The latest release from the National Agriculture Statistics Service shows that 79 percent of subsurface soils are short on moisture, according to Growing Georgia. This continuing lack of rainfall has caused crops like soybeans, cotton and peanuts to fade and pastures to stop producing grass. Even crops that were going…
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Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast
Astronomical fall begins on Monday at 10:29 PM ET. This year, the start of fall is coinciding with the passage of a cold front through the area tonight into Monday. Behind the front we can expect to see cooler and less humid air which should make weather conditions across most…
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The Boston Globe had a long but interesting article today about how changes in climate in Maine are causing a variety of problems for foresters, lobster fishermen, and farmers. Increases in temperature over the past few decades have lengthened the growing season, which could allow for a greater variety of…
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The Southeast Cattle Advisor provides articles on a variety of information related to cattle, including market information, inputs, and decision aids. If you have not visited their web site, you can find it at http://www.secattleadvisor.com/. They also provide a periodic newsletter which sends the articles directly to your email address.
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This was the headline of a story (click here) posted earlier this week by Climate Central, indicating that El Nino-like conditions have returned to the Eastern Pacific Ocean. This echoes comments made by Dr. Klaus Wolter earlier this week at the ACF basin webinar on Tuesday. However, an El Nino…
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The 7-day QPF forecast for rainfall for the Southeast shows the same split in rainfall that we have seen for the past couple of weeks. Inland areas will see little to no rain for the next week, while areas along the coast and in the Florida peninsula will continue to…
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Modern Farmer had an interesting story this week about agricultural statistics–the counts of acreage, farm size, crops planted, and other measures of agricultural production. In the story, the author points out that from one census to the next changes in how the counts are made can make it look like…
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