Climate and Ag in the news
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AgWeb posted a story this week about a new potential source of income for farmers–selling carbon credits for offsets of carbon emissions. The first rice-farming carbon credits were sold to Microsoft by a rice farmer in Arkansas. This might be a way in the future for agricultural producers to bring a new income stream into…
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The Southeast Farm Press posted a story today about the lack of peaches in South Carolina due to the combination of a warm winter followed by a severe frost in mid-March, which killed off about 90% of the peaches in the state this year. The estimated losses to the SC peach crop are estimated at…
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The Capital Weather Gang posted a story about the intense heat that is coming to the Southwest US next week, with temperatures 12-15 degrees above normal, which will be close to setting records. In Phoenix, temperatures are expected to reach 110-120 degrees. The hottest temperature ever at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport was 122 on June…
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Even though we are only a few weeks into the Atlantic tropical season, today there are two potential areas of development. One is in the western Gulf of Mexico and is projected as a possible storm from a system that may be forming in the eastern Pacific Ocean and may cross over Mexico into the…
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There have been many stories published about the upcoming solar eclipse in August 2017, which will be visible across the Southeast. You can see a movie of what it will look like at your location by going to https://eclipsemega.movie/simulator?lat=31.45046290000001&lng=-83.50849729999999 and entering your location in the box.
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In 2004 a tornado associated with Hurricane Ivan hit Athens, GA, hundreds of miles away from the center of the storm. You may be surprised to know that many hurricanes have tornadoes associated with them, both in the spiral arms outside of the center of the storm and in the eye wall. Most of them…
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In the past I’ve discussed some new crops that are starting to appear in the Southeast, either after a long hiatus or for the first time, like satsumas and olives. Growing Produce discussed another new crop which is starting to appear in Florida–the artichoke. Now 99% of production occurs in California because the climate there…