Climate and Ag in the news
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Southeast Farm Press posted a story this week about how a dry spell in fall benefited burley tobacco growers in Tennessee and Kentucky. The dry spell in September helped the tobacco dry down in the field, but by October, moister air helped them achieve the desired color. The absence of an early frost also helped…
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Eric Prostko of UGA has an interesting discussion about whether the presence of morning dew on plants affects the potency of herbicides in the Southeast Farm Press this week. He discusses the potential effects of the water on the leaf and positive and negative effects of that water on herbicide effectiveness. He also discusses weighing…
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Here’s an interesting story from WFLA in Florida on the potential impact of Hurricane Irma on the next wildfire season in the Southeast. As you know, Irma downed many trees and dropped leaves across the region as it passed last fall. Now these stressed and dying trees and excess storm debris on the ground could…
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According to the global climate summary released yesterday by NOAA, 2017 was the third warmest year on record, and the warmest on record when you consider that the two years with higher temperatures were both El Nino years, when global temperatures are generally higher. NASA released their own numbers this week and they generally agree…
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina put out a Rapid Reaction report on this week’s snowfall, which dropped up to 10 inches on parts of the state. You can read more about it and see a map of the NC snow amounts at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=252&h=5666e5c1. I’ve included a map for the entire Southeast for comparison.
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Growing Georgia posted a story from Clint Thompson of UGA on the pecan yields in 2017 this week. While losses due to Hurricane Irma were estimated at about 30% of the crop, some varieties had very heavy yields and so the crop this year was better than initially expected after the damage from Irma. You…
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How do you make beer in a desert? In the case of the Atacama Desert in Chile, brewers are using water that is collected from fog to brew ale that has won awards for drinkability and its unique flavor. The Atacama Desert stretches along the coast of South America for hundreds of miles, receiving almost…
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