Climate and Ag in the news
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The wet winter has put producers behind in their field work in many parts of the Southeast. According to a recent article in Vegetable and Specialty Crop News, this could have a snowball effect and delay things all year, even potentially affecting fall planting if farmers continue to be behind. You can read more at…
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Last week I had the honor of testifying before the House Agriculture Committee on the topic of “Climate Change and the US Agriculture and Forestry Sectors.” It was a long hearing that lasted almost five hours. My key points from the testimony are below. If you are interested in hearing the full hearing, you can…
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I have many friends who share stories about climate and agriculture with me via social media and email. Here are several stories I have read in the news and their posts lately related to climate that you might find interesting. National Science Foundation: Tree rings and Iceland’s Laki volcano eruption: A closer look at climate…
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A lot of the Southeast is covered in forest now. In Georgia alone, about 70 percent of the land is now forested. Producers used to be able to make a good living off of forestry during the housing booms of previous decades, but now they are barely getting by. The Wall Street Journal has a…
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I saw an article on Yahoo News about La Nina making tornado season more severe this year. And if you look at the overall tornado season for the country, that seems to be true. But previous research has shown that the area of the most tornadoes just shifts, so that areas west of us get…
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This week The Packer published a story about how weather was affecting strawberry production in Florida. Cooler weather has delayed the ripening of the berries, allowing them to grow bigger than usual. However, production issues in other areas reduced supplies for Valentine’s Day so the Florida strawberries were being eagerly awaited. You can read more…
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The National Phenology Network provides maps that trace the movement of the spring “green wave” north as the year progresses. Citizen scientists track events like the first green leaf, the first bloom on a plum tree, and other weather-related biological signs to see how they vary from one year to the next. This year’s map…
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