Rome Ethredge posted a blog entry on the increase in spider mites in peanut fields in some parts of the state. He noted that they are most likely to be seen in dryland fields. You can read his blog entry and see some pictures at http://seminolecropnews.wordpress.com/2014/07/29/spider-mites-in-peanuts/.
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Bloomberg News reported on July 25 that kudzu, the bane of the South, is now moving farther and farther north as the temperature increases. In addition to covering much of Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina (including a few areas of my yard that need some work), it has now been…
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A cold front which is moving through the lower Southeast is expected to slow down or stall over Florida, bringing rain to much of the peninsula as well as along the East Coast over the next week. Rainfall amounts in central Florida could reach 2.5 to 3 inches, with even…
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I will be participating in the netcast for WeatherBrains tonight, Monday July 28, to discuss this blog and the general topic of climate and agriculture. This live webcast, which is also archived as a podcast, is hosted by Dr. James Spann, a famous broadcast meteorologist from Birmingham AL, along with…
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Dr. Jeff Masters has a great article on the current quiet hurricane season comparing it to the record quiet season of 1914. Could it happen again this year? You can read the article by clicking here.
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AgWeb provided a great graphic showing that the progress of the corn crop this year is the best in ten years but slightly behind the record-setting crop of 2004. This can be attributed in part to the decrease in drought and excellent climate conditions across the Corn Belt this year…
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Satsumas are a newly popular citrus crop which is being planted in south Georgia in increasing numbers. Unlike other citrus trees, satsumas need some cold weather to become sweet, and do very well in the Zone 8b climate in south Georgia. Satsumas are similar to Cuties and are delicious and…
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