Climate and Ag in the news
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What would you do if you had no water for your crops or livestock because of a multi-year drought that has dried up most surface water sources? Some farmers in California are trying to get water through pumping groundwater, but as more people pump, the water tables get lower and it becomes too expensive to…
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The new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued their newest report today, and the news was filled with the disturbing results of the new study today. I am not going to address that today because you can read that from other news sources but did want to mention something associated with it that was overshadowed…
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Earlier this week I posted a story about snow falling in Brazil for the first time in many years. Accompanying that snow was cold temperatures and frost, which caused a lot of damage in the coffee-growing regions of southern Brazil. The damage was made worse because the coffee plants had already been stressed by drought…
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If you’ve been following the extreme heat in the Pacific Northwest, you won’t be surprised that farmers there are seeing a lot of adverse impacts on crops like fruit and forage. Here is one I did not consider, the impacts on their sweet Walla Walla onions, that are similar to our Vidalia onions here in…
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Do you like to listen to podcasts or online audio programs when you work or play? I am not a big user of podcasts, but I know many people who do. Here are a couple that I have listened to lately that you might enjoy. How Does Climate Change Impact Summer Weather? Features Dr. Chip…
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Are you tired of reading stories about how hot it is, how hot it was, and how hot it’s going to be? You might enjoy this counter-programming story from Reuters about how a recent cold outbreak in Brazil (remember, parts of Brazil are in the Southern Hemisphere and are in winter right now) brought snow…
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In addition to my frequent posts on this blog (over 6,000 since it started in 2014!), I also post once a month on The Garden Professors blog, which tackles questions about the science of gardening. Most of the articles (written by better plant scientists than me) are about mulching with arborist chips and whether using…