EPD declares Level 1 Drought for 53 counties in Georgia.
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Agricultural and Natural Resources posts
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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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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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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Camden County has an Award Winning Program which is helping keep Coastal Georgia Clean.
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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 issues have 3 of the top 10 issues established by the California Fresh Fruit Association for 2016.
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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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Using a rainfall simulator helps visually see how water management helps increase infiltration and reduces runoff.
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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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