{"id":10490,"date":"2017-03-21T21:31:34","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T01:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/?p=10490"},"modified":"2017-03-21T21:31:34","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T01:31:34","slug":"a-day-after-devastating-blueberry-freeze-theyre-there-for-growers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/2017\/03\/a-day-after-devastating-blueberry-freeze-theyre-there-for-growers\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;A day after devastating blueberry freeze, they\u2019re there for growers&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bob Kemerait of UGA had a really insightful piece published in the <em>Southeast Farm Press<\/em> this week on the importance of Extension agents after a devastating event like the freeze that killed most of the blueberries in Georgia last week along with some strawberries, peaches and apples. \u00a0He points out that &#8220;It is a bitter coincidence for blueberry growers in Georgia that a winter, characterized by unusually warm temperatures and mild conditions, will long be remembered for a devastating freeze that occurred on spring\u2019s doorstep.&#8221; Extension agents are out in the fields right after an event like this one, helping producers deal with the consequences of the crippling loss. \u00a0You can read the essay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southeastfarmpress.com\/orchard-crops\/day-after-devastating-blueberry-freeze-they-re-there-growers?NL=SEFP-01&amp;Issue=SEFP-01_20170321_SEFP-01_367&amp;sfvc4enews=42&amp;cl=article_1_b&amp;utm_rid=CPG02000002518665&amp;utm_campaign=15509&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;elq2=9cb89481566849a7a8a21692f5777ba1\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10491\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2017\/03\/georgia-blueberry-freeze-2017-kemerait.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10491\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2017\/03\/georgia-blueberry-freeze-2017-kemerait-300x156.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2017\/03\/georgia-blueberry-freeze-2017-kemerait-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2017\/03\/georgia-blueberry-freeze-2017-kemerait-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2017\/03\/georgia-blueberry-freeze-2017-kemerait.jpg 770w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2017\/03\/georgia-blueberry-freeze-2017-kemerait-266x138.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blueberries in Appling County, Ga., March 16 coated in a layer of ice from irrigation water in an effort to protect them from a severe freeze which appears to have devastated Georgia\u2019s 2017 blueberry crop. 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