Climate and Ag in the news
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We are halfway through February, so I thought I would take a look at the climate so far this month. The temperature departure map shows that the southern half of the region is above normal for the month except for a few areas where the rain was the heaviest. This is what we would expect…
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For what may be the first time ever, winter storm warnings from the National Weather Service have been issued for every county in Texas. The big storm is slowly gathering strength and will bring ice, frigid weather, and heavy snow to a large part of the United States this week. In fact, there are really…
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With short days and lots of cloudy days, winter is the time of year when we are most likely to see Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD. With cloud cover over the Southeast this week, it could be a big factor in your bad mood. For Alabama and the western half of Georgia, January or February…
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Citrus is one of the new crops that farmers are experimenting with in Georgia. Cold-hardy varieties like satsuma are being planted in warmer parts of the state as a way to take advantage of the warming climate as well as to take advantage of local food markets. One of the issues with growing citrus is…
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Have you noticed the the recent weather forecasts have not been very good and certainly not very consistent for the past few weeks? Today’s warm temperature of 74 F in Athens was much higher than the morning forecast, which called for cooler temperatures in the 60’s and cloudy skies. The computer models that they use…
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With all of the rain parts of the Southeast have had, scheduling field work and figuring out when to apply herbicides can be an issue. Morning Ag Clips posted a story today that described some of the factors that need to be considered when trying to fit in applications. The story explains that if rain…
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A new study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences was published on Monday. The researchers in the study found a strong link between planetary warming and pollen seasons. That could mean more misery for allergy-sufferers in the years ahead. The study shows that the combination of warmer air plus more carbon dioxide…