Pam Knox
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Rainfall from the soggy tropical storms Bonnie and Colin has caused flooding on fields in some areas of the Southeast. The Southeast Farm Press provided a photo gallery of some of the flooding in eastern NC, taken by Rod Gurganus, North Carolina State University Extension director in Beaufort Count. You can see them all here.
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Cattle are big business in Alabama with a value of $2.5 billion. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s new iBook, “Beef Basics,” will help the state’s cattle producers boost their bottom line. An Alabama Extension animal scientist calls “Beef Basics” an exciting new tool for Alabama cattle producers. Now available to download for free from the Apple…
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The Packer noted in an article here that the Florida avocado season is expected to start almost a month behind schedule. While the peak season will be later than usual, the quality is expected to be excellent due to a lack of rain. Typically, peak volumes come in early July, but this year the avocados…
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It’s now midway through June and here’s a look at the climate statistics so far. The temperature across the region is well above normal, with some areas reaching more than five degrees above the long-term mean. This continues the trend towards warmer June temperatures that has been occurring since about 1960. Precipitation is generally fairly…
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The Washington Post had a beautiful and haunting photo essay on growing wheat in Colorado earlier this week. The photos are by Elliot Ross and the story is by May-Ying Lam. Enjoy it here.
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NASA released their global climate summary for May on Monday. It showed that by their calculation, May set a new record for warmth this year. NOAA will release their numbers later this week, which may be somewhat different from NASA’s due to differences in calculation due to different data sets. This record warmth makes it…
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In a warmer climate with a longer growing season, climatologists have generally considered that the longer frost-free season will lead to an increase in insect pests that affect both crops and livestock. I was interested to see an article posted today in Phys.org describing the impacts that a warming climate may have on insect pests,…