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The latest El Nino outlook, issued last week, shows that we are currently in an El Nino and that it is likely to continue through spring before transitioning to neutral conditions. The forecasts give it a 71% chance of being a strong El Nino, but that does not necessarily translate to strong impacts. Having said…
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Many of you complain about how poor the seasonal forecasts are and how much you would like to have better long-range forecasts for planning purposes. While predicting a specific weather event a year in advance is never going to happen, you might be interested in reading this story from Growing Produce on advances that scientists…
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OK, this really does not have anything to do with agriculture in the Southeast, I just thought it was cool. I have never seen an onion this big. How about you? It is in the process of being verified as a new world record at 19.77 pounds. Read more here.
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It is the time of year that farmers are trying to determine when to harvest their crops. For peanuts, maturity depends not only on the time since planting, but the weather conditions since that time. Both temperature and precipitation can affect the time to produce mature peanuts, so producers need to monitor both weather and…
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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 is an interesting story about how hot weather can affect silage corn and other crops, from our friends at IFAS Extension down in Florida. Florida has been going through one of their hottest growing seasons on record, so this topic is of special concern to them, but the heat may also be affecting silage…
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Rain this weekend will give way to mostly dry conditions for most of the Southeast during the work week except for Florida. Rain is moving through Alabama and Georgia on Saturday and will traverse the eastern parts of the region Sunday into Monday. The next few days will be dry before a coastal low pressure…
Posted in: Climate summaries