Crops
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The latest 7-day QPF forecast shows that for most inland parts of the Southeast, rainfall in the next week will be less than half an inch, well below normal even for this dry time of year. Jeff Cook, extension agent in central Georgia, points out in his Three Rivers Ag blog that the dry conditions…
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The Packer reported earlier this week that Florida tomato growers had a tough time this year with their tomatoes due to a very wet winter and spring. They reported that “during the 2015-16 season, which ended in June, tomato growers packed 28.2 million 25-pound equivalent cartons of mature greens and vine-ripe tomatoes, down from 36.5…
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The preliminary damage reports of Hermine’s passage through the Southeast show that the majority of the damage was due to power outages and downed trees, with a few reports of isolated tornadoes. Online Athens reported that over 107,000 homes in Georgia and an estimated 325,000 people in Florida lost power during the storm’s passage but…
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Jeff Cook, the Ag Extension agent in Georgia’s Taylor and Peach Counties, wrote a fantastic piece in the Three Rivers Ag News blog about the impacts of Hermine’s rainfall on a variety of crops in middle Georgia. I am reposting it here in its entirety. If you are interested in seeing more of this blog,…
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AgWeb reported this week that losses to Louisiana agriculture from the recent floods will be at least $110 million. Damage to soybeans was estimated at $46 million, $44 million for rice and $3 million for sugarcane. You can read more about it and watch the AgDay video report here. Modern Farmer also ran a story…
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The Packer reported this week that Louisiana sweet potato growers are waiting to find out how much damage the recent flooding rains has caused to their crops. The unprecedented floods have made it impossible for them to even get into the fields to determine how severe the damage is. And unfortunately the rain keeps on…
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Brad Haire in the Southeast Farm Press noted today that the US Navy is considering adopting peanuts as an alternative energy fuel in the near future. They are mandated to provide at least 50 percent of their energy consumption from alternative fuels by 2020. Peanut oil is a good fuel for transportation but is currently…