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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... More ... 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. More ... 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. More ... |
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