With all of the damage from hurricanes and tropical storms this year, extension agents and others are scrambling to keep on top of the post-storm studies of losses due to heavy rain and high winds. The latest storm, Eta, is no exception. The heavy rain from Eta hit southern Florida…
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The dry conditions we’ve been experiencing this fall have caused problems for those who need moisture in the soil to get winter grains and forage crops going before temperatures drop too far. But one group of producers is happy for the dry conditions: onion growers. They need drier conditions to…
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Rainfall of up to 2 feet in South Florida caused severe damage to South Florida vegetable crops that were bound for holiday tables and could lead to shortages or price increases, according to an article in the Sun Sentinel. The timing of the storm was particularly bad for farms that…
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With all of the tropical weather we have had in the Southeast this year, it is no surprise that some of our crops like cotton were affected by the storms. This article in the Southeast Farm Press describes the kinds of damage that were seen in cotton this year and…
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Vegetable and Specialty Crop News has provided several stories this week about how our weather this year has affected agriculture. Below you can find direct links to the stories. Alabama Pecan Producer Still Picking up Pieces Following Hurricane Sally Following Eta, Florida Farmer: Squash is Melting on the Plant Plethora…
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If you have been following this blog for a while, you know that extreme weather such as high winds can contribute to the lodging of corn, where the stalks fall or are blown over, making harvest difficult. We saw that this summer in the Corn Belt with the devastating derecho…
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Here’s a recent article on the impacts of the current La Niña on the hurricane season, which is still chugging along, and on winter conditions that could affect next year’s growing season conditions. It is by my friend and colleague Bob Kemerait of UGA Extension and was published today in…
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