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While we are enjoying beautiful weather across most of the Southeast this week, it’s always good to be aware of severe weather. The National Severe Storms Lab (NSSL) has some great resources on severe weather at their website https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/, including one on hail. For agriculture, hail does not even need to be large to cause big…
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AgWeb had an interesting article this week on predicting corn yields based on past years. One way to do this is to use analog years that are similar to this year and see what happened. In the article, they used 1972-73, 1982-83 and 1997-98. Using the analog method, they showed that in two of the three…
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The Packer reported that supplies of green peppers and squash are returning to normal after a January where wind and rain destroyed up to 50 percent of the pepper crop and cool temperatures slowed the growth of squash. More favorable weather in recent weeks has allowed production of the two crops to improve and supplies…
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The CoCoRaHS network (Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow Network) is recruiting new volunteer precipitation observers. Every year in March they hold a contest to see which state can sign up the largest number of new observers. So far this year North Carolina leads the nation with 14, but most other southeastern states have only…
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The Florida Climate Institute (FCI) announced this week that they are proud to be a partner in the new Ahead of the Tide 10-part video series highlighting the effects of sea level rise and climate change through the stories and voices of local Floridians. Each short video (5 to 7 minutes) showcases various aspects concerning sea…
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According to weather forecast models, the next two weeks across the Southeast have a very high probability of above-normal temperatures for at least the next two weeks. Rainfall is also expected to be fairly light for the next week. These conditions should rapidly increase soil temperatures and dry them out, allowing farmers to prepare their fields…
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AgWeb reported earlier this week that the Midwest is in its longest drought-free period since 2005, according to the National Drought Monitor. You can watch a video story and read more about this by clicking here.