Events

  • It’s time to celebrate America’s 240th year of independence!  Hope you have a restful and refreshing day with family and friends.

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  • Aug 11, 2016 | Workshop: AgWeather Solutions for Agriculture in North Central Florida | Citra, FL This event will cover: Climate Basics Climate Risk Tools in Agriculture AgWeather Solutions for Plant Diseases AgWeather Solutions for Vegetable Production Seasonal Climate Outlook When: Thursday, August 11, 2016 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Where: UF/IFAS Plant Science Research…

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  • The Southeast Farm Press reported that the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service along with the South Carolina Department of Agriculture has scheduled numerous educational workshops throughout the state to help farmers apply for assistance under the South Carolina Farm Aid Grant Program.  This is help provided to agricultural producers following the devastating floods in early…

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  • Need information about bugs, fungi, weeds and other staff that might be getting between you and a healthy forest? Register now for a Forest Health & Invasive Species Workshop to take place June 30, 2016 in Talbot County, Georgia. Attached is a flyer with information. To register please e-mail solomob@fvsu.edu.

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  • Today marks the 18th birthday of the Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow network, more frequently known as CoCoRaHS.  Nolan Doesken, the founder of the network, has some interesting information on how the network got started in his most recent newsletter, which you can read here. I have been a CoCoRaHS observer in Clarke County,…

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  • The Climate Learning Network’s recent webinar on climate and agriculture is now archived and available online.  You can access it at https://www.climatewebinars.net/webinars/a-changing-climate-for-agriculture-tools-for-kick-starting-adaptation/?searchterm=abatzoglou.

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  • EarthSky noted on their blog this morning that today is World Oceans Day.  It is a celebration of all that is good with the world’s oceans.  In honor of the occasion, they have some very nice ocean photos at https://earthsky.org/todays-image/your-best-ocean-photos.  In addition, they published a link to NASA’s Perpetual Ocean, a visualization of ocean currents around…

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