Hurricane Ian caused a lot of agricultural damage to central Florida when it crossed the peninsula earlier this year. The biggest damage was to citrus, but many vegetable crops also took a hit. Clint Thompson discussed the resulting loss in tomato supply due to the winds knocking off tomatoes and…
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The weather across the country in various peanut-growing areas was one of the key factors that affected peanut yield this year, according to an article this week in Southeast Farm Press. Many acres in Texas had to be abandoned due to the extreme drought there, while in the Southeast, weather…
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A new study by scientists in the United Kingdom shows that more frequent extremes of weather during the growing season is causing it to be more difficult to grow wheat than in previous decades, according to a story in Meteorological Technology International this week. In the past, wheat crops were…
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Now that Halloween has come and gone, demand for pumpkins is going down. But Georgia producers report that they had very good yields this year due to low disease pressure because of the dry conditions we have had in the past few months. If you have pumpkins on your porch…
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