Events

  • Southeast Drought Update Webinar Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 1 pm ET/12 pm CT —————————————————————————————————————————————- Drought has developed rapidly in the Southeast. Record-breaking late summer and early fall heat and persistent dryness have led to a sharp increase in drought intensity and coverage across the region. This Drought Update Webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of…

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  • If you are interested in getting an update on the current flash drought in the Southeast, please join us on Tuesday at 1 pm EDT for this special webinar. It will focus on the ACF river basin but will include information about the entire Southeast. Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Drought Assessment Webinar Tuesday, October 1, 2019…

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  • Title: New Oceans and Coastal Communities in a Changing Climate: Findings from the Fourth National Climate Assessment Presenter(s): Jeff Payne, Director, Office of Coastal Management, NOAA, and Andy Pershing, Chief Scientific Officer, Gulf of Maine Research Institute Date & Time: 16 July 2019 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET You can get more information on…

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  • Hope you enjoy the day, however you choose to spend it. Happy birthday, America! If you’ve never read the Declaration of Independence, here is the text below. Worth a read if you have never done so. IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America hen in the Course…

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  • The video I linked to in the previous post is just one effort to support smart use of water for irrigation in agriculture. You can read more statistics on irrigation in Georgia from Brad Haire in Southeast Farm Press here.

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  •   Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Community Webinar Series Recent Research Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions This webinar will discuss research projects focused on reducing greenhouse gases, odorous volatile organic compounds (VOCs), ammonia, and hydrogen sulfide. Mindy Spiehs will provide insight on anabolic steroid and ionophore usage in beef cattle production, and Baitong Chen…

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  • The State Climate Office of North Carolina announced this week that they are welcoming a new director who will also serve as the State Climatologist. Kathie Dello comes to the Southeast from Oregon, where she was the Associate Director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute and Deputy Director of the Oregon Climate Service, the…

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