Crops
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While it is far too early to provide a definitive estimate of the losses that have occurred to Georgia agriculture from Hurricane Michael, here are a couple of articles which start to gather information about how bad the losses could be. The Southeast Farm Press reported here that Michael caused significant damage to cotton, peanuts,…
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As the remains of Hurricane Michael moves northeast out of Georgia and into South Carolina, and later today, North Carolina and Virginia, producers will get a first look at the damage caused by winds of up to 155 mph along the coast. The pictures I’ve seen so far aren’t pretty, with groves of tree snapped…
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UGA Extension (Laurel L Dunn, Andre Luiz Biscaia Ribeiro da Silva) has produced a web site which describes how to handle vegetable harvest before and after a flooding event like a hurricane which may be of use to vegetable producers. Since flood water after a storm can contaminate the vegetables, producers are encouraged to harvest…
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Even though Hurricane Irma hit Florida more than a year ago, agriculture is still feeling impacts from that devastating storm. Vegetable Growers News reported today that in addition to the loss of citrus farms, a number of tomato producers have also decided to call it quits after their severe losses last year. You can read…
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While we are still in ENSO-neutral conditions, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is indicating that there is a roughly 70 percent chance of an El Niño occurring by winter. The next update should be out next Thursday. Libbie Johnson of UF/IFAS Extension put together a nice reminder of what impacts farmers in the Southeast, especially northwest…
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According to a recent article in Southeast Farm Press, the losses in cotton in North Carolina due to Hurricane Florence vary significantly across the state, but overall the losses may be 25-30 percent of the normal crop. The hardest hit areas were in the southeastern part of the state where both winds and rain and…
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Did you know that North Carolina produces 60% of all of the sweet potatoes grown in the US? This year that number could be down quite a bit due to the rainfall from Hurricane Florence, which hit at the worst possible time for sweet potato producers. According to this article in Modern Farmer, producers were…