Climate and Ag in the news
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Food & Wine magazine put out an article this week about a change in the diet of Alaskan bears due to changes in climate which have affected the production of two of the bears’ favorite foods: salmon and wild berries. The increased temperatures in recent years have brought an earlier start to the berry ripening…
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The National Farmers Union published a short article this week discussing the impact of changes in climate on farmers and describing how farmers may be able to take advantage of new markets like those for environmental services or carbon credits. They also emphasize that many of the practices that benefit the environment also benefits the…
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While it is still raining in Houston, we know already that enough rain has fallen there to break the US rainfall record of 48.00 inches of rain from a tropical storm from TS Amelia in 1978 at Medina TX. A station at Mary’s Creek at Winding Road southeast of Houston has received 49.32 inches of…
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Many homeowners do not know that their regular homeowners’ insurance does not cover damaging from flooding. For that you must purchase separate flood insurance. In many areas, only about 10% of homeowners have flood insurance on their properties, resulting in massive uninsured losses. You also need to have purchased flood insurance at least 30 days…
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If you are affected by a disaster, you may find these resources from the USDA helpful in coping with the aftermath of the event. The USDA has published them as a list in conjunction with the unfolding Hurricane Harvey disaster but most of them (with the exception of the Texas-specific ones) would be applicable anywhere…
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Nearly ideal weather this year as well as a large initial planting of peanuts has led to excellent production of the valuable crop this year in Georgia. Ample rain has produced good yields even on non-irrigated fields. You can read more about it from WMAZ13 at https://www.13wmaz.com/news/local/georgia-farmers-expect-larger-peanut-crop/468262826.
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If you’ve watched the news at all this morning you know about the almost incomprehensible tragedy that is unfolding in Texas today. The remains of Harvey have brought 2 feet (yes FEET) of rain to the Houston area in the last day, and since Harvey is forecast to remain and spin over Texas for at…