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Have you been taking advantage of the glorious weather to get in the fields and harvest or do other field work? We have seen better weather than I expected since my last update two weeks ago. The last two weeks have been much below normal in precipitation and temperatures have been running 2-4 degrees above…
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The Drought Monitor identifies areas of drought, but says nothing about areas where things are unusually wet. There is a new tool called the US Water Watcher Tool that is now available for the entire US from the Northwest Climate Toolbox that allows you to highlight various components of the water cycle, including unusually wet…
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The University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning has a new website available for landscape architects which discusses the science of climate change and strategies for adapting to warmer temperatures and rising sea levels. While it is geared for Florida landscape architects, it should contain information that is good for a lot of…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that a small area of moderate (D1) drought has been introduced to a small area of South and North Carolina where abnormally dry conditions have been present for several weeks. A second area has been introduced to northwestern Alabama on the border with Mississippi. Abnormally dry areas…
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The latest monthly summary from the State Climate Office of North Carolina is now available online. You can read it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=264.
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If you are a baker and use vanilla in your baking, you have no doubt noticed that the price of real vanilla has skyrocketed in recent years as people turn towards natural flavors rather than artificial vanillin. According to a recent article in the Miami Herald, vanilla is now worth more than silver. Vanilla is…
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Here are links to two recorded webinars on irrigation which may be of some interest to crop farmers, from the Plant Management Network. Increasing the Water Use Efficiency of Irrigated and Dryland Cotton with Cover Crops Summary: Cover crops have remained a popular topic over the past few years, mainly due to the potential of the…