them, we talk about soil,
the diseases, the insects, the weed control. We do monitor,
we do examine the student. In other words they have to take
a mid-term exam at a local community college or library." That
was Keith Karnok with the College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, who adds Hispanics will be able to do the work in
the comfort of their own home. With the certification program
now available in Spanish, Hispanics will have more opportunities
to advance themselves in Georgia's Green Industry. Those that
want more information on receiving this training in Spanish
or English should contact their local University of Georgia
Cooperative Extension office. John Harrell, University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting
from Tifton. |
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| New
Assistant Dean Named For Tifton Campus |
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The University of Georgia's
Tifton Campus has a new assistant dean. |
Following a national search,
Dr. Joe West was named assistant dean for the Tifton campus
in late November. West has been with the College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences for twenty-two years, serving as
an animal and dairy science professor on the Tifton Campus.
The new assistant dean will oversee the colleges research and
extension operations and academic programs on the Tifton Campus.
Dr. Scott Angle, dean and director of the University of Georgia's
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences says Dr.
West will take over at a time the campus has a growing teaching
program. "We fully expect those programs to continue to grow,
discussions are underway, we may be expanding some of our buildings
to accommodate our growing educational programs, there's a lot
of enthusiasm in the community, there's a lot of enthusiasm
on the campus for growing our academic programs." Dr. Scott
Angle with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Dr. West will assume his duties as assistant dean of the University
of Georgia's Tifton Campus in January, 2008. John Harrell, University
of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
reporting from Tifton. |
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| Don't
Get Sick From Holiday Leftovers |
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Make sure holiday leftovers
leave the kitchen without making people sick. |
Every year the holiday
season turns into a sick experience for many people, and they
become victims of a food borne illness. Mike Doyle, a scientist
with the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences says many people get sick when they eat
holiday leftovers that were not handled properly. He adds when
it comes to storing leftovers in a refrigerator, four days is
the limit. "The rule-of-thumb, if you're going to refrigerate
the leftovers no more than four days. And at that point you
need to make another decision and that is whether you want to
eat it, at which point you should re-heat to 165 degrees, or
freeze it, save it for another day, or just dispose of it."
Mike Doyle with the College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, who adds home freezers should be set at zero degrees,
or lower. Refrigerators should be set at forty-one degrees,
or lower. Another way to keep foodborne disease microorganisms
away from holiday leftovers, refrigerate or freeze them two
hours after serving. John Harrell, University of Georgia College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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