Fruit
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As the climate changes and warmer temperatures move towards the poles, there will be winners and losers. Food and Wine features one of the winners in a warmer climate–wine producers in the south of England, who are now able to produce sparkling wines that rival the traditional Champagnes of France. It’s not just the changing…
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Brad Haire of the Southeast Farm Press published a compelling story this week about one blueberry growers’ family and their efforts to save this year’s bumper crop from the killing frost which hit the Southeast in mid-March. Many producers will be able to relate to the decisions the family made to try to save their…
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Over the last few years I’ve worked with several satsuma farmers in southern Georgia helping them with insurance information and low temperature climatologies. One grower even sent me a box of them in the mail! The Georgia Farm Bureau posted a story this week in Growing Georgia describing the increase in satsuma farming over time…
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Vegetable and Specialty Crop News posted a story earlier this week describing problems that Georgia peach farmers are having with the unusually low number of chill hours that have been observed this year due to the warm winter and spring. For the peaches that survived the mid-March frost, the lack of chill hours has led…
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The record of the blossoming date of cherry trees in Kyoto, Japan, is one of the longest phenological records climatologists have. Historical information on the blossom date goes back all the way to 812 AD, although nearly continuous records are not available until 1406 AD. The dates have recently been compiled into a single record,…
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The Vegetable and Specialty Crop News published an article this week on the impact of weather on Florida peaches. Research is showing that peach leaf rust is a big issue for Florida peaches. According to the article, “Due to Florida’s hot, humid and rainy summers, peaches are much more susceptible to the rust. The disease can…
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution noted this morning that a variety of local spring crops are making an early appearance in stores this year due to the extremely warm winter and spring we have been having. In addition to local strawberries, asparagus, onions and pea shoots are all available in markets around the area. They are showing…