Impacts Expand from Extreme Southeastern Heat

Randall Weiseman September 28, 2016 Alabama, General, Georgia, Weather

Drought is intensifying in parts of the interior Southeast, due in part to that recent heat wave. Rod Bain has the story.

Seasonal Differences in Bark and Leaf Nitrogen Remobilization
Recent research indicates that citrus bark and mature leaves have significantly different nitrogen remobilization patterns. Study authors are Huaye Xiong, Bin Hu, Jie Wang, Xing-Zheng Fu, Yueqiang Zhang, Xiaojun Shi and Heinz Rennenberg, all with Southwest University in China. Here is the article summary: Seasonal nitrogen (N) storage and remobilization are critical for tree growth. […]
Addressing H-2A Administrative Processing Delays
Recent communications from agriculture organizations addressed administrative processing delays with the U.S. H-2A program. The program allows the use of temporary foreign agriculture workers in America. In recent years, the majority of Florida citrus has been harvested by H-2A workers. AG GROUPS EXPRESS CONCERNS Three U.S. agriculture organizations on Dec. 17 submitted a letter to […]