Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast | Extension agent outreach

“Open letter to the non-agricultural community”

Jun 29, 2019 | Written by Pam Knox

Since I started studying the relationship between agriculture and changes in climate about eight years ago, I have learned a tremendous amount about agriculture and how it operates. I have tremendous respect for the farmers and extension agents I work with, who have to blend knowledge of crops and livestock,…
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Forestry and Natural Resources Webinar Portal

Jun 27, 2019 | Written by Pam Knox

If you interested in learning more about forestry and natural resources from your own office or need to add some continuing ed credits, check out this web site of archived webinars. The description of the site is below: Welcome to The Forestry Webinar Portal View Live and On-Demand: Whatever your…
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Cover early plantings to protect from frost

Mar 12, 2019 | Written by Pam Knox

Now that spring is here, many home gardeners are eager to get out and start planting, hoping to avoid a late frost and get an early start on the growing season. For many parts of the Southeast, we may have already seen the last frost of the year, but the…
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Southwest Georgia farmers pick themselves up and trudge ahead after Hurricane Michael

Oct 30, 2018 | Written by Pam Knox

Sharon Dowdy of UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has an interesting story this week about how farmers and extension agents in southwest Georgia are coping after the devastating effect of Hurricane Michael earlier this month. Lots of good stories about what happened to farmers around the area and…
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Updated agricultural losses for Georgia from Hurricane Michael

Oct 17, 2018 | Written by Pam Knox

I ran across this image of an updated list of agricultural losses due to Hurricane Michael on Facebook tonight. I am sure there will be more stories about this tomorrow, but I wanted to share it tonight. You can find a clearer copy of the text at http://southeastagnet.com/2018/10/17/hurricane-michael-georgia-agriculture/ from SEAgNet. The estimates…
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Will this be “the year of resistance?”

Jun 8, 2018 | Written by Pam Knox

Seth McAllister is the ANR extension agent in Terrell, Calhoun, and Randolph Counties in Southwest Georgia. He wrote this week in his Nochaway Ag Update blog that he is very concerned about the impact of the wet weather on the chance of weeds becoming resistant to herbicides like Dicamba if the…
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“No End in Site for Record Rainfall”

May 25, 2018 | Written by Pam Knox

Extension Agent Jeff Cook has an interesting post on what all the recent rainfall is doing to crops, including peanuts and peaches, in central Georgia. You can read it on the Three Rivers Ag News blog site at https://site.extension.uga.edu/threerivers/2018/05/much-needed-rain/.
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