The Southeast is one of the best regions in the country for the development of solar power due to its abundant sunshine, available acreage, and closeness to major cities and other power users. The Athens Banner-Herald posted a column today describing the state’s growing stature as a national leader in…
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The title above is the subject of a talk I will be giving later this week. I’ll be headed to downtown Savannah on Thursday to participate in the annual Southeast Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Conference. Carrie Furman of UGA and I are giving a talk to the Organics section on…
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The South Carolina State Climatology Office has posted their report on the annual weather conditions for 2014. This all-text report can be found at https://www.dnr.sc.gov/climate/sco/ClimateData/yearly/cli_sc2014review.php.
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina has just issued Part 1 of their 2014 Climate in Review. You can read it at https://nc-climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=113&h=37a460a0.
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Good soil is one of the most important things producers need to make a good crop. Today the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN launched the International Year of Soils, noting that “soils are the foundation of family farming”. For resource material on soils and the IYS 2015, you…
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There have been several recent news articles discussing the effect of bad weather and climate conditions on crops. Here are a couple of the more interesting ones. AgWeb published an article today discussing the poor barley crop that has been produced this year. Much of the crop has been moved…
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Warmer and wetter conditions than normal occurred across most of Georgia in December 2014. The rain eliminated drought across the state, although some patches of abnormally dry conditions were still present at the end of the month. For the state as a whole, temperatures were well above normal. While final…
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