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  • Did you know introducing peanut-containing foods to babies between 4-6 months can reduce their allergy risk by up to 86%? UGA is on a mission to spread this life-changing information to parents and caregivers through hands-on training and outreach. Learn more during National Nutrition Month.

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  • By Savannah Beasley, Sarah Beth Thompson, and Wesley Porter We had plenty of cold weather and below freezing temperatures this past winter. The near-term forecast shows that we are mostly out of the freezing temperatures, but you never know what will happen between now and Easter. Ideally, you properly prepared your irrigation systems for the winter and will not have…

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  • March is National Nutrition Month. In the U.S., one in three adults have prediabetes, a condition in which blood glucose is higher than normal. And more than eight in ten adults with prediabetes don’t know that they have it. Learn more about UGA Extension’s Diabetes Prevention Program, a year long lifestyle change program proven to…

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  • Car Seat Facts

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  • Here is the list for all the upcoming UPW trainings. These are mandatory if you plan on applying any of the restricted us herbicides Engenia, Stryax, and Tavium.

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  • · Read the instructions. Before installing a car seat, read both the car seat instruction manual and the vehicle owner’s manual. These documents contain critical information about correct car seat installation in your vehicle. Skipping steps or misusing equipment can have serious consequences. To get expert help installing your car seat, a certified Child Passenger…

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  • Car Seats Save Lives

    In passenger cars, car seats reduce the risk of fatal injury by 71% for infants and by 54% for toddlers 1 to 4 years old in passenger cars. For infants and toddlers in light trucks, the corresponding reductions are 58% and 59%, respectively.

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