Author: J. Merritt Melancon
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Rains from Hurricane Isaac provide minimal relief for Georgia’s drought
Forecasters initially projected rains from Hurricane Isaac could erase or at least put a large…
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West Nile numbers up this year; UGA gives tips on mosquito protection
Entomologists and public health officials are worried that a near record number of Georgians will…
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A breed apart: Colleagues, former students honor retired professor
Roger Boerma spent 40 years breeding new soybean varieties, but the true measure of his…
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Twilight tour of the UGA’s organic farm slated for July 19
Farmers, gardeners and anyone interested in knowing more about the origin of their food sources…
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UGA’s Hinkle presented Lifetime Achievement Award
As a professor of entomology in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental…
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The Trial Gardens at UGA to host 30th annual open house July 14
Over the past three decades, the Trial Gardens at the University of Georgia have introduced…
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Tomato sequencing project sheds light on the plant’s origins
Researchers in the University of Georgia Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory recently helped finish the decade-long…
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New era: CAGT team builds on groundwork of its predecessors
It took scientists more than a decade to sequence the 3 billion chemical base pairs…
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Georgia National Guard returns to UGA to present Afghanistan base flag
The Georgia National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team I will be on the University of Georgia…
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Agricultural leadership program now accepting applications
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is now accepting applications for…
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UGA professor awarded American Horticultural Society’s top honor
The American Horticultural Society has awarded University of Georgia faculty member Allan Armitage its Liberty…
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Mad cow scare shows how well nation’s food-safety system works
While the California dairy cow that tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow…
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UGA student-led event marks Morrill Act’s 150th anniversary
The University of Georgia Student Government Association will host a panel discussion and barbecue celebrating…
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Atlanta ice cream company wins Flavor of Georgia food contest
High Road Craft Ice Cream of Atlanta was selected as the grand champion of the…
