Climate and Ag in the news
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The passage of TS Eta across the Southeast brought a lot of rain to an already near-record-setting region. The North Carolina Climate Office produced a rapid response report on the impacts of Eta on their state. The rain of Eta, when combined with a passing cold front, brought 2 or more inches across most of…
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If you have been following this blog for a while, you know that extreme weather such as high winds can contribute to the lodging of corn, where the stalks fall or are blown over, making harvest difficult. We saw that this summer in the Corn Belt with the devastating derecho that occurred there, but it…
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According to the Southeast Farm Press, “With the 2020 harvest kicking off, all signs show Georgia’s pecan crop will be the largest in more than a decade and set the state back on top.” I’ve been hearing reports of pecan trees with such heavy loads of nuts that producers have been concerned that strong winds…
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Here’s a recent article on the impacts of the current La Niña on the hurricane season, which is still chugging along, and on winter conditions that could affect next year’s growing season conditions. It is by my friend and colleague Bob Kemerait of UGA Extension and was published today in Farm Press. The expected strong…
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Strawberry planting is underway and in some places is almost done in the Southeast. Now growers are watching for the cold outbreak that will bring widespread frost to the area. The cold temperatures could cause damage to the newly planted strawberries if frost comes before the young plants are sufficiently hardened off. This cold damage…
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If you have ever wondered about whether or not weather shown in the movies is real, you might enjoy this YouTube presentation on weather and the movies. It includes clips from five different movies that have significant weather in them, including “The Wizard of Oz” and “Twister”. The presenter, Ed Szoke, spends the first 9+…
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While we are watching Eta move towards Central America, our farmers in parts of the Southeast are beginning the process of recovering from Hurricane Zeta, which moved through here just a few days ago. I know people in NE Georgia who were without power for 5 days after Zeta moved through (I was only out…