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Agriculture August 8, 2007
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Ty Godfrey Noninsured crop disaster assistance available
      USDA's Farm Service Agency's Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program provides financial assistance to producers of noninsurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory or prevented planting occurs due to natural disasters.
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Rain gardens offer way to clean storm water
By Stephanie Schupska University of Georgia
      From motor oil to bird droppings, pollutants have to go somewhere when it rains. Usually it's a quick trip to a nearby stream, river or lake. But it doesn't have to be.
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GFC warns that control burns kill, too
By John Godwin Ga. Forestry Commission
      The burning of pine forests in the South is an accepted practice as a management tool. One of the most widely used burning techniques is the backing burn. These gentle burns are easier to manage and used mainly to reduce the ground litter which reduces fire danger/risk and at the same time promote...
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