Climate and Ag in the news
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Today marks the start of astronomical spring (remember, climatological spring started on March 1). It is also known as the vernal equinox because days and nights are of equal length. It’s the earliest start to spring in well over 100 years because of the leap year and other factors. You can read more at EarthSky…
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As I was browsing my computer today avoiding work and tax preparation, I looked at the website for Physics Today and noticed that they have a lot of stories which relate aspects of agriculture and climate. Many of them are based on new research and publicized by universities or other scientific agencies. Here is a…
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According to an article in Southeast Farm Press this week, there are some benefits that soybean farmers can get from planting their soybeans before May, but it comes with risk too. Benefits include increased yields, lower disease pressure, and the ability to take advantage of soil moisture before it gets hot and dry later in…
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If you are interested in how extreme weather and climate are affecting crops in other parts of the world, Bloomberg provides a good tour of different countries at https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-09/extreme-weather-events-expose-vulnerability-of-crops-globally There are a surprising number of different impacts on Asia, Africa, Europe and North and South America listed.
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You might consider Georgia the Peach State, but peaches also grow in otehr parts of the Southeast like South Carolina and in Florida, and in fact Florida’s are the first to market since they are grown farther south. Florida peach farmers need to use varieties that are low-chill because of the lack of cold air.…
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Before the advent of modern weather forecasting using computer models, meteorologists often used analogs to find similar weather in previous years and use that to predict how the weather would change. A modern take on that is to use machine learning with big data to identify patterns in weather that could help predict severe weather…
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The latest ENSO outlook was released today by NOAA. The outlook says that there is a 55 percent chance that neutral ENSO conditions will last through summer. By late fall there is an almost even chance of neutral or La Nina conditions occurring, with a much smaller chance of an El Nino. You can read…