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Controlling garden weeds
As soil temperatures warm up and gardeners begin to plant their transplants and seed, the issue of how to control weeds often arises. A weed ...
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An agricultural and humanitarian hero
Most people can’t name the person who is responsible for saving more lives than any other person in the history of the world —not ...
by Brian Maddy, Friday, March 23, 2018 1:25 pm
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Celebrating Agriculture Awareness Week
We take a lot of things for granted living in the United States. Each time we visit a grocery store we expect it to be ...
by Brian Maddy, Friday, March 16, 2018 6:50 pm
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Ashes to ashes: How to use ash in your garden
Many churches celebrate the beginning of the Lenten season with receiving ashes on Ash Wednesday. The purpose is to remind us that we are dust ...
by Brian Maddy, Friday, March 9, 2018 8:16 pm
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Transitioning from winter to spring with seed selection
At this time during the winter season when the weather starts to improve we get to itching to do something with our yards and gardens. ...
by Brian Maddy, Sunday, March 4, 2018 6:29 pm
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Dealing with spring fire ants
With all the rain that we’ve had over the last several weeks, those red mounds are making another appearance. The heavy rainfall has been displacing ...
by Brian Maddy, Friday, March 2, 2018 9:00 pm
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Keeping an eye out for the ambrosia beetle
Have you noticed walking in yard or woods tooth pick projections on the bark of trees?
by Brian Maddy, Friday, February 16, 2018 7:05 pm
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How to pick the right seeds for your garden
At this time of the year the seed and plant catalogs start arriving and piling up. Disease problems can be solved early on if you ...
by Brian Maddy, Friday, February 9, 2018 9:15 pm
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Avian flu found in Georgia birds
At the end of December 2017, a strain of the H7 avian influenza was found in a green-winged teal, a widespread North American duck, collected ...
by Brian Maddy, Friday, February 2, 2018 3:32 pm
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The loneliest bees, the solitary bee
We’ve all heard about what’s happening to the honey bees. The colony collapse disorder which has depleted the population of honey bees nationwide has been ...