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By Frank Giles Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series featuring state marketing programs for specialty crops. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumers Services (NCDACS) offers a state program to help growers brand their locally grown produce. The program is called Got to Be NC (gottobenc.com), and its mission is to expand markets in North Carolina …
By Clint Thompson The termination of the U.S.-Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement is set to become effective on Monday, July 14. While Florida growers and Robert Guenther, executive vice president of the Florida Tomato Exchange, have been at the center of the fight that Mexico has been ‘dumping’ imported tomatoes, it’s important to note the problem is widespread, impacting most of …
By Clint Thompson The potential lack of satsuma mandarins in the cold-hardy citrus region this season should not prompt growers to stay sidelined when managing their groves. Lindy Savelle, executive director of the Georgia Citrus Association and member of the Georgia Citrus Commission, implores producers to remain vigilant in their management strategies despite the grim outlook for the region’s main …
America’s specialty crop growers often face challenges that are unique to their segment of agriculture. John Walt Boatright, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), says USDA has acknowledged these challenges through the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program. “A program designed specifically to help specialty crop growers deal with their rising input costs and volatile markets. USDA created …
By Clint Thompson Consistent rains in May and early June have Alabama vegetable growers concerned about disease development in this year’s crops. Ed Sikora, professor and Extension plant pathologist in the department of entomology and plant pathology at Auburn University, noted in an Alabama Extension blog that certain diseases like early blight on tomatoes, bacterial spot on tomatoes and peppers …
By Clint Thompson Watermelon prices have not cooperated for Southeast growers looking to capitalize on their crop this summer. That’s a disheartening scenario for Georgia producers who are in the middle of their harvest season and will continue to be for a couple of more weeks. Tim Coolong, associate professor in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental …
Alabama Extension is reminding its plum growers about the potential dangers of black knot disease, a fungal infection caused by Apiosporina morbosa. David Lawrence, regional Extension agent in central Alabama, noted in an article on the Alabama Extension Commercial Horticulture Facebook page, that the disease primarily impacts plums, though it has the potential to infect other prunus species like cherry …
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) reminds Florida blueberry growers about what management options they need to consider during the summer months. Disease management should always be top of mind, especially algal stem blotch in Southern Highbush. Producers should prune out canes infected with algal stem blotch, Botryosphaeria stem blight and dead canes. Growers should monitor …
By Clint Thompson Georgia pecan growers are understandably concerned heading into the 2025 season. Prices are historically low. Hurricane Helene devastated much of last year’s crop. Still, producers remained hopeful at this year’s Georgia Pecan Growers Association (GPGA) Conference and Trade Show. “Moods are here and there. A lot of our growers are very positive and are continuously being positive, …
By Clint Thompson India is a viable export market for Southeast pecans. Growers who have visited the country attest to its viability as a consumer of pecans. This includes Georgia producer Justin Jones. “The possibility is there. They are the biggest consumers of nuts in the whole world. If every Indian ate two grams of nuts a day, every nut …
