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The Dust Bowl era caused tremendous losses to farmers in the central US in the 1930s. The reasons for the occurrence of the Dust Bowl are complex, but one of the factors that caused the loss of soil and farms was the method that producers used to farm at the time, which broke up the…
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I know that farmers in South Georgia are busy planting when they can get into the fields, and that cotton and peanuts are some of the main crops being planted right now. I was interested to read a story about cotton planting in the Southeast Farm Press relating planting to 10 A.M. soil temperature of…
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This week is Hurricane Preparedness Week for most of the Southeast. One problem that can occur is loss of power, both from hurricanes and from other severe weather. If it lasts for more than a few hours, the temperature in your refrigerator can get too high and the food inside start to spoil. Do you…
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Farmers have always been strong defenders of their land, and are always searching for new ways to earn income to support their farms and their families. Now there are new ways to farm in ways that improve their soil and cut the use of chemicals and water and also help improve the earth’s climate by…
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UPDATE: Webinar recording can be found here. Share this recap using the online version. This is a quick reminder that the special topic for this week’s SE Climate Webinar series on May 11th at 10am is…drought! We have TWO guest speakers: USDM author Brad Pugh – a brief overview of the USDM process and product (15-20…
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Combining agriculture with other activities is not new for farmers, but the combination of producing solar energy and grazing livestock is relatively recent. As Modern Farmer points out, land that has solar panels on it is often ideal for cattle and sheep. In fact, if the panels are elevated, they can use the shade from…
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The latest monthly climate summary for the US for April 2021 was released earlier this week. It shows that for a lot of the US, temperatures were fairly mild. Most of the US was also drier than normal, including most of the Carolinas, although southern Georgia was an exception to that. You can read the…
Posted in: Climate summaries