Climate and Ag in the news
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Growing Georgia reported that Sha Tao is a new UGA research scientist who specializes in the study of heat stress physiology of dairy cattle. He joined the UGA Department of Animal and Dairy Science on the Tifton Campus on July 1. You can read the story written by Clint Thompson of UGA by clicking here.
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NOAA issued an update to their forecast for tropical storm activity this past week. The new forecast shows a 70 percent chance of below normal activity this year, a 20 percent chance of near normal, and only a 5 percent chance of an above normal season. Part of this forecast reflects the very quiet conditions…
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AgWeb published an interesting article on August 6 discussing the changes that farmers have seen in their local climates and how they are adapting to them. As the Midwest has warmed, farmers are planting corn an average 0.4 days per year earlier than were back in 1981, and soybeans 0.49 days per year earlier (this…
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The Washington Post had an article this week on another long-term trend in the Southeast that will affect agriculture: the growth of cities and the potential development of a megalopolis that will stretch from as far as Birmingham AL to Raleigh NC along the Piedmont. This article, based on a report from the US Geological…
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Bloomberg reported today that the drought in the North China Plain, the second biggest corn producing area in China, has reduced corn yields in that country. This is the first time that corn yields have decreased since 2009. However, this decrease is only down slightly from last year’s record-setting crop. You can read the story in…
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Yahoo News published an article from Reuters yesterday which noted that many people under the age of 30 have never lived in a world with temperatures below the 2oth century average. The last time that the earth experienced a month with below the long-term average temperatures was February 1985. To read the article, click here. Changes…
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AgWeb had an interesting article last week on the importance of proper microclimate conditions for maximizing yield in soybeans. A microclimate is a very small climate zone that has distinct characteristics. For example, the sunny and shady sides of your house may have different microclimates which are influenced by differences in direct sunlight, water availability,…
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