Fruit
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The very heavy rain that California has experienced this year has provided many challenges for agricultural producers this year. Many orchards have been flooded, leading to suffocation of the tree roots due to lack of air in the soil, and farmers have not been able to do any field work for weeks due to the…
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The late freezes in the Southeast have caused a lot of problems for peach and blueberry growers here in the Southeast, but it also affected blueberries in Mississippi, according to MSU Extension. While it is too early to get a final tabulation of losses, they expect to see a reduction of about 50% of the…
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Atmospheric rivers have brought prodigious amounts of rain and snow to California’s coast this winter. The rainfall has reduced drought levels significantly and refilled drastically shrunken reservoirs. Some farmers have been able to help recharge groundwater by flooding their fields with the excess runoff, which will help production later this year and in subsequent seasons.…
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If you are a citrus grower in Florida that has been affected by the wind and rain of Hurricane Ian, you might be interested in hearing about this new study that is being undertaken by scientists at the University of Florida. Over the next year, they will be looking at the continuing impacts of Hurricane…
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Over the last few years I have gotten an increasing number of questions about growing citrus, especially satsumas, in Georgia. The early farmers were looking for information on how often cold conditions occur to convince their insurers to cover them in the event of frost. Since then, the number of acres of satsumas has grown…
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Because this winter has been so warm, in spite of a strong cold outbreak in late December, fruit crops are far ahead of normal growth patterns. This winter warming is expected to continue in the future, and so fruit farmers are considering how it might affect the future of their orchards. Here is a recent…
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You’ve probably all noticed how early spring is this year. In some cases, the National Phenology Network states that first leaf is as much as 4 weeks early in some places. According to the UGA Pecan Blog by Lenny Wells, early varieties of pecans are now starting to show budbreak due to the consistently warm…