Climate and Ag in the news
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Growing Georgia posted a story today about estimates of damage due to the Midwestern storms earlier this spring. The estimates from Accuweather, which include a variety of different impacts from both the blizzard and extensive flooding, estimate that damages may be as much as $12.5 billion. And with another strong storm expected to hit that…
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The Southeast Farm Press has a short slide show, presented by UGA’s Eric Prostko, which describes all of the different ways that herbicide can disappear from your crops. Many of them are related to the weather, either rainfall or sunshine. You can view it here.
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One of the unexpected consequences of all of the trees blown down by Hurricane Michael last year in the Florida Panhandle was that flooding of creeks has increased. The downed tress are acting as dams in creeks they cross, slowing the water and backing it up into areas that are not usually flooded. Removing the…
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Some of you might be wondering if we are past the last frost of the year. The answer, of course, depends on where you are as well as the vagaries of the weather. I pulled out my crystal ball (just kidding, I use weather maps) to see if I could determine the chance of a…
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The official hurricane forecast for the Atlantic basin from Colorado State University was released yesterday. It shows that they are expecting slightly fewer storms than usual for the basin, due in part to the continuing influence of the weak to moderate El Niño that is occurring now. You can read the official forecast here and…
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IFAS posted a story last week which discussed the increase in weeds that are likely coming to pastures this years. The wet conditions may encourage some weeds, and the increase in sunlight due to the large number of downed trees will stimulate the growth of many more. You can read more about the problems that…
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While it’s a clear and sunny day here in the Southeast, farmers in the Midwest are still struggling with the impacts of the catastrophic flooding that hit in March. Some of them may never return to farming after seeing their herds, barns and houses washed away and their fields buried under feet of river silt…