Crops
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The latest UGA IPM bulletin for July 2018 pointed out an interesting story by Clint Thompson about the impacts of the wet May on tobacco production. Estimated losses from the excessive rain are up to 15% of the expected yield by leaching nitrogen out of the soil and drowning the roots. You can read more…
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Growing Georgia published a timely look at the crop conditions for Georgia corn and peanuts this week. In spite of the rainy conditions, southern rust this year is quite low. This may be due to changes this year in the wind patterns which bring the spores up from the tropics. Some of the earliest planted corn…
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The Packer posted a story this week about problems that watermelon producers are having with production this year due to the heavy rains they have experienced. Wet fields have hampered planting of seedlings and rains every 2-3 days have prevented application of needed chemicals to the young plants. You can read more here.
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The National Farmers Union posted an interesting story last week about a new set of tools that can help farmers plan for changes in climate. The set of tools developed by Oregon State University include “AgBiz Logic, a tool to help farmers anticipate environmental impacts in the business decision making processes, down to the farm level.…
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The Southeast is not the only agricultural region that has been hit by the impacts of heavy rains. Delaware, Maryland and Virginia are also experiencing delays in field work and crop growth due to the rains that have been occurring in that area. The Packer noted that spring rains caused flooded fields in vegetable crops…
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According to the Panhandle Ag e-Newsletter published on Friday, the wet conditions and warm weather have made this prime season for the development of diseases in forages, especially fungal diseases. You can read more about what kind of diseases to expect and see pictures of what they look like as you scout your fields at https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2018/06/22/summer-is-the-time-to-scout-for-forage-diseases/.
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With all the rain we have been having in the Southeast, some of the hay that is being produced has higher moisture levels than farmers would like. If moisture levels are too high, the hay is more likely to mold, reducing quality and potentially making the animals that eat it sick. You can read more…