Events
-
The Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Vidalia Onion Committee announced that the official start of the Vidalia onion season this year will be on April 20 at 8 am. This compares to last year’s start on April 12 and 2016’s start on April 25. This year’s winter has been somewhat warmer than 2016 but…
-
On Tuesday, March 20, at 11:00 am EDT I am giving a webinar/training class to UGA extension agents which includes a climate summary for 2017 and an outlook for the 2018 growing season. If you are interested, you are welcome to join the Zoom meeting by computer or telephone. Details for attending the meeting are…
-
EarthSky posted a request from NASA to help with a citizen science project to observe clouds across the country. According to the story, “from March 15 through April 15, citizen scientists of all ages can make up to 10 cloud observations per day using the free GLOBE Observer app (get the app here or at your phone’s app store).…
-
Chris McGehee, the state coordinator for CoCoRaHS in Georgia, noted today that we just passed the 10th birthday from the establishment of CoCoRaHS in Georgia. Here is her comment from Facebook: “The actual date snuck by me… I just realized that Georgia CoCoRaHS’ first stations were defined on Feb 20th, 2008, so we are officially…
-
For those of you in the know, today is the first day of meteorological spring, although it certainly has felt like spring for most of the last month. Enjoy the warmer weather and remember that spring is the most likely season for severe weather in the Southeast, although it can and does happen every month…
Posted in: Events -
March is the traditional month for recruiting new volunteer precipitation observers to the Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow Network, usually called CoCoRaHS. Every year they run a contest to see which state can recruit the most new observers. Usually North Carolina leads the Southeast, followed by Florida, while other states like Georgia lag behind.…
-
Since the Super Bowl is this weekend, the USDA thought it would be fun to share some facts about how the Super Bowl shaped the chicken industry. Thanks to Growing Georgia for bringing it to my attention.