Weather
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If you watch social media for weather news, you will have noticed that another blast of very cold air is expected early next week starting on Sunday and lasting through Thursday. Many parts of the state will experience morning temperatures into the teens and some areas of the state may stay below freezing for a…
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Talkin/ Cotton Podcast – Season 1, Episode 20 Below is a link to episode 20 of the Talkin’ Cotton Podcast, where we discussed the federal economic and disaster assistance that was voted on and approved (12/21/24), and will provide some much needed relief for Georgia growers. Remember that this link takes you to buzzsprout, but…
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In Appling County we are still experiencing widespread power outages, no internet, and spotty cellular service. Commodity producers have took a hard hit from this storm on top of what has already been a tough year due to other weather events mixed with low commodity prices and high input prices. From my initial assessment of…
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We’ve been testing a new system developed by Natalia Peres, a UF/IFAS associate professor of plant pathology, to forecast when fungicides need to be applied. Currently, in Georgia we are experimenting with this in strawberries, but I hope this system or one similar can be used in many other crops in our area in the future. The system is called…
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From Jan. 1, 2013 to Aug. 22, 2013 we received 46.15 inches of rain and had 95 rainy days. From Jan. 1, 2012 to Dec. 31, 2012 we received 43.03 inches of rain and had 119 rainy days.
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