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A new scientific study described in a recent article in Scientific American looked at the impacts of raising livestock in a hot climate. The research determined that hogs raised in hot conditions gained less weight and muscle, reducing the amount of meat produced. At the same time, fertility goes down, reducing the number of piglets…
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An analysis of the deaths that have occurred due to Hurricane Florence by the Los Angeles Times shows that more than half of the victims of the storm died while in their cars. Most were due to drowning after the cars drove past barriers or were swamped by rising water, but some also occurred when…
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With all the rain we’ve had in the Southeast, you may have missed the tremendous floods that were occurring in Wisconsin this summer. Dairy farmers there are suffering from the impacts of all that flooding, including contaminated or moldy feed. The State of Wisconsin issued a warning to their farmers about keeping an eye out…
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The Southeast Farm Press published an article today that said the losses to agriculture due to the wind, storm surge and flooding of Hurricane Florence have been estimated at $125 million to South Carolina alone. Since flooding is still going on there, and in some cases the water is still rising, I would expect the…
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With the start of fall, many of us start to think about trees changing color and where to see their glory. Weather always plays a factor in how the colors look in any given year, and this year is no exception. Colors in the Northeast are expected to be great, according to this post at…
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The most recent quarterly climate summary for Summer 2018 is now available from the Southeastern Regional Climate Center. You can find it at https://www.sercc.com/SoutheastRegionQuarterlyReportSummer2018.pdf.
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The Southeast Farm Press posted a story earlier this week about what flyovers of the area affected by Hurricane Florence are showing for farmers in southeastern North Carolina, and it’s not pretty. The heaviest flooding is hitting just where agricultural production is the most concentrated, causing potentially huge losses for farmers there. This is just…