{"id":3034,"date":"2015-05-12T22:09:40","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T02:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/?p=3034"},"modified":"2015-05-12T22:21:24","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T02:21:24","slug":"rain-or-irrigation-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/2015\/05\/rain-or-irrigation-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain (or irrigation) needed"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a very dry May across the Southeast so far. \u00a0I was driving back to Athens from Quincy FL today and noted the large plumes of dust behind the tractors out planting in the fields in southwest Georgia. \u00a0The radar-based precipitation map from the National Weather Service shows that many areas have received no rain at all this month. \u00a0The Lawn and Garden Moisture Index from AgroClimate shows that many areas are in the range of -1.5 to -2.0, indicating that rainfall or irrigation is needed to help protect lawns and crops.<\/p>\n

Some of the Extension agents have commented this week on the need for rain. \u00a0Andy Shirley of Mitchell County posted a blog on calculating the amount of water needed for corn at\u00a0https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/mitchellag\/2015\/05\/water-needed-in-corn\/<\/a>. \u00a0Calvin Perry, the superintendent at UGA’s Stripling Irrigation Park, noted that right now corn needs about 1\/4 inch a day (the amount depends on the planting date and current growth stage). \u00a0With almost no rain so far this month, and less than an inch forecast for the next week in many areas, irrigation will be needed to help the corn maintain its yield potential. \u00a0Calvin also noted that you need to factor in the efficiency of your irrigation system when computing how much water you need to use for irrigation. \u00a0By comparison, Jay Hathorn posted an article (https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/nochaway\/2015\/05\/early-season-irrigation-for-peanuts\/<\/a>) in the Nochaway Ag Update<\/em> on peanuts, noting that the recent dry weather has been great for farmers getting their peanut fields planted and that early in the life cycle of peanuts not much water is needed.<\/p>\n

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