Gary Hawkins
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The fun fact this week could only deal with Turkeys. So, based on a Utah State University Extension publication, after 14 weeks, daily water consumption in toms varies from less than 200 to over 230 gallons/1000 birds depending on environmental temperature.
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November issue of Florida Grower has articles from water to soil. Both articles provides a few of how these two natural resources are important to food production.
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The turkey is one of the bird species feeling the impact of water scarcity. The article by the Sustainable Water group references a study by the National Audubon Society.
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Water Fun Fact of the week — How to demonstrate available surface water.
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The 2015 Conasauga River Watershed Cleanup of Whitfield and Murray Counties was a great success with 5.9 tons of garbage with the help of 359 volunteers.
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The following site has a video of what happens to a wet washcloth when you wring it out in space. https://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/04/23/washcloth_in_space_video_of_what_happens_when_you_wring_out_a_wet_cloth.html Try to predict what will happen before you watch the video. Have a good day.
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Water Fun Fact of the week. Water has a formula of H2O.
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A story on GPB’s Morning Edition should get us thinking about what we can do to conserve water resources.
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Mobile irrigation labs in Florida help save water. Mobile irrigation labs in Georgia are managed by the Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
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An article in theguardian newspaper reports that a 450-year old Mexican church is now visible due to drought conditions. The link for the story is: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/19/drought-mexican-church-reservoir
Posted in: General Water Issues