They grow a lot of corn in Iowa. And with the recent flooding followed by dry conditions, farmers in Iowa are very concerned about the potential for more extreme weather and how it may affect their bottom line as businesses. Since Iowa is one of the key states in setting…
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Growing Produce has a nice summary article this week on how weather conditions like hot temperatures, high humidity and wind affect the development and movement of insect pests that affect vegetable crops. While this article is written for the southwestern US, many of the same characteristics affect pests here in…
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Yale Climate Connections has a brief but excellent summary of some of the impacts that changing climate is having on food production in today’s posting. They include the impacts of extreme weather, water scarcity, and changing seasons. You can read it here.
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I’ve been collecting recent stories about climate and agriculture in the news that may be of interest to you. They are listed below in no particular order. Real Agriculture: Farmers need to talk to consumers about climate change Phys.org: Agrivoltaics proves mutually beneficial across food, water, energy nexus Morning Ag…
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The Southeast Farm Press posted a story this week about three important temperatures to know for corn development and damage. The three temperatures are 86 F, 95 F, and 110 F. To find out why they are important, visit the article here to read more.
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We know from archaeological ruins that there have been great civilizations in the past that seemingly disappeared from view. Some of those may have been decimated by disease or warfare, but some of them almost certainly were harmed by changes in climate such as multi-year droughts that may have made…
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The dry conditions that are affecting parts of Georgia are having a negative effect on the potential yields of dryland peanuts there, according to a news story at https://newswire.caes.uga.edu/story.html?storyid=8070&rss. While irrigated peanuts are doing well, the dry conditions are putting stress on non-irrigated peanuts, potentially dropping yields. About half the…
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