Fruit
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While we have focused a lot this year on damage to crops, livestock, trees, and infrastructure from the multiple tropical systems that have hit the Southeast this year, the recent snow storm that hit along the Gulf Coast and eastward through southern Georgia and the Carolinas has caused considerable damage to agriculture as well. Here…
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View Post Impacts from the variable rainfall this year, coupled with the devastating winds and rain from Hurricane Helene in late September, caused low morale for growers according to UGA pecan specialist Lenny Wells as quoted in Specialty Crop Grower. Poor yields and low prices both contributed to the discouragement of the growers. You can…
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Raspberries don’t grow well in the Southeast because it is too warm for them to do well except in cooler areas at higher elevations, according to this recent article in Growing Produce. Fruit farmers are now experimenting with long-cane raspberries grown in tall tunnels and have grown them successfully event in the hot summer. The…
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One of the questions I often get asked about the warming climate is how it will affect our ability to grow blueberries in the future, since blueberries and other fruit like peaches require a period of cold conditions in the winter to set a good crop for the following growing season. According to this article…
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Stories discussing the impacts of recent hurricanes Helene and Milton are rolling in, and illustrate just how devastating the storms were for our farmers and those who provide services like equipment sales, buying crops, etc. I am posting this in part just to keep a record of these stories but I think you will be…
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Here are a few more recent stories I have read on a variety of impacts of Helene on agriculture, mostly in Georgia. I also included a couple of links at the end discussing the long-term financial impacts on farmers and homeowners and a link to the FEMA Rumor Response page, which is what they posted…
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The wet temperatures in July have contributed to a rise in the occurrence of scab on pecan trees across Georgia and adjacent areas. Hot and dry conditions in June kept the scab in check but when the wetter conditions returned in July, scab became more of an issue. Producers were applying fungicides frequently to reduce…