Crops
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Brad Haire reported in the Southeast Farm Press today that the recent rain that has spread across Georgia in the last few weeks has helped improve corn conditions in the 20% of corn in the state that is not irrigated. A three-week dry spell had farmers worried about yield, but those producers have been relieved…
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Here is a long but interesting investigative story about how farmers in Saskatchewan, Canada, are dealing with changes in climate in their region over time. In Canada, they are seeing warmer temperatures, longer growing seasons, and more frequent extreme rainfall as well as drought. The farmers have taken a variety of approaches to dealing with…
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Here is a great video showing the use of smart irrigation to get “more crop per drop” in southwest Georgia. It features several of my colleagues and farmers in that region and shows how applying just enough irrigation water through monitoring of soil moisture and rainfall can greatly increase the yields of crops like cotton…
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Today Mount Ulawun erupted in an explosive eruption that sent ash well over 50,000 feet in Papua, New Guinea. You can read more about the eruption at MSN at https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/papua-new-guinea-volcano-spews-ash-triggering-eruption-alert/ar-AADrDYQ. This is likely to have important consequences for the climate of the Southeast in the next few years, since strong eruptions that put ash and…
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With the crazy swings in weather we have had in Georgia this spring and early summer, it’s not a big surprise that the weather has had some big impacts on weed as well as crop growth this year. Eric Prostko of UGA Extension provides an overview of how the weather has affected crop development this…
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I’ve seen a number of articles in the news lately about agriculture and how it can affect and is affected by rising temperatures, more extreme weather, and other signs of a changing climate. Here are few listed below. AgWeb: Animal Agriculture and Climate: Separating Fact from Fiction Progressive Farmer: Ag Offers Answers to Climate Change…
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The recent very hot and dry weather has provided some relief from certain crop diseases this year but has made other diseases more likely. Bob Kemerait of UGA discusses how the current conditions are affecting crops now and what diseases are most likely. He provides some guidance for what treatments to apply and what can…