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Four Weather Factors for Plant Growth

Mike Yoder, PhD, PAS

Jun 19, 2014

Lay of the Land: The Current State of Weather and Ag

This guest post by Dr. Mike Yoder with NC State University’s Department of Animal Sciences looks at the impacts of weather and climate on agriculture. President Ronald Reagan once noted that “the American farmer is in a business that makes a Las Vegas craps table look like a sure thing.” The President understood that weather,…

Jun 17, 2014

Four Weather Factors for Plant Growth

This guest post by Dr. Mike Yoder with NC State University’s Department of Animal Sciences looks at the impacts of weather and climate on agriculture. Weather has been defined as the variations of temperature, humidity, precipitation, and levels of solar radiation to which plants are exposed. Individually and jointly, these factors impact crop production and…