Crops
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All of the rain that has fallen in southeast Georgia in the last month has caused problems for onion farmers. The wet conditions have contributed to problems with fungal diseases, especially as the weather has warmed up. In spite of the problems, overall the crop looks good, according to growers there, but they need to…
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In addition to this blog, I am now also contributing to The Garden Professors once a month. Here is a past article by John Porter of Nebraska from their blog which describes why starting seeds at their optimal temperature is so important. While the article discusses this in terms of the home gardener who is…
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The wet winter has put producers behind in their field work in many parts of the Southeast. According to a recent article in Vegetable and Specialty Crop News, this could have a snowball effect and delay things all year, even potentially affecting fall planting if farmers continue to be behind. You can read more at…
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Now that Texas is thawing out from its bitter cold blast, producers are starting to come to terms with what they have lost from the frost and snow as well as from loss of power and water. Here are several stories about agricultural losses in Texas and other parts of the central US from the…
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With all the cold weather in the central part of the country, it is no surprise that agriculture is taking a big hit in addition to all of problems that consumers are experiencing from loss of power, heat, and sometimes water. Here are a few of the stories I have read today. This is an…
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The tremendous cold that has covered Texas, brought snow to the beach in Galveston, and knocked out power to millions of customers in record-setting cold have also affected many producers across the state, including the fields in south Texas that usually produce a lot of food this time of year. According to The Packer, “it…
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With all of the rain parts of the Southeast have had, scheduling field work and figuring out when to apply herbicides can be an issue. Morning Ag Clips posted a story today that described some of the factors that need to be considered when trying to fit in applications. The story explains that if rain…