Source: Paul Hollis, SOUTHEAST FARM PRESS, 4/24/11

While nothing is certain about the weather, forecasters’ best bet for this spring is that farmers in the lower Southeast could benefit from earlier planting dates.

“Given typical La Niña weather patterns, these crop simulation models show a very high probability of high yields with an earlier planting date,” says David Zeirden, Florida’s state climatologist.

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