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As the climate changes and warmer temperatures move towards the poles, there will be winners and losers. Food and Wine features one of the winners in a warmer climate–wine producers in the south of England, who are now able to produce sparkling wines that rival the traditional Champagnes of France. It’s not just the changing…
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Brad Haire of the Southeast Farm Press published a compelling story this week about one blueberry growers’ family and their efforts to save this year’s bumper crop from the killing frost which hit the Southeast in mid-March. Many producers will be able to relate to the decisions the family made to try to save their…
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The Georgia Climate Project is putting together a list of questions that link climate and agriculture in Georgia. Below is a call for help in determining which research topics relating agriculture and climate would be most useful to agricultural producers. Please consider providing your thoughts on what topics to focus on. ———————————————————————————————————————— What challenges and…
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One of the most deadly tornadoes in Georgia history occurred on April 6, 1936, in Gainesville, Georgia. According to AthensGAWeather.com, “the F-4 tornado packed winds up to 260 mph, killed 203 people and injured 934 others. Almost a fourth of the deaths came from fires that burned after the storm struck the city. Although it…
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The first forecast for the Atlantic hurricane season for 2017 is now out. Colorado State University issued their forecast today and it shows that they are expecting a slightly below normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean basin. This is due to the current neutral ENSO conditions, which are expected to transition into an El…
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This week’s Drought Monitor shows that beneficial rain reduced drought in northern Florida and parts of southern Alabama, but that severe drought expanded in western North Carolina and southern Florida while it was whittled away in Alabama and Georgia. Next week’s map will probably show more reductions in drought due to the wet system that…
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Over the last few years I’ve worked with several satsuma farmers in southern Georgia helping them with insurance information and low temperature climatologies. One grower even sent me a box of them in the mail! The Georgia Farm Bureau posted a story this week in Growing Georgia describing the increase in satsuma farming over time…