Tropical weather
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After the devastating loss of most of Georgia’s cotton crop to Hurricane Michael in 2018, producers are looking for a way to minimize these types of losses in future years. UGA cotton specialist Jared Whitaker is testing out some alternative strategies like planting earlier or spreading out the planting window so that not all cotton…
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If you live in an area affected in 2018 by Hurricane Michael and have trees, you may be interested in attending the 2020 annual meeting of the Southeastern Society of American Foresters (SESAF) in Panama City Beach, FL on February 23-25. The theme of their meeting this year is “Recovery From the Storm – Where…
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The Southeast Farm Press discussed the take-over of the top production spot for pecans by Mexico this year in an article here. The loss is due in large part to the destruction of 27 percent of Georgia’s pecan orchards due to Hurricane Michael. Some additional production has started in the southwestern US and California but…
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The Southeast Farm Press reported last week that the deadline for getting help dealing with debris from Hurricane Michael has been extended for six months because of the volume of debris that is left. Wet weather has slowed the ability of contractors to remove the debris as well. For more information, visit the link here.
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You might remember that Hurricane Maria crossed over the island of Puerto Rico in 2017, completely destroying much of the forested part of the territory. The amount of destruction there was just devastating, and the forest will probably not recover in our lifetime. If you are interested in learning more, you may want to watch…
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November 30 marks the official end of the Atlantic hurricane season. This year has been a busy one, with 19 identified storms (only Tropical Depression 3 was not named), much more than the average of 12 per year. No storms are expected to develop by November 30, so that should be the official total for…
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It’s ten days until the end of the Atlantic hurricane season, and as I write this, named storm #19, Sebastien, is moving through the Central Atlantic (no threat to the Southeast, happily). It’s predicted to become a hurricane on Thursday. It’s been a busy year, which was predicted by NOAA and other groups, but what…