Fruit
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Vegetable and Specialty Crop Growers newsletter posted a descriptive article about growing grapes in Georgia, especially some of the challenges that grapes have from the weather and climate of the grape-growing areas (mainly in northern and central GA). In 2017 the wet conditions have contributed to fungal diseases on many grape varieties, while last winter’s…
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From the Georgia Agribusiness Council Facebook: Georgia Pecan Growers Association, Inc estimates a 30% loss of the 2017 pecan crop due to damage from Hurricane Irma. Trees stripped of immature pecans as well as downed trees and limbs will have immediate and long term economic impact. Forestland, cotton, and other crops also impacted. As bad…
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While farmers are still waiting for things to dry up after the passage of Irma, some initial articles about preliminary impacts from the storm are starting to appear. They describe impacts on dairy, peanuts, cotton, vegetables and sugar cane. One thing I’ve heard is reports that the pecan crop may take a heavy toll because…
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Southeast Farm Press posted a story yesterday about some of the Southeastern crops that could be harmed by Hurricane Irma’s strong winds and rain. Among them are the pecan harvest, with trees that are heavily loaded and may have incurred a lot of damage from Irma’s high winds (similar to Matthew last year), citrus in…
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In spite of last year’s frost in mid-March, a lot of damage to the peach harvest in Georgia this year did not come from frost but from a lack of chill hours, since most locations in the peach areas of Georgia got much less than they really need for the trees to put out a…
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During the day TS Harvey became a hurricane and is expected to continue to strengthen during the next day. It has the potential to hit the Texas coast as a major hurricane with winds of 125 mph or higher. The wind will cause significant problems for coastal residents, but many more residents will be affected…
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One of the issues that this wetter weather has had on crops in the Southeast is an increase in fungal diseases of both leaves and roots. This article from Growing Produce shows the consequences of wet soils on young apple trees, which grow in cooler areas of the Southeast like the Appalachians although it is…