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Funmi Ajiferuke and Dennis Baffour-Awuah had the chance to share research results from our USDA SCRI-funded Eastern Tree Fruit project at the Integrative Precision Agriculture Conference held in Perry, Georgia. Sponsored by Dr. Chin-Ling Lee, an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication and a member of the UGA Integrative Precision…
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Dr. Alexa Lamm and Dennis Baffour-Awuah spent 4 days in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York speaking with wine grape growers and extension specialists. During this time they conducted interviews to discern growers’ past, current and perceived future problems with the invasive species, the Spotted Lanternfly, which first appeared in the US in 2015 and…
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Dr. Alexa Lamm‘s Agricultural and Environmental Science Communication model was developed based on research findings from the past 20 years spanning multiple agricultural and environmental topics spanning across the industry (e.g. water, food security, plastic use, animal production, invasive species, climate variability, pest management, food access, food safety, community development). The results of over 250…
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Dr. Alexa Lamm wrapped up a two day workshop which brought hundreds of international scholars, students, and animal producers together in Houston, Texas as a part of the International Livestock Congress at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Numerous speakers shared the importance of audience segmentation, tailoring messages, and speaking to both the heart and…
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Over the past eight weeks 15 UGA freshman engaged in a First Year Odyssey seminar with Dr. Alexa Lamm and Dr. Masoud Yazdanpanah where they engaged in creating art using sketching, watercolor, graphic design, poetry and more. While they got to be creative, they also learned valuable lessons regarding diverse perceptions of colors, imagery and…
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Authors: Dr. Laura Warner, Dr. Alexa Lamm, and Kristin Gibson Dr. Alexa Lamm and Kristin Gibson coauthored a manuscript with Dr. Laura Warner, an associate professor at the University of Florida, about normative influences on landscape irrigation in Florida. The article, published in Society & Natural Resources, examined behavior change interventions for residential landscape irrigation…