The Panhandle Ag e-News blog posted a useful article on the impacts of the recent tropical storms on crops in the Southeast. In the article they point out that while many crops are already in the process of being harvested, other crops that were planted late as part of a double-cropped system or were planted late due to spring weather issues are still susceptible.
In addition to the increase of diseases caused by the wet conditions following the storms, the winds from the storms can also carry pathogens far away, spreading diseases along the storms’ paths over time. They provide some interesting information on the spread of soybean rust following Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and make some suggestions for things farmers along the storms’ path need to watch for. You can read the article at https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2016/09/16/tropical-weather-will-increase-disease-pressure-on-late-planted-crops/.
