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The Southeast Farm Press reported this week that the National Cotton Council is asking for farmers’ help in identifying losses due to the winds and rain of Hurricane Michael earlier this month. They have a brief form to fill out which will help them tabulate the losses from the storm….
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Previously I’ve reported on agricultural losses due to Hurricane Michael in Georgia and Alabama. Today Morning Ag Clips reported that Florida’s loss to crops due to the storm was a total of $158 million. Of that, $51 million was from the almost complete loss of cotton in the state. Greenhouses,…
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EarthSky, Space and other online sites have pointed out the odd occurrence of a persistent cloud on Mars which is quite large. It is emanating from the Arsia Mons volcano but does not appear to be from an eruption. Instead, it is thought to be a cloud formed by orographic…
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This week’s question from the Georgia Climate Project’s Roadmap has to deal with opportunities that Georgians might have for capturing carbon from the air using trees or agricultural techniques. Pulling carbon dioxide from the air has the benefit of reducing the increase in greenhouse gases that is occurring across the…
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Growing Produce published a story this week on the much lower production of sweet potatoes this year, due in part to the weather. Production was already expected to be down since prices have been fairly low, but the combination of poor weather in spring and summer and the heavy rainfall…
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Yale Environment 360 has an interesting story which shows how different climate zones around the world are shifting in response to warming temperatures. The article shows 7 pairs of maps describing changes in climatic variables like plant hardiness zones and the “tornado alley” over time. I think you will be…
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The Southeast Farm Press posted a story this week about the winner of this year’s wheat yield contest, from Cherokee County, AL. Farmer Nick McMichen mentioned that the weather in spring was very favorable for wheat development and also was excellent for minimizing diseases. But he said what really made the…
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