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  • Pesticides in the aftermath of flooding events

    Gary Hawkins

    The SE Farm Press ran a story concerning pesticides in the aftermath of flooding events in one of their recent editions.  The article list some standard guidelines for handling pesticide spills to protect you and water resources.  The article can be found in the Oct 6th edition of SE Farm Press.

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  • D4 (Severe Drought) enters Georgia

    Gary Hawkins

    Pam Knox, Agricultural Climatologist with UGA CAES and Crop and Soil Science Department writes in here post dated September 29, 2016 that a small area of Georgia (upper NW corner) has been designated as had a D4 drought condition, the first since February 5, 2013. She further states that if you are experiencing conditions that you…

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  • Remember the Atlanta Flood of 2009

    Gary Hawkins

    Pam Knox  re-posted a story from the Atlanta Journal concerning the Atlanta Flood of 2009.  To read the story and the conditions that lead to the flood, click here.

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  • Energy from Waves

    Gary Hawkins

    Water can be used in many different ways.  This post is both a story about water, but also about some of the funds being spent to try and find additional alternative energy sources.  I work a little with solar power to move water for livestock watering and irrigation, but the use of waves to produce…

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  • Murray & Whitfield youth join for 4-H2O summer day camp

    Gary Hawkins

    Murray and Whitfield 4-H’ers enjoy learning about water resources and having fun at the same time.

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  • Optimizing Water Usage

    Gary Hawkins

    In the April issue of Water Efficiency magazine, the front page article is on Irrigation Efficiency.  The article discusses how using soil moisture sensors helps farmers in California better manage water resources.  Also, the reduction in over watering conserves nutrients from leaching out of the root zone.  One of the things we have been promoting…

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  • Reclaimed Water to supply needed non-potable uses

    Gary Hawkins

    Water is considered to be a renewable resource that we do not have to really worry about.  This is mainly due to the Water Cycle where water is always in motion.  However, as we have experienced droughts over the years and increased impervious surfaces, stormwater has increased and the storage of these water resources has…

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  • Winterizing your Irrigation Systems

    Gary Hawkins

    Get your irrigation system ready for the winter by winterizing it during the fall months.

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