Climate and Ag in the news
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The recent dry weather has not been all bad. Clint Thompson of Vegetable and Specialty Crop News reports that onion planters in Georgia are ahead of usual in getting their onion sets in the ground due to the dry and sunny conditions. Usually, they start around November 1 and end around Christmas, but this year,…
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The Texas freeze in February 2021 and the heat wave that hit the Pacific Northwest this past summer both had significant effects on fruit production in those regions. Here are a few stories that describe some of the issues they had. Growing Produce: Texas Citrus Crop on the Comeback Trail from Winter Storm Damage Citrus…
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Many producers have their own weather stations onsite to keep an eye on local weather conditions. An article in Fruit Growers News caught my eye this week because the second half of the article was an excellent reminder that if you have a home weather station, now is a good time to check it over…
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This week I’ve heard comments from friends on how expensive live Christmas trees are this year. I saw several stories this week about the impacts of weather on Christmas trees and treats and thought you might like to read them too. Note that impacts from bad weather and poor climate conditions make take ten years…
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I am one of the coauthors of the upcoming 5th National Climate Assessment’s chapter on the Southeast. In January and February 2022, we will be holding online meetings for public comments on the draft outline of the chapter before we flesh it out. This will improve our chances to address the climate issues that of…
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December 1 marks the beginning of climatological winter, which corresponds roughly to the coldest 90-day period in the year across most of the country. Climatologists use December 1 through February 28 (or 29 in a leap year) as the winter period rather than using astronomical seasons. The map below from Brian Brettschneider @Climatologist49 shows this…
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Got this update from the PRISM climate group in Oregon. Maybe it is something that you can use if you do climate studies: We are pleased to announce the release of updated PRISM 1991-2020 gridded normals datasets for the conterminous United States. Elements include precipitation; minimum, maximum, and mean temperature; mean dew point; and minimum…