Climate and Ag in the news
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The Southeast Farm Press posted a useful article on the importance of monitoring wind conditions when you are applying herbicides and other agricultural chemicals earlier this week. This is especially true when you have a temperature inversion which can trap air near the ground, concentrating the chemicals there. When that happens, the herbicides can migrate…
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Aerosols are small particles that are lofted into the atmosphere by the effects of trees, volcanos, and human enterprises like farming, driving, and building. Aerosols in the air can affect the climate in a number of ways. If they are hydroscopic they can attract water vapor and become larger, affecting visibility and how much terrestrial…
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Cape Town, in South Africa, is currently experiencing a drought so bad that it is estimated to happen only once every 300 years (or to be more accurate, is experiencing a drought that has a chance of occurring in a given year of 1/300). This is worse than our D4 drought in Oklahoma and nearby…
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A webinar on how to take care of urban forests to minimize damage from tree debris is being offered on April 24 at 1 pm EDT. Here is a description from the web site: “Inclement weather, particularly severe thunderstorms and wintry precipitation, is a major cause of damage to urban forests. In this webinar, we…
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The Garden Professors blog had an interesting post this week on the impacts of a delayed spring on nurseries and landscapers in Virginia. As you can imagine, it causes a lot of problems for suppliers when plants are sitting in the stores waiting for soils to warm to the planting point. You can read it…
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If you are planting trees, you are investing in the future. How do you get the best return on your investment? By making sure that the trees you plant will thrive in the climate 30 or 40 years from now, when it is likely to be warmer with more frequent droughts. Of course, planting a…
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After the dismal yields of peaches in Georgia for the last two years, producers are excited that this year looks like it might be one of the best. This has been a much better winter for chill hours than the previous two, setting up the crop for good blooming. Even though early peach varieties that…