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Agriculture January 3, 2007
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Georgians warned about giant African land snails
By Arty Schronce University of Georgia
      Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin urges Georgians to assist in the hunt for giant African land snails, a threat to human health and a serious plant pest. African land snails are known to carry a parasite, rat lungworm, that can cause serious diseases, such as eosinophilic meningitis...
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Peanut farmers may get payment
      Georgia peanut farmers, the most prolific in the nation, could receive $11.7 million in federal crop insurance funds if the U. S. Department of Agriculture recalculates its insured crop loss figures as a U.S. District judge ruled this week.
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Nation’s animal ID system goes voluntary
By Stephanie Schupska University of Georgia
      What began as a federal move toward a mandatory animal identification program has been knocked down a notch. But making the National Animal Identification System voluntary doesn’t mean that it will fade from existence, says one University of Georgia expert.
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