Start Date
10-26-2021 9:15 AM
Description
Weather plays a large role in determining our agricultural production and management-related decisions throughout the growing season. In a couple examples, it controls when we can cut hay or when we are able/not able to graze (drought 2019). The short‐term shift in the weather pattern is always on the back of any farmers mind and how it’ll impact their own operation, but what about long‐term changes? These can be just as important. This can be tracked by looking at our climate, which is the average weather conditions over a specific period of time (usually 30 years). Unlike weather, which tells us what we will get, climate shows us what we can expect at any point throughout the year. Climate tells us what we can and cannot grow in the Bluegrass State, when we can plant, and long‐term sustainability.
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Long‐Term Weather Trends and Implications for Grazing Operations in the Mid‐South
Weather plays a large role in determining our agricultural production and management-related decisions throughout the growing season. In a couple examples, it controls when we can cut hay or when we are able/not able to graze (drought 2019). The short‐term shift in the weather pattern is always on the back of any farmers mind and how it’ll impact their own operation, but what about long‐term changes? These can be just as important. This can be tracked by looking at our climate, which is the average weather conditions over a specific period of time (usually 30 years). Unlike weather, which tells us what we will get, climate shows us what we can expect at any point throughout the year. Climate tells us what we can and cannot grow in the Bluegrass State, when we can plant, and long‐term sustainability.