Blocking E. coli Bacteria Before They Move In
By Rosalie Marion Bliss
September 7, 2010
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist and his colleagues have discovered key gene and chemical interactions that allow Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 bacteria to colonize the gut of cattle. The animals not only host, but can shed the deadly human pathogen. Read More ...
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September 2010 Plant of the Month: Glossy Abelia
Submitted by James Newburn, Assistant Director of the UT Gardens
If you are looking for a great plant of interest for the transition from summer to fall you may want to consider Glossy Abelia. In fact, this multi-stemmed woody shrub has attributes that make it a desirable addition to the landscape year round.
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Afla-Guard® Also Protects Corn Crops
By Sharon Durham
September 3, 2010
Afla-Guard®, a biological control used to thwart the growth of fungi on peanuts, can be used on corn as well, according to a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists who helped develop it. After extensive study and research trials in Texas, Afla-Guard® was registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use on corn, beginning with the 2009 crop. Read More ...
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Corn Lines Resist Fungal Toxins
By Jan Suszkiw
September 2, 2010
Corn germplasm lines developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are scoring high marks in field trials for resistance to aflatoxin produced by Aspergilllus flavus and A. parasiticus fungi. Read More ...
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Helping Corn-Based Plastics Take More Heat
By Marcia Wood
September 1, 2010
Your favorite catsup or fruit juice might be "hot-filled" at the food-processing plant—that is, poured into its waiting container while the catsup or juice is still hot from pasteurization. Current containers made from corn-based plastics literally can't take the heat of hot-filling, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) chemist William J. Orts. Read More ...
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Cabbage Poole
CABBAGE PROGRAM — Union City Elementary School student Cort Poole of Union City recently harvested a cabbage he planted as part of Bonnie’s Third Grade Cabbage Program. Read More ...
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Daisies, real and ersatz, brighten summer
By JIMMY WILLIAMS
Special to The Messenger
When discussing this subject or that, it behooves us to define with some clarity said subject. At hand is that of daisies, and the first installment of this serial discourse appeared last week with two examples, oxeye daisies and coreopsis, which has daisy-like yellow flowers. Read More ...
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Ragsdale competes
PULL — J.T. Ragsdale, a senior at Obion County Central High School and a member of the Obion County 4-H Shooting Team, recently competed in the 2010 Grand American World Trapshooting Championships in Sparta, Ill., as well as in the A.I.M. Grand Championships held in conjunction with The Grand earlier this month. Read More ...
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Master Gardeners
GARDEN TOUR — The Northwest Tennessee Master Gardeners and guests recently toured P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home Retreat in Roland, Ark. Read More ...
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Landscape Review scheduled
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is offering a free Landscape Review Thursday from 9 a.m.-3:15 p.m. at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in Jackson. Read More ...
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UT Extension offers Heritage Skills Seminars
We live in a high-tech, fancy-gadget age, but that doesn’t mean we should forget our traditions and proud past in Tennessee — when we made many household items by hand.
That’s the idea behind the Heritage Skills Seminars coming soon in Crossville, an event put together by University of Tennessee Extension’s Family and Consumer Sciences Unit and the Tennessee Family and Community Education Council. Read More ...
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