Events

  • The USDA has issued a press release on Hurricane Matthew and its potential impacts on agriculture in the Southeast as well as resources that might be useful to producers.  I have reproduced it below but you can also read it at https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAOC/bulletins/1695705. USDA Prepares for Hurricane Matthew USDA Office of Communications sent this bulletin at 10/05/2016…

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  • The latest newsletter of the Southern Regional Extension Forestry group is now available.  It contains information on a variety of upcoming workshops, personnel changes, and publications that may be of interest to you about fire safety.  You can read it by clicking here.

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  • There will be a workshop on Weather and Climate Decision Tools for Farmers, Ranchers and Land Managers on December 5-7, 2016 down in Gainesville FL.  The registration for the workshop is $75 but is waived if you register by September 30.  That’s today!  You can read more about it and sign up at https://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/decision_tools/index.html.  Abstracts are…

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  • I don’t usually post obituaries on this blog, but wanted to mention the passing of Dr. Jim O’Brien, retired from Florida State University.  Dr. O’Brien worked for over 40 years studying climate variability and its impacts on the Southeast.  He helped found COAPS at FSU and served for a time as the Florida State Climatologist.…

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  • While climatologists celebrated the return to autumn several weeks ago, the rest of the world is celebrating the start of astronomical fall today at 10:21 am EDT.  Here are some stories about the autumnal equinox and the migration of birds.  Enjoy those cooler temperatures soon! EarthSky: All you need to know about the September equinox…

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  • Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources Coastal Division is hosting a workshop November 2-3 on Jekyll Island GA.  The conference web site is at https://coastalgadnr.org/ClimateConference.  Here is some information about the conference from their web site.  I’ll be presenting there on agriculture and climate but there are many other great speakers as well. Prepare, Respond, and Adapt:…

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  • The NC Forest Service and the the NC Wildlife Resources Commission have teamed up with NC State University Extension Forestry, with support from the USDA Forest Service, to offer forest landowners these special 2-hour workshops with dinner. If you have managed forestland in the areas around Holly Shelter Game Lands, Angola Bay and Bear Gardens…

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