Livestock
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Because of the current El Niño, which is expected to last through the winter, heavy rain events of more than 2 inches in a day are twice as likely to occur than usual in the Southeast, according to Florida State Climatologist David Zierden. You can read an article and watch a video about his outlook at…
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The Southeast Regional Climate Hub has produced a new comprehensive document describing the Southeast’s vulnerability to changing climate and methods for adapting to and mitigating for the effects of those likely changes. It includes impacts on crops, livestock, and forests across the region. You can read the document at https://climatehubs.oce.usda.gov/sites/default/files/Southeast%20Vulnerability%20Assessment%20Final.pdf.
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Our sister blog at “Animal Agriculture in a Changing Climate” has a new post this week on the role that farmers play in the climate change story. You can read it at https://animalagclimatechange.org/victim-contributor-solver/.
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AgWeb published a story today on the adverse impacts of the forest fires that are raging across the Western US on cattle and ranchers. Much of the land that has burned is leased for grazing, and some ranchers have had significant losses of cattle and hay as well as destruction of barns and equipment. …
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Brad Haire reported in the Southeast Farm Press this week that farmers in the Southeast are being urged to harvest as soon as possible and to plant cover crops this winter to protect against the expected impacts from the strong El Niño this winter. Rains could be as much as 50 percent above normal, leading…
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The Southeast Farm Press had an excellent article about producing high-quality hay this week. It describes the importance of weather conditions and taking advantage of dry spells while using equipment to help the hay dry down more quickly. You can read the article here.
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Today marks the first day of climatological fall, so I took a quick look back at the statistics for the last three months. Precipitation was not extreme in most of the region, and mean temperatures were warmer than normal but not near record-setting. But I did notice that if you look specifically at night-time minimum…