Crops
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My Windows are filling up with stories I have recently read that might be of interest to some of you. Time for an updated list! The Verge: Shape-shifting storms like Ida are cities’ worst nightmare University of Minnesota: Atmospheric drying will lead to lower crop yields, shorter trees across the globe Science News: Think climate…
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As you probably know, California is in a massive drought right now, and agricultural producers are struggling to get enough water to sustain their crops. In some cases, they are plowing under the crops or destroying orchards because they don’t have irrigation available to keep them going. This situation is likely to get worse as…
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The Packer posted a story earlier this week about the excellent condition of the sweet potato crop in the Southeast this year. They report that growing conditions in eastern North Carolina were especially favorable, with a wet weather early in the growing season followed by a long period of dry, warm days. North Carolina is…
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According to an article this week in the Southeast Farm Press, this year’s weather in North Carolina has been almost perfect for growers. The corn crop is particularly good due to weather conditions early in the summer. The cotton is doing well but still needs some moisture before it is mature. Peanuts are also doing…
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Here is a useful article for those of you who are home gardeners and are starting to think about planting fall crops. It’s from The Garden Professors blog, the other blog I contribute to. This one is written by John Porter of University of Nebraska Extension. He includes a map that shows fall frost dates…
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What would you do if you had no water for your crops or livestock because of a multi-year drought that has dried up most surface water sources? Some farmers in California are trying to get water through pumping groundwater, but as more people pump, the water tables get lower and it becomes too expensive to…
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If you’ve been following the extreme heat in the Pacific Northwest, you won’t be surprised that farmers there are seeing a lot of adverse impacts on crops like fruit and forage. Here is one I did not consider, the impacts on their sweet Walla Walla onions, that are similar to our Vidalia onions here in…