Tropical weather
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While it is really too early to have a full assessment of the impacts that Laura had on agriculture, here are a couple of stories that discuss what was expected to happen and what farmers are seeing on an initial glance, both from the Southeast Farm Press. An article from August 26 discussed what rice…
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If you work with groups that are mostly Spanish speakers, you may find this web site on hurricane safety from Florida International University to be useful. It contains information on hurricane preparation, products from the National Hurricane Center, and what to do after a hurricane passes, all in Spanish. Some local groups also provide their…
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As I write this at 9:48 pm on the 26th, Major Hurricane Laura is just a few hours from making landfall as expected near Lake Charles LA and the border with Texas. It is just shy of a category 5 storm and could reach that before it makes landfall. In size and intensity, Laura is…
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Late Wednesday evening or early Thursday morning Hurricane Laura is expected to make landfall as a major hurricane somewhere near the Texas-Louisiana border. The models still show some variation in path, and it could got a little farther west to Galveston-Houston, so the barrier islands there are being evacuated as a precaution along with many…
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You already know about the damage caused by the incredible derecho that blew across the Corn Belt a couple of weeks ago. Now farmers are trying to decide what to do with their storm-damaged crops. Some were completely destroyed, but others may be salvageable for silage or even for grain if they were not too…
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As we watch two tropical storms move past us to the west, you might be wondering how livestock producers respond to the passage of a tropical storm or hurricane near their farms. This audio story from Yale Climate Connections describes how beef cattle respond differently to the storm than horses do and how management plans…
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With the forecast track of TS Laura moving steadily to the west, that puts most of the likely impacts of the storm well to the west of our region. But we can still expect some rain from the storm, mostly in the form of scattered lines of thunderstorms which could have locally gusty winds and…