Water Conservation
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We are hearing about water shortages in all parts of the country from the droughts in Georgia to the droughts in California and the drawdown of aquifers across the country. In the January 2018 issue of the Onsite Installer magazine, there is a Rules and Regs update from across the U.S. written by David Steinkraus. …
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4-H fun learning about water, solar, crops and animals.
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The second ina seies of sections from teh ForesterMagazines SOIL magazine article titled Agricultural Solutions: The connection between nutrients, runoff and water quality.
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Pam Knox, UGA and CAES Agricultural Climatologist, referenced an article in the New York Times in her Blog Post on January 31, 2017. As I write this I am getting ready to resume a two-day conference focused on Conservation Production Systems. The article in the New York Times discusses no-till farming as a way farmers are…
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The Growing Georgia Newsletter, January 17, 2017 edition, has a story of how some farmers in California are storing water in the aquifers by flooding their fields in the wet season. Read the entire story on Creating Floods to Refill Aquifers.
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With 53 Georgia counties in a Level 1 drought condition currently, the main focus should be water conservation. Some of the things that can be done to conserve water are listed below: Indoors: One fact sheet from UGA is Every Drop Counts: Conserve Water at Home 1. Run water only when needed 2. If you…
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EPD declares Level 1 Drought for 53 counties in Georgia.
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4-H leaders in Southwest Georgia are sneaky. They get kids to come to 4-H2O camp for a couple of days and while they are at camp they educate them about the importance of water in the southwest portion of Georgia. To read more about how these 4-H leaders teach students about water resources read the…
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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 the Western Farm Press under…