Temperatures across the Southeast have been rising since the 1960s, and nighttime low temperatures have been rising almost twice as fast as daytime high temperatures. According to an article in AgWeb, “Corn thrives in hot, humid summers, but it needs cool nights to fill kernels. Climate change is causing nighttime…
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You may have read elsewhere that extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a good thing for plants because it encourages plant growth. It turns out that the science is a bit more complicated than that. Some extra carbon dioxide is beneficial, but only as long as the plant has…
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If you missed attending the Alabama Row Crops Short Course this year, all talks were recorded and are now available. You can check them out at https://cses.auburn.edu/2020-alabama-row-crops-short-course/.
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Here is an interesting article which looks at the price of cotton during La Niña years. Since we are currently in a moderate to strong La Niña now, this is very relevant to what cotton producers should be considering going into the next growing season. The author traces the changes…
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The Southeast Farm Press published a story this week about the impacts of all the rain on cotton in North Carolina this year. North Carolina State University agronomist Guy Collins noted in the story that 2020 was the worst planting season he can remember, with almost continuously cool and wet…
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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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