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Gardening Articles & Information
A list of some timely Gardening articles is provided by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. See the 2008 Spring Garden Packet

Agriculture Statistics
Georgia Agriculture Production for 2005

UGA Publications, This links to UGA extension and research publications on a wide variety of subjects — from gardening to eating well. Most are available in both HTML and PDF formats.

Agriculture Statistics, This links to the
US Department of Agriculture Web Site

Their mission is to seek, verify and apply knowledge related to agriculture and the environment, and to disseminate this knowledge through student education and public outreach programs.

County agents and specialists throughout the state share information on issues like water quality, profitability in agribusiness, family wellness and life skills.

County agents provide soil and water test kits and instruction, advice on safe pesticide use, provide publications and computer programs and teach consumers skills to improve Georgians quality of life. They are the local experts in food safety, proper eating habits, child safety and parenting.