Tropical weather
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Here are a couple more articles describing agricultural impacts from the Florida IFAS/Extension folks and Southeast AgNet. As expected, Idalia has turned out to be a significant loss to Florida farmers in addition to the damage to buildings, roads, and other infrastructure including homes. IFAS: Hurricane Idalia: Florida Agricultural Production Losses Top Estimated $78M Southeast…
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Tropical storm Ophelia formed yesterday and made landfall this morning around 6:20 am along the coast of North Carolina as it moved north along the coastal plain of NC and VA. It is bringing high winds and heavy rain to those areas and is sure to be causing agricultural impacts in that region. We will…
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If you live along the Gulf Coast, this new free tool may help you identify the potential risks your home may be in danger of experiencing. When you put in your address, then it will use census tract data to determine the relative danger from different risks in the area and what kinds of insurance…
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Here is a great summary of many of the impacts that Idalia had on southern Georgia agriculture, listed by different crops. It was published in Morning Ag Clips yesterday as a story from Georgia Farm Bureau. I am amazed at all the data the authors gathered along with stories from a lot of different producers…
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While a lot of damage from Hurricane Idalia has already been identified, delayed damage can sometimes be observed after the crops have continued to grow after the storm. This story from Growing Produce describes some of the scouting that vegetable producers are undertaking to find additional losses from Hurricane Idalia wind and rain. A reminder…
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Here are a few more stories on the impacts of Hurricane Idalia’s wind and rain on agriculture in the Southeast. Florida Climate Center: Hurricane Idalia Preliminary Post-Storm Summary Georgia Farm Monitor: Hurricane Idalia Wreaks Havoc on Georgia Agriculture (video) Specialty Crop Industry: Strawberry Farmer Testimonial: Hurricane Idalia Impact Not as Bad as Planting Season Looms…
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Yesterday, September 10, was the climatological midpoint of the Atlantic tropical season. You can read more about what that means from the Weather Channel here. This means we have a long way to go before we are safe from the potential impacts of another hurricane. Tonight, there are two active hurricanes in the Atlanta: Hurricane…
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