Crops
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Tomatoes might not be the first crop you think of when you consider Iceland, way up north near the Arctic Circle in the Atlantic Ocean. But one family has made a good living growing these delicious food items by harnessing the power of geothermal energy to heat their greenhouses, producing nearly a ton of fruit…
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While wheat is not a major crop in the Southeast as it is in some other parts of the country, it is susceptible to hail damage here too, although the hail storms are not as frequent as in the wheat belt of the Plains. This is an interesting story about what happens to a field…
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The Southeast Farm Press posted a story today describing some of the issues that North Carolina cotton farmers have been seeing with all of the rain that has occurred in the last month. They also provide some tips for what needs to be done at different stages of crop development. You can read the article…
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Severe flooding in France has resulted in the deaths or injuries to a number of people in cars and trains and has caused havoc to farmers and home owners in many areas. Travel and Leisure reports that “The weather may also affect the wine industry in France for months to come. Already, the Weather Channel reported, these…
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Hops are a major component of beer, and to make truly local beer, you need local ingredients, including hops. But hops do not do well in the humid Southeast, and most US hops come from areas farther to the north. It turns out that the growth of hops depends on length of daylight, and that…
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At last we are seeing some dry days in the Southeast, and I am sure that farmers are working overtime to catch up on work as soon as they can get into their fields. Here are a couple more stories about rain impacts on crops from Southeast Farm Press, Vegetable and Specialty Crop News and Southeast…
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National Public Radio has an interesting story this week about recent impacts of rising sea level on one of the oldest farms in the US. The farm is located in the Eastern Shore of Maryland and was started by land grant in 1666, long before the US was even a country. Now rising sea levels…