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A clean kitchen helps prevent the spread of bacteria. Dangerous bacteria can lurk around countertops, surface areas of the kitchen, and on large and small appliances. Bacteria can be on a surface that appears to be clean. These bacteria can contaminate food and cause serious illness. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducted a…
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What makes a tree hazardous? In forest and natural environments, dying trees drop limbs, fall or collapse, and continue to contribute to the ecosystem. In settings where people are present, however, falling limbs and trees can cause injury, death, damage, and economic loss. If a failing tree or part of that tree is likely fall…
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Heather N. Kolich, ANR Agent, UGA Extension Forsyth County While autumn is still a few weeks away, proper care in late summer and early fall helps your bermudagrass, centipedegrass, or zoysiagrass lawn enter dormancy at the appropriate time, protects against cold injury, prevents winter weeds, and reduces disease problems during spring green-up. Stop applying nitrogen.…
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The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) have confirmed the discovery of a yellow-legged hornet in Georgia for the first time. This is the first detection of live yellow-legged hornets in the open United States. GDA, USDA and…
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Weeds are the number one pest for agricultural production. The development of the herbicide 2,4-D in the 1940s simultaneously reduced the need for physical labor and increased crop yields. Fast-forward to today, and 2,4-D is still a staple for controlling broadleaf weeds, but many other herbicides are available for agricultural and home lawn and landscape…
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Heather N. Kolich, ANR Agent, UGA Extension Forsyth County On August 18th and 19th, community members across Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina will count pollinators as part of the fifth annual Great Southeast Pollinator Census (https://GSePC.org). In the past three years, over 23,000 census counts were submitted and over 333,000 insects were counted. Since…
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Despite clear weather, I didn’t need sunglasses to drive to work this week. People are contacting the Extension office for information on fall gardening. School started. Just six weeks into summer, the days are still hot, but fall is in the air. Summer solstice is the day each year when we experience the longest amount…
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As summer comes to a close, many families are spending this weekend preparing for the school year. If you are looking for fun, educational experiences for the young people in your life, look no further! Forsyth County 4-H is currently registering youth in Kindergarten-12th grade for many of the organization’s popular programs. Georgia 4-H is…
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Georgia has several problematic invasive plants, but kudzu seems to get the most attention. The vine is highly visible, covering banks, trees, and abandoned houses, whether you’re driving in the country or around town. The spread of kudzu has been an ecological concern in the southeastern U.S. for several decades.
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Since vultures feed primarily on carrion, they provide dead animal clean-up free of charge and without sending animal carcasses to the landfill. In doing so, vultures remove disease pathogens from the environment. Their stomach acids are strong enough to allow them to digest decaying animals – including diseases the dead animal may carry, such as…
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