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Reactions: What's Hurricane Laura doing to Southern agriculture?
Our editors and sources are gathering real-time information and posting it here.
Farm Press Staff
August 27, 2020
7 Min Read
A crawfish in the mud from flooding during Hurricane Laura August 27, 2020 in Holly Beach, Louisiana.Eric Thayer/Getty Images
It is too early to assess total damage left by Hurricane Laura as it moves out of Louisiana and into the upper Mid-South, but social media posts are coming in from people in agriculture and in the storm's path. Our thoughts and prayers go to all affected by the storm.
Our editors and sources are gathering real-time information and posting it here. Check back for updates. Thank you to all the farmers, extension and others that are out reporting on the storm.
Photos taken following Hurricane Laura in Southwest Louisiana. LSU AgCenter storm resources are available here: https://t.co/1Y8EHYeOSc#HurricaneLaura #lsuagcenter pic.twitter.com/adLxbQotf9
— LSU AgCenter (@LSUAgCenter) August 31, 2020
same road south eastside i have a rain gauge i can’t get to pic.twitter.com/014AFCfDwN
— will nicholson (@wpnicholson3) August 28, 2020
Hickory ridge international airport was hit damage started just north of proctor mfg threw airport into west side of town pic.twitter.com/TO19cGfF9m
— will nicholson (@wpnicholson3) August 28, 2020
Assessing crop damage here in Jefferson County this morning! Some areas are worse than others! Few corn,rice,soybean,and cotton fields have received damage.@AgWriterArk @JHardke @AR_Feedgrains @arcottonman pic.twitter.com/cJ4ssweuDr
— Kurt Beaty (@CEAJeffersonCo) August 28, 2020
The AgCenter Communications team is traveling to give you updates on Hurricane Laura damage across Louisiana. Sugarcane on Ricky Gonsoulin's farm near New Iberia has been blown sideways and he's running a water pump to get water off his fields. #HurricaneLaura #lsuagcenter pic.twitter.com/iAmWsivp9f
— LSU AgCenter (@LSUAgCenter) August 28, 2020
#rice for the most part stood up to the storm here in the county. We do have a few fields that did not fair so well, like the one pictured here. @JHardke @AgWriterArk pic.twitter.com/A0aimOfdRb
— Mike Andrews (@mandrews64) August 28, 2020
Early AR rice damage is luckily minimal. Appears worse in south and lessens as you move north. The closer to harvest the worse the impact. Many levees lodged in areas. Spots & streaks down, some fields flat. Certain cultivars worse. Lodging will worsen with time/rain. #ARrice pic.twitter.com/RhrxEJWZSc
— Jarrod Hardke (@JHardke) August 28, 2020
Initial look seems to be soybean took a bigger hit more field wide damage. Rice damage seems to be isolated to areas of heavy weed pressure and corners of fields. Corn damage has been sporadic some fields appear perfectly fine and some have minor to moderate damage. More to come. pic.twitter.com/f0qs2mmvEM
— Jackson County UAEX (@jacksonctyuaex) August 28, 2020
Making a north run to look at damage to crops from Laura. So far, tall soybean plants leaning. Not much damage to corn or rice. OVT at Newport is still standing. @Ark_VT @AginArk @UAEX_edu @AgWriterArk pic.twitter.com/JF2emwnCmb
— Jeremy Ross (@arksoydoc) August 28, 2020
Arkansas took a beating yesterday & last night from Laura. We had a nice crop going, so fingers crossed that actual damage was minimal. Like in boxing sometimes the follow up punches do more damage than the big hit. Just shows the faith, patience & resiliency required in farming. pic.twitter.com/DaP9laRtyr
— AgCouncilofAr (@AgCouncilofAr) August 28, 2020
Hurricane #Laura will go down in history as the most powerful storm to ever make landfall in Southwest Louisiana.
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) August 28, 2020
Correspondent Dave @malkoff surveyed the damage in Cameron ⬇️ https://t.co/8XSred0TTA
We took a beating from Laura but everyone is ok. Experiencing an EF2 tornado and category 2 hurricane, when it hit us, is enough fun for this year. Laura decided to finish off foundation seed and lodge pretty much any crop that was standing. pic.twitter.com/ZsLwI10wZ5
— Sebe Brown (@SebeABrown) August 28, 2020
Corn damage is minor most snap is above the the ear. Soybeans have a lean to them some that were 4’ tall are around 2’ tall now. Rice has hot spots some fields showing damage. Cotton is also leaning but no major boll shed. Overall minor damage. Rain will be biggest delay so far. pic.twitter.com/fEyvc3f5G8
— Jackson County UAEX (@jacksonctyuaex) August 28, 2020
Area from earlier in this same field getting much worse. Larger areas in the field down now too. #ARrice #ARwx #HurricaneLaura https://t.co/h5Sj1ImJoG pic.twitter.com/2fpA4nPdIq
— Jarrod Hardke (@JHardke) August 27, 2020
Already difficult to find a rice field near harvest that doesn’t have some lodging started in Arkansas and Prairie Counties. Rice on most levees laid down. Also tornadoes popping up. #HurricaneLaura2020 #ARrice #ARwx pic.twitter.com/Y58NKx6tZs
— Jarrod Hardke (@JHardke) August 27, 2020
#UPDATE @USCG aircrews conduct overflight assessment along #Hwy82 between #WhiteLake & #Cameron #Louisana. #USCG crews continue to conduct port assessments along the affected areas from Hurricane #Laura
— USCG Heartland (@USCGHeartland) August 27, 2020
#Storm2020, #Ready, #Relevant, #Responsive pic.twitter.com/uG8JjaBmRA
According to the Soy Transportation Coalition, agricultural export regions in the affected area of #HurricaneLaura are the Texas Gulf and the Mississippi Gulf. #maritime #hurricane #agriculture https://t.co/Bf8nkaU3bD
— Marine Log (@MarineLog) August 27, 2020
#HurricaneLaura2020 winds picking up in Clark County. 12:50 p.m. @AgWriterArk pic.twitter.com/Ulb1IY9vFl
— UAEX-Amy Simpson (@countyagentgal) August 27, 2020
Terrible devastation in Hackberry, LA mainly wind damage but also evidence of strong storm surge. Weaker structures obliterated. @RadarOmega_WX #HurricaneLaura pic.twitter.com/4m7HaNLnzx
— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) August 27, 2020
Texas updates:
.. @CityofGalveston reporting no storm damage, power outages. Water in low lying areas receding. Curfew and evac order lifted. Part of news release: #khou11 #HurricaneLaura pic.twitter.com/YVtn0T9rMc
— Jason Miles (@JMilesKHOU) August 27, 2020
Texas A&M #AgriLife @txextension spent countless hours helping Texans prepare, and now recover, from the catastrophic #HurricaneLaura. From evacuating and sheltering animals to delivering PPE, our agents answered the call when Texans needed them most.https://t.co/nGTudY5Cwd
— Texas A&M AgriLife (@AgriLife) August 27, 2020
Perishable food that has sat in a refrigerator without power for more than two hours should be examined, and likely thrown away.
— Texas A&M AgriLife Extension (@txextension) August 27, 2020
For info about food safety during and after a power outage: https://t.co/aqGzExruPQ
For more hurricane recovery tips: https://t.co/LzKy8XHMKI pic.twitter.com/RUHNQ9bmLV
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