Warm Ocean Temperatures Could Increase Chances of Hurricane Activity

Dan Weather

Very warm water temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean have some believing the chances of hurricane activity could increase from earlier predictions. Mark Oppold has more details. (NOAA’s National Hurricane Center) — a division of the National Weather Service — has a new model to help produce hurricane forecasts this season. The Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS) was put into operations on June 27 and will …

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Georgia Counties As Primary Natural Disaster Areas Following March Freezes

Dan Field Crops, Fruits, Georgia, Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA), Specialty Crops, Vegetables, Weather

(GDA/Atlanta, GA/June 27, 2023) — Yesterday, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a natural disaster declaration for numerous Georgia counties following the untimely March freezes that caused significant damage to Georgia’s peach crop as well as other commodities. This declaration allows USDA’s Farm Service Agency to extend essential emergency credit to Georgia farmers and follows a months’ …

cotton

Rainy Conditions: Young Cotton Plants Not Vulnerable to Disease Pressure Yet

Dan Cotton, Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC), Weather

By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission and University of Georgia (UGA) Extension Cotton Team are comforting growers concerned about a buildup of disease pressure amid the rainy conditions this week. Bob Kemerait, UGA Extension plant pathologist, talks about why diseases like target spot are not yet concerning for producers in South Georgia. “Most of our cotton is still relatively …