News - August 2025

Izlar receives GFB Commodity Award
Bob Izlar receives 2025 GFB Commodity Award

Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) presented Bob Izlar its 2025 GFB Commodity Award during the annual GFB Commodity Conference held Aug. 14 at the Classic Center in Athens. The GFB Commodity Award, one of the organization’s highest honors, is given to individuals who have supported and promoted Georgia agriculture. The GFB Board of Directors selects the award recipient from nominees submitted by the organization’s commodity advisory committees. The GFB…

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Seminar: Thermal ecology of Galliformes: how temperature affects resource use, movement and survival

This is a recording of the "Thermal ecology of Galliformes: how temperature affects resource use, movement and survival" seminar by Dr. Dwayne Elmore, Gamebird Program Director at Tall Timbers. The seminar was hosted on Aug. 21, 2025, as part of the Warnell Seminar Series.

Mike Conroy
Celebrating the Life of Dr. Michael Conroy

The Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources mourns the loss of Dr. Michael James Conroy, 72, who passed away peacefully in Athens, Georgia on June 19, 2025, surrounded by his family. Mike was a beloved friend to those at Warnell and to colleagues around the world. Mike earned his PhD in forestry with a concentration in biometrics in 1979 at Virginia Tech. He started his career with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Patuxent Wildlife…

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