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Sep 22, 2021 · Reduced Productivity: Climate change will likely result in an overall decrease in agricultural productivity in Georgia due to increased temperatures, more frequent drought conditions, and higher likelihood of damage to farms from severe weather events
- Gcp's “Water Resources” Page
The Georgia Climate Project is a multi-year effort to...
- Ecosystems
From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the coastal salt marsh,...
- Forests
Georgia’s forestry industry is responding to climate change...
- Coast
Coastal Georgia is home to constant change. While the...
- Equity and Justice
While climate change touches the lives of all Georgians, the...
- Gcp's “Water Resources” Page
Nov 5, 2021 · Georgia farmers experiment with new crops as the climate changes. Warmer winters are making it more difficult to grow the state’s traditional peaches and blueberries. by YCC Team November 5, 2021. Satsuma mandarin oranges are a new experimental crop for Georgia farmers. Summer is the time to enjoy fresh, delicious peaches from Georgia.
Aug 2, 2022 · Georgia is known as the Peach State. But warming winters due to climate change mean fewer chill hours needed for fruit. Growers and horticulturists are now experimenting with new varieties...
- Sam Gringlas
- Effects of Climate Change
- Problem Solving
- Moving Forward
Climate change is not a new topic, but it remains a complicated one. Pam Knox is a researcher at the University of Georgialooking at the effects of climate change on agriculture in Northeast Georgia. It’s not widely known that the effects of climate change vary greatly by geographic region. This means that farmers like Chris and Rhonda will experie...
Chris is the only farmer caring for the plants at Rhonda’s Blueberries with Rhonda taking care of management and various other tasks. When problems arise, whether due to climate change or not, he has to adjust and bring creative solutions to the table, especially since all of his blueberries are certified organically grown with no herbicides or pes...
Blueberries are one of the most vulnerable crops to weather in Northeast Georgia; they have to have enough hours of cold weather in the winter to produce good blooms in the warm weather. After they’ve bloomed, however, they are extremely vulnerable to cold-weather events and frosts. When warmer weather begins earlier in the spring, the possibility ...
Jul 5, 2023 · Fruit and vegetable growers have long complained that the insurance program is primarily geared toward producers of row crops like corn and soybeans, which are harvested on a far greater scale than “specialty crops” like peaches.
- Gautama Mehta
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Georgia produced the third-highest number of peaches of any state and had nearly 12,000 acres of peach orchards in 2017. The annual U.N....
Apr 27, 2023 · As spring arrives and summer draws near, Georgians are gearing up for in-season produce to crop up: pecans, peaches, melons, tomatoes and everything else under the Georgia sun. While Georgia...