Events

  • The Climate Learning Network is presenting a webinar on stories from farmers on adapting to a changing climate. Laura Lengnick is the author of “Resilient Agriculture: Cultivating Food Systems for a Changing Climate.” She will present real success stories of Agricultural Adaptation. Laura worked with many farmers while researching her book and has taken away…

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  • I rely on reports from extension agents around the Southeast to help me understand how climate is impacting agricultural conditions “on the ground”.  One of the blogs that I find most useful is the Seminole Crop E News by Rome Ethredge down in the southwest part of Georgia.  Rome is approaching retirement, and Allison Floyd…

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  • I want to recognize Mr. Willis Swint of Jonesboro GA this week for receiving the Thomas Jefferson Award from NOAA for his 56 years of service as a National Weather Service cooperative observer.  In all of those years, Mr. Swint has never missed an observation.  That is 20,440 consecutive days of measuring temperature and precipitation! …

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  • Just a quick reminder, CLN Webinar TUESDAY 1:00pm EDT Please register for CLN Presents: Vulnerability Assessments – What we did and what we’ve learned on Sep 15, 2015 1:00 PM EDT at:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3818542679698896642 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.  Also, don’t forget – This Thursday, Webinar 4: Agricultural Climate Adaptation Practices. September 17th,…

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  • The Climate Learning Network has archived their recent webinar by Steve McNulty, the Director of the USDA Southern Regional Climate Hub.  He spoke about how to communicate about climate change impacts and options to a skeptical audience on their regular webinar series.  You can find the archived webinar here. You can find a calendar of…

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  • The Climate Science Learning Network announced today that they have scheduled a series of webinars about communicating changes in climate to different audiences.  The first webinar, to be held August 6 at 1 pm EDT, will cover “A Method for Building Trust and Collaboration in Addressing Climate Change Impacts, Part 1 – Working with Cooperators”.  The…

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  • The South Florida Water Management District and the Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN) from the University of Florida are offering a free seminar on using advanced irrigation tools to conserve water. Seminar attendees will learn about tools and techniques to increase irrigation efficiency while maintaining healthy crops and landscapes. The workshop is open to the…

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