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The Conversation had an interesting article this week looking at how yields of different crops are changing as the climate is getting warmer. Over the globe, yields are decreasing under warmer conditions, but it varies from place to place. Regions that are farther north are benefiting from the warmer conditions…
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Brad Haire reported in the Southeast Farm Press today that the recent rain that has spread across Georgia in the last few weeks has helped improve corn conditions in the 20% of corn in the state that is not irrigated. A three-week dry spell had farmers worried about yield, but…
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Here is a long but interesting investigative story about how farmers in Saskatchewan, Canada, are dealing with changes in climate in their region over time. In Canada, they are seeing warmer temperatures, longer growing seasons, and more frequent extreme rainfall as well as drought. The farmers have taken a variety…
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Here is a great video showing the use of smart irrigation to get “more crop per drop” in southwest Georgia. It features several of my colleagues and farmers in that region and shows how applying just enough irrigation water through monitoring of soil moisture and rainfall can greatly increase the…
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Today Mount Ulawun erupted in an explosive eruption that sent ash well over 50,000 feet in Papua, New Guinea. You can read more about the eruption at MSN at https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/papua-new-guinea-volcano-spews-ash-triggering-eruption-alert/ar-AADrDYQ. This is likely to have important consequences for the climate of the Southeast in the next few years, since strong…
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With the crazy swings in weather we have had in Georgia this spring and early summer, it’s not a big surprise that the weather has had some big impacts on weed as well as crop growth this year. Eric Prostko of UGA Extension provides an overview of how the weather…
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I’ve seen a number of articles in the news lately about agriculture and how it can affect and is affected by rising temperatures, more extreme weather, and other signs of a changing climate. Here are few listed below. AgWeb: Animal Agriculture and Climate: Separating Fact from Fiction Progressive Farmer: Ag…
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