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According to a recent news story published by the Miami Herald, “With farmers caught shorthanded and with crops not ready for harvesting, a pair of winter storms at the beginning and end of January potentially inflicted more than $3.17 billion in losses to the state’s agricultural industry.” The story goes on to note that winter…
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With just a couple of days left in the official winter season, we can see that the region as a whole was much drier than normal for the last 90 days, as we would expect in a La Nina winter, even though it was a fairly weak event. The temperature across the region is expected…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that recent rain has decreased the amount of drought in Virginia but everywhere else in the region saw worsening conditions with the expansion of extreme drought in several states. Florida is now completely in drought, with 67% of the state in extreme (D3) drought. It has been missed…
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After several months with no monthly webinar, it will be making a comeback on Tuesday, February 24, at 10 am EST/9 am CST. That’s today if you get the digest in your email! Even if you can’t make it, you can still view it later online. This month in addition to our regular features, we…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that rain is likely to fall over much of the region this week Thursday through Saturday, starting in Alabama and moving to the east over the next few days. Dry weather will occur again after that. Even southern Florida will get some rain, although it may not be much.…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that drought continues to expand and get worse across most of the region. There were a few slight improvements in Alabama, South Carolina, and Virginia, but in the other states the drought got quite a bit worse. The biggest improvement was in western Tennessee, which saw significant rain…
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The drought this winter has caused problems for several crops, including forage and winter vegetables. One crop that has been affected is the Vidalia onion crop, which has been affected by the dry conditions as well as the outbreaks of cold air that have moved through the region several times this winter. According to this…
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