Crops
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AgWeb posted an article this week describing some of the large impacts that the Midwestern floods have had on agriculture, including the transportation of wheat and oil. Many hog farmers have had to relocate their pigs to get them away from the flooded areas; thousands of others have been drowned. You can read the article…
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The heavy rains in the central part of the US have caused a lot of flooding along the Mississippi River and many other rivers in the region. This is the worst flooding since 2011 and has been compared to the 1993 devastating floods. This has caused major problems for crop and livestock farmers. AgWeb published…
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The NWS office in Tampa Bay, Florida, put out an interesting discussion on the potential for frost in central Florida over the next few weeks on Facebook today. The page is shown below. If those in central Florida are discussing the possibility of frost, areas that are farther north, including Georgia and Alabama, should also…
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The importance of bees in pollinating crops has been in the news in recent years because of declining populations of wild and domestic bees and other pollinators due to unidentified causes which may include both natural and manmade changes to their ecosystems, including climate. The University of Vermont released a map in December which shows the…
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Several articles on this blog have shown how warm November and December so far have been for large portions of the eastern US. One of the consequences of this warmth is that winter wheat in Kansas and other parts of the Midwest has not reached dormancy yet. This is a potential problem because the wheat…
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The recent heavy rains in south Florida did significant damage to winter yellow squash, zucchini and green beans in the area, according to The Packer in an article this week. According to the article, “The 15 inches of rain that pounded the Florida City and Homestead, Fla., area Dec. 4-7 also hurt tomatoes and sweet…
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The unusually warm fall has had quite a few agricultural impacts. The Packer noted today that Florida strawberry volumes have really been set back by the warmth (link). The season started early, but the heat is stressing the plants, which causes a reduction in the number of berries set. I’ve also had some calls from…