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 full story.
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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…
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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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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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