Climate and Ag in the news
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There have been a lot of stories in the news recently discussing various aspects of climate and its impacts on society, including agriculture. Here are some of my favorite ones. Tulane News: Study finds record-breaking rates of sea-level rise along the U.S. Southeast and Gulf coasts since 2010 Wired: One City’s Escape Plan From Rising…
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Today, April 22, we celebrate our wonderful planet and all of the things that make it great. There are many celebrations going on around the world. I hope you take a minute or longer to recognize the importance of a healthy earth for our lives and work and especially our children.
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If you are interested in science history or are interested in citizen science, you will enjoy this NOAA article on some prominent citizen scientists of the past. It includes some familiar names like Benjamin Franklin but may also include some others you know less about. You can read here.
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Warming temperatures in the Northeast have caused problems for maple syrup producers in recent years since the time period that the sap is running in the trees is starting earlier and ending sooner than in the past. According to an article in Modern Farmer, “Just a few degrees makes all the difference—too many warm days…
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Here is a nice corn growing degree day (GDD) tool for the US available from Nutrien at Nutrien GDD Tool (ag-wx.com). You can input the location, planting date, and maturity level and get a curve that shows the corn development stage. It is based on PRISM gridded weather data developed by Oregon State University. Some…
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This is the time of year when predictions of how active the Atlantic tropical season is likely to be start popping up in the news. Here is a story from Growing Produce that describes the probabilities of different coasts being hit as well as what years are considered the best analogs to this coming season.…
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I’ve often heard that diesel tractors and other farming equipment are unlikely to ever be replaced by electric vehicles when I attend farmers’ gatherings. This appears to be based on beliefs about current battery efficiency and the huge amounts of power needed to run some of this equipment. But a lot of farming is done…
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