Climate and Ag in the news
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The global average temperature for January through July of this year was tied with 2002 for the 3rd warmest year to date since records began in 1880. But you certainly could not tell it if you live in the Southeast, where colder than average temperatures dominated the first half of the year. The map below…
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Now that we are approaching the most active time of the tropical season, you might like to track tropical activity for yourself. The New Orleans Times-Picayune has a great primer on how to use the National Hurricane Center web site to look at tropical outlooks and storm forecasts. Check it out by clicking here. Meanwhile,…
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There are signs that the “crazy” weather pattern we have been in this summer (cool and pleasant) is about to change. Dan Satterfield posts some commentary in Dan’s Wild Wild Science Journal at the American Geophysical Union blog site here. In the next two weeks we may shift from the current cool conditions to weather…
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David Zierden, the Florida State Climatologist, provides this commentary on the weather we have experienced this summer: Is the Warming Arctic Causing More Extreme Summer Weather? A new study came out this week in the proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences showing a connection between the rapidly warming Arctic and persistent wave patterns in…
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Two articles that were published this week describe the differences in crop yield that come from global variations in climate. Growing Georgia posted an article which pointed out that nearly ideal climate conditions in the Grain Belt have led to predictions of a near-record crop, leading to price reductions which could cause farmers to take…
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AgWeb recently posted some tips on three things to do when hail hits your crop. First, be patient and give the crops some time to recover. Second, determine the crop growth stage, because that will affect the potential yield of the crop. Third, assess your leaf health carefully, since leaf damage almost always looks worse…
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Bloomberg (as reprinted in AgWeb) wrote an article this week discussing the changes that California growers have made in response to the continuing severe drought in the state and the lack of water for some crops. You can read the article here. In the article the author discusses changes such as crop switching, high-tech irrigation…
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