{"id":28474,"date":"2025-02-08T21:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T02:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/?p=28474"},"modified":"2025-02-08T21:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T02:00:08","slug":"agricultural-damage-from-the-recent-snowstorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/2025\/02\/agricultural-damage-from-the-recent-snowstorm\/","title":{"rendered":"Agricultural damage from the recent snowstorm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While we have focused a lot this year on damage to crops, livestock, trees, and infrastructure from the multiple tropical systems that have hit the Southeast this year, the recent snow storm that hit along the Gulf Coast and eastward through southern Georgia and the Carolinas has caused considerable damage to agriculture as well. Here are some recent stories about the damage that has occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>UF\/IFAS<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu\/phag\/2025\/02\/07\/how-much-snow-and-how-cold-did-the-florida-panhandle-get-from-the-big-snow-of-2025\/\">How Much Snow and How Cold did the Florida Panhandle get from the Big Snow of 2025?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Specialty Crop Grower<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/specialtycropgrower.com\/alabama-strawberries-snow-cassenbaum\/?_fl_id=7b506d2e-d525-498c-a238-a46f39ab6a57&amp;em=cGtub3hAdWdhLmVkdQ--&amp;utm_campaign=Specialty+Crop+Grower+This+Week+2-4-2025\">Frigid Temps, Historic Snow Impact Strawberries<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tallahassee Democrat<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/weather\/topstories\/worse-than-a-category-5-hurricane-outdoor-nurseries-devastated-by-florida-snow-storm\/ar-AA1xSC5d?ocid=BingNewsSerp\">&#8216;Worse than a Category 5 hurricane&#8217;: Outdoor nurseries devastated by Florida snow storm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Specialty Crop Grower<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/specialtycropgrower.com\/georgia-vegetables-winter-greens-kale-collards-snow\/?_fl_id=7b506d2e-d525-498c-a238-a46f39ab6a57&amp;em=cGtub3hAdWdhLmVkdQ--&amp;utm_campaign=Specialty+Crop+Grower+This+Week+2-4-2025\">Sub-Freezing Temps\u2019 Impact on Vegetables in Southeast<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Fox Weather<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\">Weather News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/florida-winter-storm-snow-tallahassee-pensacola-jacksonville\">Florida sees heaviest snowfall in state&#8217;s history as winter storm slams South<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Specialty Crop Grower<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/specialtycropgrower.com\/florida-fdacs-simpson-winter-storm-loans\/?_fl_id=7b506d2e-d525-498c-a238-a46f39ab6a57&amp;em=cGtub3hAdWdhLmVkdQ--&amp;utm_campaign=Specialty+Crop+Grower+This+Week+2-4-2025\">Commissioner Simpson Launches Loan Program for Florida Farmers Impacted by Winter Storm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2025\/02\/strawberry-snow-2-cassenbaum-farms.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"903\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2025\/02\/strawberry-snow-2-cassenbaum-farms-1024x903.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2025\/02\/strawberry-snow-2-cassenbaum-farms-1024x903.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2025\/02\/strawberry-snow-2-cassenbaum-farms-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2025\/02\/strawberry-snow-2-cassenbaum-farms-768x677.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2025\/02\/strawberry-snow-2-cassenbaum-farms.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Courtesy of Cassenbaum Farms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While we have focused a lot this year on damage to crops, livestock, trees, and infrastructure from the multiple tropical systems that have hit the Southeast this year, the recent snow storm that hit along the Gulf Coast and eastward through southern Georgia and the Carolinas has caused considerable damage to agriculture as well. 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