Events
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The Carolinas Integrated Sciences and Assessment group is hosting a webinar on Thursday, November 29 at 12 noon EST to discuss the recently released National Climate Assessment report and what it says about changes in climate in the Southeast. You can register for the webinar at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C4am8ZwUS0GVZ84FVXk4kw. It will also be recorded for later viewing…
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If you were busy last Friday shopping for Black Friday deals, you missed the release of the 4th National Climate Assessment (Part II), one of the biggest science news stories of the year. This report, which is mandated by Congress and released by the White House every four years, shows that the scientific evidence for…
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Now that many parts of northern and central Georgia have experienced frost and we have reached November 20, the climatological median date for a freeze in the region, the National Weather Service notes that they are no longer issuing frost/freeze warnings for their forecast area. The idea is that this time of year most plants…
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A short course on row crop agriculture will be taught by Alabama Extension folk on December 13 and 14 in Auburn AL. You can get CEUs and Pesticide credits for attending. Hotel rooms must be reserved by November 30. You can read more at https://news.aces.edu/blog/2018/11/12/alabama-row-crops-short-course-set-for-dec-13-14/, where you will also find a link to registration.
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The Southeast Farm Press noted today that there will be a meeting for Georgia landowners who lost timber from the high winds of Hurricane Michael. The meeting is hosted by the Georgia Forestry Commission. GFC and personnel from the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Services, and University of Georgia Cooperative Extension will discuss how landowners…
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In case you were not able to attend the meeting for agricultural producers held in Tifton earlier this week, a video of the meeting and slides along with some links to disaster resources are now available on the UGA FARE blog. This contains information about UGA emergency resources, NRCS disaster resources, info for organic farmers,…
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This is a reminder that there is just one week left to sign up for the workshop on “Building Agricultural Resilience to Hurricanes: Before, During, and After”. It will be held on November 15 in Gainesville, Florida. You can see the agenda, get housing information, and register here by October 26. Certainly a timely topic…