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Since we have been celebrating National Pollinators Week, I’ve seen quite a few stories about the importance of pollinators like honeybees, especially to agriculture. Here is a story from Europe describing the method of combining strips of crops interspersed with trees and how it can double the number of pollinators. You can read more at…
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The Southeast is no stranger to hot summers, and livestock producers already have management plans in place to keep their animals safe during the hottest periods. This year it’s especially important to watch heat stress carefully, since many producers are holding off selling their cattle to see if the market improves, so keeping their full-size…
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My friend John Feldt is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist who provides weather and climate information to producers across the country. He posted this great summary of this year’s severe weather season on his site at https://www.bluewateroutlook.com/. He gave me permission to reproduce it here. The jet stream weakens and pushes north approaching July. This usually…
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Growing America has an interesting series of short videos on farmers across the country and their stories, which often include the negative impacts of bad weather on their farms. Here is a recent video from a turfgrass farmer in Alabama talking about dealing with adverse weather and the economy and how it has impacted their…
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A lot of my meteorologist friends get asked what television station they are on, and hear jokes that you don’t need to know much math because you just sit and read the weather. It surprises a lot of people to find out that most meteorologists are not broadcasters, and that it takes a lot of…
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Those of us who study climate know that agricultural methods that promote healthy lands can also help absorb carbon and improve our atmosphere as well as save farmers money. In a rare bill that has gained acceptance from both Republicans and Democrats, Congress is attempting to recognize this by trying to pass a bill which…
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After a mostly dry weekend, the Southeast, especially Alabama, should see more showers return to the area Tuesday and Wednesday. Drier conditions return for late in the weekend. The wettest areas will be South Florida, the far eastern site of North Carolina, and Alabama. Temperatures should be fairly typical for summer-time conditions. With a big…
Posted in: Climate outlooks