Water at UGA

Provided by the UGA/CAES Water Resources Team

Level 1 Drought declared

Sep 12, 2016 | Written by Gary Hawkins

EPD declares Level 1 Drought for 53 counties in Georgia.
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Dry Conditions for Georgia

Jul 19, 2016 | Written by Gary Hawkins

As drought conditions continue to increase in the SE, finding ways to save water can be beneficial. In this post, I provide a very short list of things that can be done.
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Will your Lettuce take the Heat?

Mar 29, 2016 | Written by Gary Hawkins

In California, Dr. David Still is working to breed lettuce that will use less nitrogen and water. He is trying to isolate the genes that leads to lettuce “bolting” when it gets hotter. To read more about how he is working with lettuce in hot climates see the story in…
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Cover Crops seem to be making a Come Back

Mar 2, 2016 | Written by Gary Hawkins

The use of cover crops in agriculture is the base in conservation tillage or conservation production systems. The use of cover crops has many different benefits ranging from aiding in increased infiltration, suppressing weeds, building soil health and reducing erosion. In the “Weekly Roundup” of the Forester Newsletter there was an…
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Cleaning Camden County

Feb 10, 2016 | Written by Gary Hawkins

Camden County has an Award Winning Program which is helping keep Coastal Georgia Clean.
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Conserving water in farming

Feb 10, 2016 | Written by Gary Hawkins

Susan Varlamoff highlights in a recent article in the Environmental News Blog post work being done with Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI) in Georgia. To read her full story see the Environmental News Blog site. In the article, there is also a YouTube video produced by the Flint River SWCD about…
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Water tops issues for California Fresh Fruit Association

Feb 2, 2016 | Written by Gary Hawkins

Water issues have 3 of the top 10 issues established by the California Fresh Fruit Association for 2016.
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Where to Grow Food Outside California

Jan 20, 2016 | Written by Gary Hawkins

In Pam Knox’s latest post on the Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast blog, she references an article written in the New Republic on where will we grow food outside California.
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Learning about soil health

Jan 19, 2016 | Written by Gary Hawkins

Using a rainfall simulator helps visually see how water management helps increase infiltration and reduces runoff.
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The Way of Nature

Jan 12, 2016 | Written by Gary Hawkins

This week on the USDA Blog site, there is an article looking at Conservation Tillage and how using cover builds the soil. it further states that the organic matter from the decaying plants is the first thing to wash away. Read the USDA Blog here: Also, to learn more about…
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