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Read More the letters A B A C sitting on the desk at expo Faculty member playing cello ABAC Faculty member and 2 male students exam a fern in the greenhouse. horizon sunrise outside picture of the entrance to the beef unit on campus students working out in Thrash wellness center. Students sitting on fence in front of hay bales. female students at lake Discover a lifestyle of learning. Academic Programs 4 Year Degrees 18:1 Student to Faculty Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a unique, intimate learning environment where students are given the tools to embrace their full potential and pursue their aspirations through a true hands-on education. Featured Stories h American Farmer, It Is Your Time! By Dr. David BridgesAbraham Baldwin Agricultural College American farmer, it is your time to shine. Yes, despite all the gloom and doom that surrounds us, it is a time when the American farmer can shine. Maybe I should say, it’s a time that the public sees your shine, because your light shines bright all the time. The public may need a little help if they are to see the shine through the clouds, but during this time when consumer items like masks, toilet paper, and hand sanitizer are short, Americans should be reminded that they have the most abundant, safest, and cheapest food supply in the world – thanks to the American farmer. Maybe you’ve heard this before, but I heard my good friend Tom McCall say, “you need five things to live – air, water, food, fiber, and shelter. God gives us two of these, air and water, and three come from the farmer.” Wow, just think, if Americans hear that, understand it, and appear grateful for it, they might be willing to pay a bit more for the safety and security that they gain from what you do. Cheap is usually not better! No doubt times are tough. The public is rightfully concerned about COVID19. In fact, much of America is consumed with fear. Uncertainty and unknowns are the roots of fear. Maybe the public could learn a few things from farmers. As I’ve been about rural Georgia, farmers are at work getting the 2020 crop in place. They are not hesitating. Besides, being alone in the tractor cab on the back forty is a great form of social distancing. Despite the hurricanes, tornadoes, sharply rising costs of production, depressed commodity prices, and trade issues, farmers do what they always do. They spend their money, plant their seed, and pray for the best. Think about it, they really don’t control their destiny, just like you don’t necessarily control yours here on Earth. Farmers can’t control the weather, the market, and they fight off the pests every year, but they act with faith, hope, and optimism. We can’t all be farmers, but we should thank farmers for what they do. And, maybe we could learn something about determination, self-reliance, and faith from farmers. Just a thought! Farmers risk it all every year so that we can have abundant, safe, and cheap food, clothing, and shelter. My mom said that when she was a small girl her grandfather made her promise she wouldn’t grow up and marry a drinker or a gambler. She said she got it half right. She didn’t marry a drinker, but she did marry a farmer, and I am glad she did. http://georgia.growingamerica.com/features/2020/04/american-farmer-it-your-time Read Story h Hospitals in Rural Communities Get Help in Fighting Coronavirus Battle By Michael D. Chason Director of Public Relations Emeritus Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College TIFTON—The words tumbled onto my phone’s screen, each one conveying a sense of urgency in a time of need. “So, I know it’s late, but I just thought of something. Our main problem we are having right now is a shortage of personal protective equipment. I thought about the ABAC Chemistry Lab. Are there any goggles or plastic gowns that could be donated? At the rate we’re going, we could be out of protective equipment by Saturday. We do have a positive case at TRMC tonight.” The sender of the text was my daughter, Dr. Tracy Nolan, an ABAC graduate who is the first female general surgeon in the history of Tift Regional Medical Center. As the Director of Public Relations Emeritus at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, I knew her reasoning was sound. ABAC does have multiple chemistry labs and with all classes going online for the remainder of the spring semester, this was a request in a situation where ABAC could have an instant impact on a virus that’s leaving hospitals across the country short of the necessary protective equipment. A quick email to ABAC President David Bridges and Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Paul Willis brought immediate results. “Let’s see what we have, gather it up, and get it to them,” Bridges said. “We need to do what we can for Tift Regional.” As the clock ticked toward midnight on March 19 an hour after the initial text, Willis affirmed that ABAC did have some of the supplies, and he had already put the request into motion. ABAC staff members inventoried the supply closets in the laboratory sciences building on March 20 and by mid-afternoon, the equipment was assembled and ready for pickup. Nolan texted Geanie Vines, the charge nurse for the TRMC operating room. In her own vehicle, Vines met me at the west entrance of the ABAC lab sciences building. Willis arranged for two officers from the ABAC Police Department, Ryant Wright and Joe Weatherford, to assist Vines in loading the boxes into her vehicle. Less than 20 hours after Nolan’s initial text, Tift Regional had a small supply of splash resistant goggles, gloves, and a box of laminated polypropylene aprons headed back to the operating room. “Omg. Thank you!! That’s awesome,” Nolan texted. Just one example of how entities in rural communities can communicate and help each other. But there’s more. Flashers flashed but no horns honked. And the vehicles, mostly cars but some trucks and at least one motorcycle, kept coming. For 45 minutes, the vehicles circled Tift Regional Medical Center, loaded with community members, offering up prayers for the doctors, nurses, staff members, and patients involved in the coronavirus battle. Organized by Dr. Fred Evers, pastor at Northside Baptist Church in Tifton, the motorists gathered in the Affinity Clinic parking lot at 4 p.m. on March...