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Keep poison ivy out of your landscape
Brian Cresswell Extension agent
     Everyone who works outdoors with plants or goes hiking, camping, picnicking or other outdoor activities should be able to identify poison ivy. Failing to know it when you see it can lead to severe allergic reactions.
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Quality of Georgia farmers' cotton crop improving
By Brad Haire University of Georgia
     Several years ago, the quality reputation of Georgia cotton was in question. But a University of Georgia expert says it has improved.
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Michelle Bruner Peace joins Country Mortgages by Farm Credit
     Michelle Bruner Peace has joined the staff of Country Mortgages by Farm Credit as a mortgage loan originator in the Blakely office. Michelle is a graduate of Augusta State with a bachelor of arts degree in Spanish and of Georgia Southwestern with a bachelor of science degree in Spanish education. Sh
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Farm Bureau battles threat to regulate farms with superfund law
     The American Farm Bureau Federation issued a statement in strong support of congressional efforts to clarify that livestock farms and ranches are not meant to fall under the severe regulatory provisions of the Superfund law, also known as CERCLA.
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