Weather

Overview

No matter how agriculture changes, one thing stays the same: weather can dictate crop success or failure. It also influences decisions about livestock, home and commercial landscaping, city planning and just about anything outdoors.

Publications

Commercial and Professional Publications

• Water Requirements and Quality Issues for Cattle
• Drought-Related Cattle Feeding Problems
• Forage Use and Grazing Herd Management during a Drought

General Publications

• Water Quality Series: Drinking Water Protection in Georgia
• First and Last Frost Dates in Georgia
• Climate and Weather Information for Georgia Farmers
• Global Warming: How Does It Relate to Poultry?

To see other publications, go to the CAES Publications site or the FACS Publications listing.

News

For the latest news about Extension, visit Georgia FACES. News you can use about Georgia family, agricultural, consumer and enviromental sciences.

• April 2012 was warmer and dryer than normal
• Georgia 4-H takes learning outside the classroom
• August's weather played the same old tune
• Clarke County agent weighs in on fall gardening
• Georgia's summer was, in a word, “Hot!”
• Extreme drought spreads into north Georgia
• Be prepared for bad weather year-round
• UGA joins national team to address climate and animal agriculture
• Georgia's hot streak continues
• June weather sets hot records in Georgia

Websites

UGA-affiliated sites

• Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network
  Provides extensive, detailed, and historical weather data from sensor network distributed across the state.
• Georgia Skies
  Detailed, supplementary weather information targeted to students.
• Georgia State Climatology Office
  Provides a climatology FAQ and links to numerous external sites that provide weather information.
• Impact of Weather on Ethanol Energy Value
  Study investigates how weather affects the net energy value (NEV) of corn-derived ethanol.
• Impact Statements: Weather
  Descriptions of Extension efforts to improve knowledge & practices related to weather.
• Weather and Climate Hot Topics
  Catalog of weather and climate news items.

External sites

• AgroClimate
  Provides climate, agriculture and forestry information with forecasts to inform agricultural resource management decisions. Focuses on Georgia's signature agricultural products. Includes summary information on climate, El Niño and climate change. Includes links.
• Southeast Climate Consortium
  Organization develops decision-support information and tools. Their site summarizes the organization's programs, provides a library of publications, presentations and new alongside links and an event calendar.