Climate and Ag in the news
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Here is an interesting story about how farmers in the Plains are returning to tilling after years of no-till. The concept of no-till was driven in large part by the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, when tilled fields literally blew away in the strong winds that accompanied the major drought then. The article’s title is…
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According to the latest Southeast Regional Climate Hub (SERCH) newsletter, the Fire Weather Intelligence Portal has been expanded from North Carolina to cover the entire Southeast. You can check it out at https://climate.ncsu.edu/fwip/. You can also check out the SERCH newsletter at https://mailchi.mp/ncsu/southeast-climate-hub-winter-2017-newsletter?e=04d8214f9d.
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The latest edition of the newsletter was published this week. It contains a variety of interesting short articles on some climate activities in the Southeast and a list of upcoming events. You can view it here.
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The latest advisory for ENSO came out today and shows that we are firmly in a La Niña now and are expected to stay so for at least the next few months before returning to neutral conditions. You can read the outlook at https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.shtml. While we can get lots of ups and downs in temperature in…
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The wildfires out west are causing a lot of devastation to homes and businesses, but you might not think about the impact on agriculture. This story from The Packer describes the damage to avocado farms from the wind-driven blazes. You can read it here.
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Impacts from Hurricane Irma continue to affect the citrus crop in Florida. The Packer reported this week that the latest estimate of yield from this year’s citrus crop is down 8% from the November estimate. This is attributed to continuing losses from damaged citrus trees that were affected by wind and standing water from Hurricane…
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In addition to the snow information I posted for Georgia yesterday, you might be interested in this report from the State Climate Office of North Carolina describing their impacts from the recent snow event. You can read it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=249&h=5666e5c1.