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HorseTalk posted a story this week about efforts underway to help horse owners in New Zealand adapt to changes in climate. According to the story, “Changes in climate can bring the increased risk of diseases on riding and training, land management challenges from increased drought and floods, and a further limited food supply, so preparing…
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The latest NOAA report for the US for July 2016 is out and shows that Florida reported its warmest July ever this year, with Georgia and South Carolina as well as the entire Southeast at 3rd warmest and North Carolina as the 4th warmest. The Southeast was 11th driest on record (1895-present). You can see…
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The College of DuPage web site has updated satellite images which show the slowly spinning low pressure that is bringing rain to parts of the Southeast. I’ve put one from the afternoon of August 8 below. It shows the low slowly meandering across Georgia. You can also see it in the radar picture, which I’ve…
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I read an interesting story this morning about how Iowa farmers are contributing to a move to restore prairie across parts of the US. Prairie originally covered much of the central US, and contained an amazingly diverse array of plants, animals and insects. The roots of the prairie plants went deep and helped hold the…
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Here is a useful interactive web site you might find useful in looking at the rain in the Southeast this week. It allows you to zoom and to look at future rain forecasts as well as current radar conditions, satellite imagery, and flood watches and warnings. You can find it by clicking here.
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While we watch to see how much rain we get out of the developing system near the Gulf, here is some advice that you might find useful on how to manage pasture in dry conditions: https://www.kingsagriseeds.com/handle-hay-fields-pastures-severe-drought/.
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Have you ever driven past a field of sunflowers and seen them all facing the same direction? They seem to follow the sun. But how do they do it? I saw a fascinating story this week about scientists who finally figured out the mechanism for growth that allows the sunflowers to move with the sun…