Ag Line: Carpenter Bees
By Wade Parker County Extension Coordinator
      Each year, carpenter bees cause widespread problems in our homes and barns. If you have ever seen bees swarming around a dime-size hole in a piece of wood, yes, they are carpenter bees. The carpenter bee, Xylocopa virginica (Linnaeus), normally attracts quite a bit of attention in Georgia in late...
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4-H News
4-H Junior Dairy Judging Team wins state
By Anna Burgess County Extension Agent
      It was another great weekend for Jenkins County 4-H. Our Dairy Judging team traveled to Athens to compete in the state competition first thing Saturday morning. The students had to judge five classes of dairy cows ranging from Fall Yearlings to 5 year olds.
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Garden club helps clean up
      Members of the Azalea Garden Club are getting a head start on Clean-Up Day, April 26. The group recently planted dwarf wax myrtles along the side of the Daniel's Cleaners building on Cotton Avenue.
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