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Farmers are starting to plant corn in southern Georgia and other areas of the Southeast. Rome Ethredge, in the Seminole Crop E News blog (link), pointed out that corn needs about 100 GDD to emerge from seed to seedling, and that areas in his county are reaching that now. In fact, in spite of the…
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Where were you on March 12, 1993? I was up in Wisconsin working as the State Climatologist and watching the weather down south with my meteorologist husband from Birmingham. His home town was getting buried in up to 18 inches of snow as the so-called “Storm of the Century” moved through the Southeast and up the East Coast.…
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Allison Floyd of Growing Georgia reported today that peach season has started in Florida. Here’s the link. Using new varieties that require less chill hours than traditional peaches, Florida farmers are starting to grow peaches as an alternative to citrus, which is being hampered by citrus greening and other problems. According to the story, only…
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Today’s EDEN (Extension Disaster Education Network) blog has a great entry on lightning and weather safety. Since the weather is warming up and thunderstorms are becoming more common, it’s a good time to review your lightning safety rules. They provide a number of links to resources like the National Weather Service and others. Check out…
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I’ve been attending the Southern Chapter of the International Society of Arborists meeting this week in Mobile. I was fortunate to listen to Dr. Kim Coder of the University of Georgia discuss the impacts of winds and lightning on trees. He told me about several fact sheets that the Warnell School of Forestry at UGA…
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Now that spring has sprung, farmers are starting to get busy in the fields. Here are some recent stories about impacts of climate variability on crops around the country. The Packer reported that due to the record-setting warmth in California this winter, broccoli and cauliflower crops are up to two weeks ahead of schedule. Unfortunately,…
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March is the month for annual recruiting efforts for the CoCoRaHS precipitation network, in an interstate competition dubbed “March Madness”. North Carolina has one of the largest networks in the country, with over 900 active observers. In this week’s blog, they discuss the history of CoCoRaHS and the variety of people who use the rain…