Specialty Crop Grower Magazine: Working Toward Bamboo Profitability
By Kevin Barley As growers seek alternative crops, bamboo has been considered, especially on ground fallowed after citrus greening has…
$130 Million Drain: UF/IFAS Researcher Looks to Genetics to Rein in Wasteful Strawberry Runners
Strawberry growers pour roughly $130 million a year, nationally, into a surprisingly stubborn problem: a part of the plant that…
USDA Announces Specialty Crop Investment
(Lansing, MI) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the availability of more than $275 million in grant…
Alabama Extension Agent: It’s Been a Good Strawberry Season So Far
By Clint Thompson Count Alabama’s strawberry growers as one ag group benefiting from the current hot and dry weather conditions.…
Watermelons Flourish in Hot, Dry Conditions
By Clint Thompson An increase in temperatures throughout Georgia makes for challenging working conditions for farmers having to maintain crops…
Lab Diagnosis Needed to Identify Phytophthora in Southeast Strawberries
By Clint Thompson Neopestalotiopsis (Neo) disease in strawberries has garnered much of the headlines in recent years for Southeast producers.…
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Lack of Tropical System Lit Fire Under Current Drought
By Clint Thompson Not to have hurricanes or tropical storms to impact the Southeast last year was good news in…
Insect Pests To Be Mindful of in Georgia
By Clint Thompson The current hot and dry weather conditions are conducive conditions for insect pests to build up population…
‘I Think We’re Okay Until May’: Current Drought Minimal Impact on Pecan Trees
By Clint Thompson The current dry spell impacting the Southeast is having minimal impact on the region’s pecan crop –…
Peach Shuck Split Critical Time for Fungicide Applications
By Clint Thompson Southeast peach producers must be vigilant in applying fungicides this time of year. Phil Brannen, University of…
Ag Lobbyist Provides Farm Bill Update
By Clint Thompson The next farm bill remains a work in progress. Farmers and agricultural experts are hopeful the next…
FFVA, GFVGA, Ag Groups Plead for Action With Current H-2A Challenges
By Clint Thompson A group of agricultural organizations, including the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association (FFVA) and Georgia Fruit and…
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Drought Monitor Update: Worsening Conditions Across Southeast Region
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Alabama Extension Agent Discusses Strawberry Harvests in U-Pick Fields
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Florida
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Drought Monitor Update: Worsening Conditions Across Southeast Region
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Specialty Crop Grower Magazine: Working Toward Bamboo Profitability
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Early-Season Peach Varieties in Doubt Following Freeze Event
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Drought Monitor Update: Worsening Conditions Across Southeast Region
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