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UGA pecan specialist Lenny Wells posted a story this week on his blog about the yields that pecans are showing this year. He noted that while the tree loads of early varieties appear to be good, the weights of those loads are light. He indicated that the most likely culprit for this is the extended…
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In the past, some corn in the Southeast has been grown for ethanol, although the closing of an ethanol producing plant in Camilla GA in 2020 reduced the market for this. A new ethanol-to-jet fuel plant in Soperton GA in 2024 may increase the market for Southeastern corn in the future. Much more corn in…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that drought expanded in most of the region this week due to warm temperatures and the nearly complete absence of rain. In west central Alabama and southwest Georgia, the areas of extreme (D3) drought nearly doubled and the extreme drought expanded into the Florida Panhandle, which is experiencing…
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NOAA released the latest set of seasonal outlook maps today, although there was no accompanying press release or other publicity generated due to the current government shutdown. The maps for the December through January period show a pattern that is very typical for a La Nina, with warmer and drier than usual conditions occurring along…
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The latest 7-day outlook from the National Hurricane Center shows two new areas of potential development in the Atlantic. The northern one highlights a small likelihood of development along a frontal boundary off the East Coast of the US. It is currently listed as just a 10% chance of developing in the next week. The…
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Heat injury and even death is something that we get reminded about at the beginning of every summer in the Southeast, and for good reason. Heat-related illnesses can affect anyone, but people who work outdoors, play outside on golf courses, football fields, and lakes, or are heat-sensitive folk like older people or young children, are…
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If you were hoping for rain this week, you will likely be disappointed. The latest 7-day QPF map shows that a big portion of the Southeast will get little to no rain at all this week. For the next few days, only the eastern Carolinas and Virginia will get rain from the coastal storm that…
Posted in: Climate outlooks