Follow Lego Forage Specialist on her adventures as a new assistant professor and UGA Extension Forage Specialist!

Tifton, GA
Joined March 2019
🎉WhooHoo🥳 #ActualForageSpecialist has been recognized with the Editor’s Citation for Excellence for reviews submitted to #Crop, #Forage, and #Turfgrass Management. @CropSoilUGA @UGAResearch @UGATifton @cropforageturf
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Some #research problems are bigger than others! Example: today’s problem includes manuscript edits that cover three screens, half the desk, and a string of text messages 😂 #NeedAMoreAdultAdult (oh wait…that’s me…)
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Tis the season for piles of sweatshirts in the back of the truck because it’s #winter in the morning and #summer in the afternoons! Tis not the season for planting summer annuals. Adjust your upcoming #forage plans accordingly 😂 #ReadyForSummer #HoldYourHorses
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Check out the #impact of the #forage conference held in conjunction with @GA_Cattlemens last week! #ActualForageSpecialist will be working with her #friends all year on this topic thanks to #research #grant funds from @GaFarmBureau ! @CropSoilUGA @UGAExtension @gaforages
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A great big #HappyBirthday #surprise from the UGA Young Scholars Tifton team! Complete with #stickers, a mini birthday card, and her very own “cardboard” cutout 😂 #legoforagespecialistturnssix #belatedbirthday #niftytifty @UGAResearch @UGATifton
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Nothing to see here. Just a #LittleBittySpecialist stealing some #cookie dough to go with #breakfast! That’s allowed on #birthday celebration days! #LegoForageSpecialistTurnsSix #SixAMSugarRush #BelatedBirthday
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Have you #herd? #LegoForageSpecialist turned SIX on Saturday! Unfortunately, #ActualForageSpecialist was too busy to #celebrate such a milestone so her #birthday was postponed to this #Friday. Any suggestions to make it the #BestDayEver and bring a little #joy to our #friends???
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So…we are not sure how many #cookies and #cupcakes need to be baked to make the week better…but so far 90 cookies and 32 cupcakes isn’t it… #WeekOfMondays #HugYourScientist #AtLeastItsSunnyOutside
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1/4 Today might be a good day to check on your #friends in #academia. You should probably check in with everyone, but we are just going to comment on last week’s whirlwind of news from our perspective. #HugYourScientist
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3/4 How do you tell #gradstudents that #learning and #research opportunities are going to be limited? How do you tell previous #students that everything is okay when their position was unfairly terminated? How do you explain to stakeholders that resources aren’t available?
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4/4 Our #science #community is strong and we will do our best to get through this. Today is just one of those #BadDays. #HugYourScientist
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We are too busy to #celebrate #GalentinesDay but our @GaFarmBureau #research grant was funded! We are working with Dr. Taylor Singleton on building biosecurity plans to combat #invasivespecies in #forages. Its no #waffle, but still a win 😂 @CropSoilUGA @UGATifton @UGAResearch
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Proud of our team for having the third most downloaded article in 2024! @UGATifton @UGAResearch @gaforages @CropSoilUGA @ForageBreeding
🌱📷 Which @cropforageturf articles caught your attention in 2024? Here are the top five downloaded articles published in 2024: 1️⃣Management strategies for preventing and recovering from bermudagrass winterkill: doi.org/10.1002/cft2.20302… [1/5]
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We had an #awesome time teaching fifth graders about #forage, #research, and #BigKidJobs this week! At the end of each class we asked students to design their own #lego postcard. The one from #ActualForageSpecialist is below 😂
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When the going get tough, the LEGO gets out a second computer 😂 #NeedMoreCoffee #AsstProfProbs #LongDayForTheLego
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