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Although the exact state average rainfall is still being calculated, it appears that this was the wettest June since 2005, when the state average was almost eight inches of precipitation. However, it is unlikely that this June will surpass the all-time June record of 9.34 inches set in 1900. CAES News
June Climate Report 07/09/13 Pam Knox
Georgia saw a soggy June, with almost all counties receiving more rain than normal and a few cities seeing record-breaking amounts.
Georgia watermelons harvested for delivery. CAES News
Rainy watermelons 07/09/13 Erica P. Techo
In the first six months of 2013, Georgia received more than 35 inches of rain — more rain than it recorded all of 2012. And because of the heavy rainfall, the state’s watermelon crop has fallen a few weeks behind and faces other potential problems.
John Bernard, a University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences professor of animal and dairy science on the Tifton campus, talks during the Corn Silage and Forage Field Day last week. CAES News
Increased rainfall 06/27/13 Clint Thompson
While the spring rains have helped increase forage and corn yields, farmers are worried the wet plants and ground could lead to more disease and insect problems.
Some areas of Georgia received significantly more rain than normal during May 2013, but left others too dry. CAES News
May Weather 06/13/13 Pam Knox
May was wet, cool and cloudy throughout most of the state. That wet, cool weather kept the soil too wet to plant in some areas, while fields were too dry in others.
Dac Crossley, emeritus curator of mites for the Georgia Museum of Natural History, collected the first of the museum's Georgia-grown Brood II cicadas over Memorial Day weekend in White County. The museum's curators are asking the public to send any intact cicada carcasses they find to help study the Brood II emergence in Georgia. (Credit: J. Merritt Melancon/UGA) CAES News
Cicada time 06/04/13 Merritt Melancon
After weeks of anticipation, insect watchers are getting the show of a lifetime as the Brood II periodical cicadas emerge from the soil in the north Georgia mountains. University of Georgia entomologists are hoping to use the public’s interest in this year’s emergence as a chance to research and better map the range of the cicadas.
Mosquitoes feed on sugar water in Mark Brown's endocrinology lab on UGA's Athens campus. CAES News
Mosquito Madness 05/21/13 Merritt Melancon
This year’s unseasonably cool spring has left middle and north Georgia virtually mosquito free so far. But with the return of warmer nights that old familiar buzz won’t be far behind.
UGA Organic Class composting pile. CAES News
Mulch veggie plants 05/13/13 Stacey D. Gregory
Adding mulch around vegetable plants like peppers, tomatoes, squash and eggplant can mean extra veggies at harvest time. Mulching prevents the loss of moisture from the soil, suppresses weed growth, cools the soil and keeps vegetables off the ground.
Third graders participate in the recycling relay race during Agriculture and Environmental Awareness Day at the UGA-Tifton Campus. CAES News
Ag Awareness 05/10/13 Clint Thompson
Area third graders got a chance to get outside and explore Thursday morning on the Tifton campus of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Rainfall in April was near normal for most of Georgia. Drought conditions continued to shrink across the state during April due to the seasonal rainfall and cool spring temperatures; the only area of Georgia left in drought is a small sliver along southeast coast. CAES News
Drought almost gone 05/03/13 Pam Knox
Drought conditions continued to shrink across the state during April due to the seasonal rainfall and cool spring temperatures; the only area of Georgia left in drought is a small sliver along southeast coast.