Crops
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Those of you who like history may be interested in this recent article describing the cause of one of Europe’s worst famines from 1315 to 1317. Unlike many famines, this one was probably not caused by drought but by unrelenting rain that caused severe flooding. You can read more about it and how they learned […]
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A blast of Arctic air is expected to move into Georgia on Tuesday, November 11, bringing rain and gusty winds through the state over the day. Once the cold front passes, frigid air is expected to drop temperatures below freezing in most of the state except the far southern counties and the coastal areas on […]
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If you haven’t been paying attention, you should know that Georgia is in a Supreme Court battle with Florida (and to a lesser extent Alabama) over how water passing through Georgia from the northeast mountains through Atlanta and down into the fertile southwestern part of the state before heading south into Florida should be allocated […]
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While temperature and related growing degree days help control how fast corn and other crops develop, it’s less well known that solar radiation also has an effect. If it’s warm but cloudy, the corn growth will be slower than if skies are sunny. This is one reason that we are planning to put a solar […]
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You’ve probably heard about the massive forest fires that are spreading through parts of California, and you might have even seen some of the images of smoke and flames associated with the fires. But while the fires are affecting the forests in the area, they are also causing problems for agricultural producers. The Southeast Farm […]
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Physics Today reported this week that due to the warming hole which is seen in the central US, corn yields there are higher than they would be if that area had warmed as much as the rest of the United States. The cooler temperatures improved corn’s performance there. One thing the article did not address […]
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Even though Georgia is not one of the top ten pumpkin producing states, we still have about 900 acres in pumpkin production each year. I was interested to read this article in Morning Ag Clips describing pumpkin production in the state. I learned that most pumpkins are grown in the northern part of the state […]