Climate and Ag in the news
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Yale Environment 360 has an interesting story which shows how different climate zones around the world are shifting in response to warming temperatures. The article shows 7 pairs of maps describing changes in climatic variables like plant hardiness zones and the “tornado alley” over time. I think you will be interested to see how some…
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The Southeast Farm Press posted a story this week about the winner of this year’s wheat yield contest, from Cherokee County, AL. Farmer Nick McMichen mentioned that the weather in spring was very favorable for wheat development and also was excellent for minimizing diseases. But he said what really made the difference was careful attention to…
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While the amount of damage to Alabama agriculture from Hurricane Michael is considerably less than damage to Georgia agriculture, it is still a staggering blow to producers in the southeast corner of that state. Damage was spread across all sectors of the farm economy, with losses to crops leading the way at $120 million. You…
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I’ve never been to Gulf Coast except for a brief trip to Destin FL, and another to St. George Island, so I have never experienced what visiting that part of the country was like before Hurricane Michael. Now, residents are struggling to determine what comes next. In Mexico Beach, where the storm did its worst,…
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Now that we are experiencing freezing temperatures at night, it is a good time for livestock producers to remember the impacts of that cold weather on forages. Here is a good article from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on how freezes can cause hazards in some plants. You can read it here courtesy of Drovers Newsletter.
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While Hurricane Michael has been in the news most recently, agricultural producers in southeastern North Carolina are still recovering from the impacts of Hurricane Florence’s heavy rainfall, which caused a lot of damage in that part of the Southeast. Farm Bureau’s Pork Business published a story recently describing some of the things that pork producers…
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Now that fall has come, you will certainly notice the migration of Canadian geese, monarch butterflies, and other winged creatures headed south to warmer climates. Did you know that these migration patterns are linked to the weather? Strong winds from the north help geese put on miles quickly, for example. You can learn more at…
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