Climate and Ag in the news
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Do you enjoy reading about past weather and climate events? If so, you might be interested in this story published in Morning Ag Clips about the very cold summer of 1816, which followed a major volcanic eruption of Mount Tambora that put a lot of emissions into the atmosphere. That kept sunlight from reaching the…
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Today NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center announced that El Niño is here and is expected to get stronger over the next few months. It is expected to last into at least spring 2024, which is as far ahead as the predictions show in their graphics. The ocean temperatures have been in place for a while already,…
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If you are interested in following discussions about the tropics during hurricane season, you might be interested in subscribing to The Eyewall, a daily newsletter that provides daily commentary on what is going on (or not going on) in the Atlantic in regard to developing tropical weather. You can view it and subscribe if you…
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Summer is the time of year when many of us take trips to visit friends or experience new places. Many of these trips are by airplane. Unfortunately, summer is also the time of year that thunderstorms most often occur, and they can cause a lot of problems with bumpy rides that may cause distress to…
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Time magazine used a recent article to describe how current shortages in tomato paste due to drought could lead to shortages of ketchup in the future, since manufacturers of ketchup and other tomato-based products use tomato paste to produce their products when ripe tomatoes are not available. After several years of drought, stocks of tomato…
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The Indiana PrairieFarmer posted an interesting slideshow this week describing the different ways that ears of corn can become deformed. Of the thirteen ways listed, most of them are related at least in part to unusual temperature or drought stresses that occurred at specific points in the development of the ear. You can view the…
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In the past we have talked about alternative crops for the Southeast as a way of diversifying, taking advantage of new markets, and adapting to changes in climate over time. I was interested to read an article in (NACAA) at file.ashx (nacaa.com) discussing the cultivation of lavender as a commercial crop that has potential for…
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